Find your path to Waseem
12,485 people in our graph share verified history with Waseem — schools, employers, funds. One of them is your warm intro.
Rebecca JamesunlockedWaseem: together at The Wharton School (2008)
×5Waseem: together at The Wharton School
×6Waseem: together at Y Combinator
Founder/CEO at ChaldalYC S15
Intro paths
YC
Waseem went through Y Combinator (Summer 2015) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
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Their group partner at YC was Harshita Arora, General Partner at Y Combinator — the partner who ran Chaldal's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗
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In turn, Waseem can intro founders to Chaldal's investors below.
Chaldal's investors · 8
Co-founders at Chaldal
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Zia AshrafFounder
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Tejas ViswanathFounder/CTO
Experience
- ChaldalCo-founder & CEOcurrent2013 — presentBangladesh
- Dhaka Power Distribution Company Ltd. (DPDC)Director Board of Directorscurrent2024 — presentDhaka, Bangladesh
- Bretton Woods CommitteeMembercurrent2024 — present
- Edmund Hillary Fellowship (EHF)Global Impact Fellowcurrent2020 — presentNew Zealand
- SigFigDirector, Product2011 — 2013San Francisco Bay Area
Skills & more
Financial Modeling20Entrepreneurship28
From Waseem's professional profile.
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Waseem Alim?
- Founder/CEO at Chaldal
- Where does Waseem Alim work?
- Waseem Alim is Founder/CEO of Chaldal.
- What companies did Waseem Alim found?
- Waseem Alim founded Chaldal.
- Where did Waseem Alim go to school?
- Waseem Alim studied at The Wharton School (B.Sc, Finance, Entrepreneurship); Y Combinator (S15 - Chaldal, Entrepreneurship).
Founder mafias
Y Combinator mafia10,218
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The Wharton School mafia564
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
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Same school
Also attended The Wharton School2,000
Fred WilsonCo-founder & Partner at Union Square VenturesSarah GuoFounder & General Partner of ConvictionJosh KopelmanFounder and Partner at First Round CapitalAydin SenkutFounder & Managing Partner at FelicisKunal BahlCo-founder of Snapdeal; co-founder of Titan CapitalJack AbrahamFounder, CEO & Managing Partner of Atomic
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Also attended Y Combinator2,000
Ryan SheaCo-founder of Blockstack (Stacks)Suhail DoshiFounder of Mixpanel; founder of ParticleArhaan A.Deeptech Fellow at Clear VenturesAkshat GoenkaInvestor at Moonfire VenturesJon XuGeneral Partner at Y CombinatorChris GoldaGeneral Partner at Y Combinator
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Shared employers
Also worked at Chaldal3
Also worked at Bretton Woods Committee3
Also worked at Edmund Hillary Fellowship (EHF)46
Jeffrey PaineFounding Partner at Golden Gate VenturesTony LaiInvestor at StartXUri LopatinInvestor at Khosla VenturesRyan McIntyreFounding partner of FoundryAmitt MahajanManaging Partner at Presence CapitalGeoff LewisFounder & Managing Partner at Bedrock
+ 40 more
Also worked at SigFig9
David YooPrincipal at Struck CapitalRon HirsonVenture Partner at Founders Circle CapitalIbrahim AlSuwaidiPartner at DCM VenturesRaanan Bar-CohenCo-Founder and Partner at Resolute VenturesJason KrikorianGeneral Partner at DCM VenturesRandy BullardHead of Investment Management at Hightower Advisors
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