Vishwas Prabhakara
FounderFounder/CEO at Fanvibe
San Francisco, California, United States
FoundedFanvibe · YC
About
Vishwas Prabhakara founded Fanvibe through Y Combinator, and subsequently held leadership roles including VP at Yelp and COO at Digit before its acquisition. He is currently founder and CEO of HoneyHomes.com, a home maintenance platform.
Founder/CEO at FanvibeYC S10
Intro paths
YC
Vishwas went through Y Combinator (Summer 2010) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
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Fanvibe's investors · 1
Co-founders at Fanvibe
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Arthur ChangFounder/Lead Technical Architect
JP
Joe PestroFounder
Experience
- Honey HomesFounder & CEOcurrent2021 — present
- DigitChief Operating Officer2018 — 2021San Francisco Bay Area
- YelpVice President and General Manager, Yelp Reservations and Nowait2015 — 2018San Francisco Bay Area
- Nowait, Inc.Board Member2016 — 2017
- Connected Commerce Accelerator by R/GA + Westfield LabsMentor2016
- beRecruitedCEO2011 — 2014San Francisco, CA
- Fanvibe (YC Summer 2010)Founder and CEO2009 — 2011San Francisco, CA
- DiggBusiness Development2008 — 2009
- Harvard Business SchoolMBA Student2006 — 2008
- Delivery Agent / SeenON.comDirector, Office of the CEO2007
- ESPNDirector, Finance & Strategy for New Media2004 — 2006
- Lehman BrothersAnalyst - Global Technology Group2002 — 2004
Skills & more
Management6Strategy11Leadership5founder1Start-ups25Mobile1Consumer InternetProduct Design2Product Development6Business Development21Sports4New Media7
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WirelessProduct ManagementMobile DevicesDigital MediaSocial MediaAnalyticsy combinatorMarketingFinanceE-commerceDigital StrategyUser ExperienceLanguages Kannada · Spanish
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Vishwas Prabhakara?
- Vishwas Prabhakara founded Fanvibe through Y Combinator, and subsequently held leadership roles including VP at Yelp and COO at Digit before its acquisition. He is currently founder and CEO of HoneyHomes.com, a home maintenance platform.
- Where does Vishwas Prabhakara work?
- Vishwas Prabhakara is Founder/CEO of Fanvibe.
- What companies did Vishwas Prabhakara found?
- Vishwas Prabhakara founded Fanvibe.
- Where did Vishwas Prabhakara go to school?
- Vishwas Prabhakara studied at Harvard Business School (MBA, Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial Studies); Carnegie Mellon University (B.S., Information Systems); Y Combinator (Startups, Startups).
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