Vardhan Kapoor
FounderCEO & Co-Founder at FirstWork
New York City Metropolitan Area
FoundedFirstWork · YC
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About
Vardhan Kapoor is co-founder and CEO of FirstWork. He previously led APAC expansion at Remitly, where he built regional operations across multiple geographies, and held a strategy leadership role at Deliveroo focused on regional growth.
CEO & Co-Founder at FirstWorkYC S24
Intro paths
YC
Vardhan went through Y Combinator (Summer 2024) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
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Their group partner at YC was Harj Taggar, General Partner at Y Combinator — the partner who ran FirstWork's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗
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Co-founders at FirstWork
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Shubham ChoudharyCTO & Co-Founder
Experience
- FirstWork (YC S24)CEO & Co-Foundercurrent2024 — presentNew York, United States
- Forbes Human Resources CouncilCouncil Membercurrent2025 — present
- Y CombinatorYC S24 Foundercurrent2024 — present
- RemitlyHead of Region, APAC2020 — 2024Singapore, Australia, New Zealand
- DeliverooBusiness Strategy Manager/Global Sustainability Committee Founding Member2018 — 2020Singapore
- Monitor Deloitte (ex Monitor Group)Analyst/Consultant/Senior Consultant2015 — 2018
- Hippo.RocksCo-Founder/Head of Business Development2014 — 2016
- Credit SuisseInvestment Banking Summer Analyst - Emerging Markets (Sub Saharan Africa)2014
Skills & more
Public Speaking43Analysis6Analytical Skills4Alternative Dispute Resolution3Leadership3Teamwork3Debate6Economics31Corporate Law31Legal Writing13Financial Modeling6Valuation7
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Vardhan Kapoor?
- Vardhan Kapoor is co-founder and CEO of FirstWork. He previously led APAC expansion at Remitly, where he built regional operations across multiple geographies, and held a strategy leadership role at Deliveroo focused on regional growth.
- Where does Vardhan Kapoor work?
- Vardhan Kapoor is CEO & Co-Founder of FirstWork.
- What companies did Vardhan Kapoor found?
- Vardhan Kapoor founded FirstWork.
- Where did Vardhan Kapoor go to school?
- Vardhan Kapoor studied at Y Combinator (YC S24); The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) (Master of Science (M.Sc.), Law & Accounting); The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) (Bachelors).
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