Where does Vardhan Kapoor work?

Vardhan Kapoor is 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).

Vardhan Kapoor

Founder

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.

Founder at FirstWork YC S24

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Vardhan went through Y Combinator (Summer 2024) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.

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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FirstWork's investors · 8

468 CapitalBerlin Activant CapitalNew York · $3M – $40M checks Gradient VenturesSan Francisco · $100K – $10M checks Houghton Street VenturesLondon · $500K – $2.5M checks Sarona VenturesTel Aviv Soma CapitalSacramento · $100K – $300K checks Sunshine LakeN Las Vegas Y CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2024

Co-founders at FirstWork

Shubham ChoudharyFounder

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

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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 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).