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Vaibhav Kharat
InvestorFounderFounder at Gigs Live
New York City Metropolitan Area
FoundedGigs Live · YC
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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
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YC
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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.
- What companies has Vaibhav Kharat invested in?
- Investments tracked here include 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 mafia10,522
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
MIT Sloan School of Management mafia422
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
University of Mumbai mafia128
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Sunil ThomasBachelor of EngineeringFounded CleverTap +1Ashish AggarwalBEFounded JubileeTV +1Manisha RaisinghaniBachelor of Engineering - BEFounded LogiNext +1Vidhi KumarMaster of Arts - MA (Part 1)Founded Cardboard +1Sanjay BehlMMSFounded SmartWheels +1Dev GanesanBachelor’s DegreeFounded PathFactory +1
University of Cincinnati mafia44
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
D.E. LawrenceBachelor of Science - BSFounded Buckeye Senior Care +3Ry WalkerComputer ScienceFounded Differential +2Deepak VinchhiMSFounded Julia Computing +1Austin AllisonDual BSFounded Pacaso +1Andrea PaisMaster of Science (MS)Founded Novel Microdevices +1David MeekBachelor of Arts (B.A.)Founded Mirati Therapeutics +1
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 LabsDwayne ShawArt Director, ConsultingFounded MystroRuiwan XuGrowth Marketing ManagerFounded CareerTu
Same school
Also attended MIT Sloan School of Management936
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 Cincinnati89
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
+ 83 more
Also attended University of Mumbai279
Manish GuptaInvestor at IVP (Institutional Venture Partners)Mohan MenonManaging Director at Richmond Global VenturesUllas 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 Audible15
Prannoy NambiarProduct Mentor at Lair East LabsBing GordonInvestor at G2 Venture PartnersHesham HanafiHead of Talent at Roadrunner VenturesRaymundo GonzalezCo-Founder / CTO at EdenAaron EvansFounder at OneShopNabil BaugherFounder at Baseline AI
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Also worked at Amazon1,105
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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