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1,011 people in our graph share verified history with Vaibhav — schools, employers, funds. One of them is your warm intro.
Garry TanunlockedVaibhav: together at Y Combinator (2020–2021)
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×2Vaibhav: together at University of Cincinnati
About
Vaibhav Kharat is co-founder and CTO of Gigs.live. He previously held technology roles at Amazon.com for 19 years and holds a master's degree in industrial engineering from the University of Cincinnati and an MBA from MIT Sloan.
Founder at Gigs LiveYC W21
Intro paths
YC
Vaibhav went through Y Combinator (Winter 2021) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
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Co-founders at Gigs Live
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Ashutosh "Ash" NayakFounder
Experience
- FlymachineVP of Engineeringcurrent2022 — present
- Gigs.LiveChief Technology Officer and Co-Founder2020 — 2022New York City Metropolitan Area
- AudibleDirector of Software Engineering2014 — 2020Newark, NJ
- AmazonSoftware Engineering Manager, Payments2012 — 2014Bangalore Urban, Karnataka, India
- AmazonSenior Software Engineer, Marketplace / Trust & Safety / Payments2000 — 2012Seattle, Washington, United States
Skills & more
System DynamicsBusiness Analytics / AI MLGlobal Cross-Functional Team LeadershipEmotional IntelligenceQuality EngineeringCommunicationAnalytical SkillsQuantitative AnalyticsEntrepreneurshipNegotiationJenkinsAnsible
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DockerSoftware Development Life Cycle (SDLC)LeadershipManagementProduct ManagementData EngineeringCloud ComputingSoftware Project ManagementProfit & Loss ManagementStreaming MediaKubernetesDevOps- Build with Claude Code — ByteByteGo
- AI Engineering Specialization — ByteByteGo
- CI/CD Jenkins Ansible Kubernetes — Udemy
- Javascript — Udemy
- Docker — Udemy
- Kubernetes — Udemy
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Vaibhav Kharat?
- Vaibhav Kharat is co-founder and CTO of Gigs.live. He previously held technology roles at Amazon.com for 19 years and holds a master's degree in industrial engineering from the University of Cincinnati and an MBA from MIT Sloan.
- Where does Vaibhav Kharat work?
- Vaibhav Kharat is Founder of Gigs Live.
- What companies did Vaibhav Kharat found?
- Vaibhav Kharat founded Gigs Live.
- Where did Vaibhav Kharat go to school?
- Vaibhav Kharat studied at MIT Sloan School of Management (Master of Business Administration - MBA); Y Combinator; University of Cincinnati (MS, Industrial Engineering).
Founder mafias
Y Combinator mafia10,230
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Sam AltmanPresidentFounded Tools for Humanity +3Garry TanPresident & CEOFounded Y Combinator +1Jessica LivingstonCo-founderFounded Y CombinatorAlexis OhanianPartnerFounded RedditFred EhrsamYC Summer 2012Founded Nudge +1Matt HuangYC Winter 2011Founded Paradigm +1
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MIT Sloan School of Management mafia327
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Hemant TanejaS.M.Founded Hippocratic AIBrad FeldS.M.Founded TechstarsGleb ChuvpiloFinancial Technology Option (FTO)Founded Thor Directed Energy +6Natan LinderExecutive Education.Founded Tulip Interfaces +2AjayM.B.A.Founded Timescale +2David AuerbachMBAFounded Circular Impact +2
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University of Mumbai mafia93
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Al LalaniBachelor's degreeFounded Omnibound +1Manish ChachadaBachelors of Commerce and Accounting (B.Com)Founded Cyble +1Monik PamechaBachelor's DegreeFounded Toma +1Sunil ThomasBachelor of EngineeringFounded CleverTap +1Ashish AggarwalBEFounded JubileeTV +1Manisha RaisinghaniBachelor of Engineering - BEFounded LogiNext +1
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University of Cincinnati mafia34
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
D.E. LawrenceBachelor of Science - BSFounded Buckeye Senior Care +2Gavin MooreBachelor of Science - BSFounded Buckeye Senior Care +2Ry WalkerComputer ScienceFounded Differential +2Austin AllisonDual BSFounded Pacaso +1Candice BrackeenBAFounded LightshipBrian SmithBSEEFounded Crossroads Systems
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Audible mafia10
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Raymundo GonzalezResearch InternFounded EdenAaron EvansSoftware Engineer InternFounded OneShopNabil BaugherSoftware Development Engineer InternFounded Baseline AISahitya SridharSoftware EngineerFounded Synthio LabsDan CrainFounderFounded AudibleDwayne ShawArt Director, ConsultingFounded Mystro
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Same school
Also attended MIT Sloan School of Management937
Doug LeonePartner at Sequoia Capital; former Global Managing PartnerHemant TanejaCEO & Managing Director of General CatalystBrad FeldCo-founder of Foundry and TechstarsChris MorrisProcess Specialist, Exit Readiness at Mayfair Equity PartnersBirgitteInvestor at InvestinorOlaInvestor at Investinor
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Also attended Y Combinator2,000
Tarek MansourCo-founder & CEO of KalshiSuhail DoshiFounder of Mixpanel; founder of ParticleSubomi OluwalanaCo-founder & CEO of ConvoyArhaan A.Deeptech Fellow at Clear VenturesCollin WallaceGeneral Partner at Lobby CapitalVictor SantosVictor Scout at One Way Ventures
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Also attended University of Cincinnati94
Jim GoetzPartner at Sequoia CapitalDavid MollerInvestor at Third Rock VenturesCandice BrackeenGeneral Partner at Lightship CapitalAndrew GoldnerFounder & CEO at GrowthXAlbert WangSenior Director at Qualcomm VenturesJon CottrellDirector, M&A Advisory at eGateway Capital
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Also attended University of Mumbai278
Manish GuptaInvestor at IVP (Institutional Venture Partners)Mitesh SinghInvestor at Initialized CapitalUllas NaikFounder and General Partner at Streamlined VenturesAnshul SadanaCEO, Nexthop AI at EMERGENT VENTURESRishika MadanAssociate, India at Jungle VenturesBhavana WaigankarCOO at Lightbox
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Shared employers
Also worked at Gigs.Live1
Also worked at Audible16
Prannoy NambiarProduct Mentor at Lair East LabsBing GordonInvestor at G2 Venture PartnersBarrie MarkowitzInvestor at Insight PartnersHesham HanafiHead of Talent at Roadrunner VenturesRaymundo GonzalezCo-Founder / CTO at EdenAaron EvansFounder at OneShop
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Also worked at Amazon1,104
Apoorva MehtaFounder of Instacart; founder of Cloud Health SystemsBinny BansalCo-founder of Flipkart; co-founder of PhonePe and OppDoorBrad PorterFounder & CEO of Collaborative RoboticsJane MooneyCo-founder & VP, Strategy and Finance at Collaborative RoboticsNick FrosstCo-founder of CohereViswa SankaranarayananVenture Partner at Monta Vista Capital
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