About
Yadgar Merani was born in London and raised in Iraq. He previously founded a startup in Iraq that received Y Combinator backing.
Founder at LezzooYC W19
Intro paths
YC
Yadgar went through Y Combinator (Winter 2019) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
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Co-founders at Lezzoo
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Rekar BotanyFounder
Experience
- LezzooCo-founder and CEOcurrent2017 — presentIraq
- Dananeer GamesFoundercurrent2022 — present
- FastwaresChief Executive Officercurrent2017 — present
- On DeckFellow (ODS4)current2022 — present
Skills & more
Public Speaking22Business Development18Team Building7Experienced Speaker5Motivational Interviewing5Software Project Management8E-commerce6Public Relations9Business Ethics4Research13Online Marketing6Online Sales Management5
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Project ManagementStart-upsEntrepreneurshipSoftware as a Service (SaaS)Languages Arabic · English · Kurdish · Kurdish Sorani · Turkish
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Yadgar Merani?
- Yadgar Merani was born in London and raised in Iraq. He previously founded a startup in Iraq that received Y Combinator backing.
- Where does Yadgar Merani work?
- Yadgar Merani is Founder of Lezzoo.
- What companies did Yadgar Merani found?
- Yadgar Merani founded Lezzoo.
- Where did Yadgar Merani go to school?
- Yadgar Merani studied at Y Combinator (Alumni, W19); Startup School Online; UCL (Master of Arts - MA, Legal and Political Theory).
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UCL mafia117
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Demis HassabisPhDFounded Google Deepmind +2Nessan BerminghamDoctor of Philosophy - PhDFounded Korro Bio +2Gustavo GorensteinMaster of Science (M.Sc.)Founded bxblue +1Radu MaziluBachelor of Science (BSc)Founded PermitPortal +1Nodar DaneliyaFounded Shuttle +1Nicolas HourcardCorporate FinanceFounded QuestDB +1
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Startup School Online mafia7
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University of Westminster mafia4
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Also attended UCL396
Demis HassabisCo-founder & CEO of Google DeepMindAndré DuboisInvestor at Index VenturesFrédérique DameInvestor at GV (Google Ventures)Jonas VetterleInvestor at Moonfire VenturesMarie FerriInvestor at DaphniElena PantaziPartner & Head of Platform at Northzone
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Shared employers
Also worked at Lezzoo1
Also worked at Fastwares1
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Erik TorenbergGeneral Partner at Andreessen Horowitz; founder of TurpentineLaurenInvestor at MGV.VCSteph ScottVice President at Questa CapitalNick FitzInvestor at Juniper Ventures Management, LlcMichelle KwokPrincipal at Draper AssociatesEric PeterVenture Partner and AI Specialist at Blockchain Builders
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