About
Yash Daftary is the founder and CEO of Commas. He began building businesses at 13 and had his first exit at 17 after scaling a startup to 16,000 users and raising six figures in non-dilutive capital, later working in early-stage SaaS and fintech investing at Storm Ventures and MBX Capital. He subsequently founded FanBasis, initially a platform for monetizing fan experiences that pivoted in 2023 into infrastructure for selling digital products, services, communities, and coaching, offering features such as buy-now-pay-later options, payment routing, and checkout automation.
Founder at FanBasis
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Experience
- CommasChief Executive Officer & Foundercurrent2020 — presentMiami, Florida, United States
- MBX CapitalInvestment Analyst2020New York City Metropolitan Area
- Storm VenturesInvestment Analyst2019 — 2020Menlo Park, California, United States
Education
- Emory UniversityUndergraduate, Finance & Consulting
- American Heritage SchoolHigh School2015 — 2017
- Rutgers Preparatory SchoolHigh School, Business2013 — 2015
Skills & more
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MarketingMicrosoft OfficePhotoshopMicrosoft ExcelAutodesk InventorTeam LeadershipManagementPublic SpeakingLeadershipLanguages English · Gujrati · Hindi
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Yash Daftary?
- Yash Daftary is the founder and CEO of Commas. He began building businesses at 13 and had his first exit at 17 after scaling a startup to 16,000 users and raising six figures in non-dilutive capital, later working in early-stage SaaS and fintech investing at Storm Ventures and MBX Capital. He subsequently founded FanBasis, initially a platform for monetizing fan experiences that pivoted in 2023 into infrastructure for selling digital products, services, communities, and coaching, offering features such as buy-now-pay-later options, payment routing, and checkout automation.
- Where does Yash Daftary work?
- Yash Daftary is Founder at FanBasis.
- What companies did Yash Daftary found?
- Yash Daftary founded FanBasis.
- Where did Yash Daftary go to school?
- Yash Daftary studied at Emory University (Undergraduate, Finance & Consulting); American Heritage School (High School); Rutgers Preparatory School (High School, Business).
Founder mafias
Emory University mafia28
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Storm Ventures mafia3
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Same school
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Shared employers
Also worked at MBX Capital4
Also worked at Storm Ventures29
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