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Vishal Kapur
FounderFounder/CTO at Screenhero
Menlo Park, California, United States
FoundedScreenhero · YC
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10,848 people in our graph share verified history with Vishal — schools, employers, funds. One of them is your warm intro.
Jon CallaghanunlockedVishal: together at Screenhero, Inc. (Acquired by Slack) (2013–2014)
Vishal: together at South Park Commons 2018
×3Vishal: together at Slack
×2Vishal: together at YC W13
About
Vishal Kapur was CTO and co-founder of Screenhero (YC W13), which was acquired by Slack. He previously worked at Slack and South Park Commons, and is an MIT graduate and YC alumnus.
Founder/CTO at ScreenheroYC W13
Intro paths
YC
Vishal went through Y Combinator (Winter 2013) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
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In turn, Vishal can intro founders to Screenhero's investors below.
Screenhero's investors · 10
Agrolimen Venturessince 2013Andreessen HorowitzMenlo Park · $500K – $50M checks · since 2013FundersClubSan Francisco · $290K – $5M checks · since 2013General CatalystSan Francisco · $30M checks · since 2013Initialized CapitalSan Francisco · $1M – $5M checks · since 2013Maverick VenturesSan Francisco · $3M – $10M checks · since 2013MetaplanetTallinn · $500K – $10M checks · since 2013Start Capitalsince 2013True VenturesSan Francisco · $500K – $3M checks · since 2013Y CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2013
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Co-founders at Screenhero
Experience
- LeapCo-founder & CTO2021 — 2024San Francisco, California, United States
- South Park CommonsMember2018 — 2021San Francisco
- SlackSenior Engineering Manager2015 — 2017
- Screenhero, Inc. (Acquired by Slack)Co-Founder & CTO2013 — 2014
- iTeleportCTO2010 — 2012
- Sunfire OfficesMember2010 — 2012
- Maha SoftwareFounder2009 — 2012
- Truveo (Acquired by AOL)Chief Architect2005 — 2009
- OracleSenior Member of Technical Staff2002 — 2005
Skills & more
Databases5iOS2Hadoop1JavaScript1Python2Java1Scalability10Web Development8Distributed Systems3Software Development9Algorithms1Start-ups1
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Vishal Kapur?
- Vishal Kapur was CTO and co-founder of Screenhero (YC W13), which was acquired by Slack. He previously worked at Slack and South Park Commons, and is an MIT graduate and YC alumnus.
- Where does Vishal Kapur work?
- Vishal Kapur is Founder/CTO of Screenhero.
- What companies did Vishal Kapur found?
- Vishal Kapur founded Screenhero.
- Where did Vishal Kapur go to school?
- Vishal Kapur studied at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Master's degree, Computer Science and Electrical Engineering); Y Combinator; Massachusetts Institute of Technology (B.S., Computer Science and Electrical Engineering).
Founder mafias
Y Combinator mafia10,563
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Massachusetts Institute of Technology mafia1,448
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Oracle mafia375
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Marc BenioffSenior Vice PresidentFounded SalesforceSurojit ChatterjeeSenior Member Of Technical StaffFounded Ema +2Abhay ParasnisSenior Vice President, Oracle Public CloudFounded Microsoft +2Marty BeardVice President, Oracle OnlineFounded Always AI +2Benny SchnaiderVP SW DevelopmentFounded Salto +2Dustin LucienSenior Member of Technical StaffFounded Parallel Markets +1
South Park Commons mafia81
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Southparkcommons mafia77
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Same school
Also attended Massachusetts Institute of Technology2,000
Hemant TanejaCEO & Managing Director of General CatalystNat FriedmanCo-lead of Meta Superintelligence Labs; co-founder of NFDGBrad FeldCo-founder of Foundry and TechstarsMatt HuangCo-founder and Managing Partner at ParadigmDelian AsparouhovPartner at Founders Fund and co-founder of VardaDrew HoustonCo-founder & CEO of Dropbox
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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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Shared employers
Also worked at South Park Commons100
Chase AdamPartner at Very Serious VenturesAndrew ParkerAn unabashed tech geek living in HawaiiKelsey FloresChief Financial Officer at Slipstream InvestorsJaclyn Rice NelsonCo-founder and part-time GP at Coalition OperatorsBala ChandrasekaranPartner at Alt CapitalRuchi SanghviPartner and Founding Member at South Park Commons
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Also worked at Slack61
Hans TungManaging Partner at Notable CapitalStewart ButterfieldCo-founder of Slack and FlickrCal HendersonCo-founder & CTO of SlackNeha JewalikarDirector of Communications at Scale Venture PartnersJules MaltzInvestor at IVP (Institutional Venture Partners)Kevin EganInvestor at IVP (Institutional Venture Partners)
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