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Yasir Shirazi

Founder

Founder at InstaKin

Greater Houston

FoundedInstaKin · YC

About

Yasir Shirazi is CEO of InstaKin, a platform serving migrant communities. He has experience as an entrepreneur across multiple ventures.

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Founder at InstaKinYC S21

Intro paths

YC

Yasir went through Y Combinator (Summer 2021) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.

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In turn, Yasir can intro founders to InstaKin's investors below.

InstaKin's investors · 3

2080 VenturesFirst Check VenturesY Combinator

Co-founders at InstaKin

ZKZain Khan
Zain KhanFounder

Experience

  1. InstaKinCo-Founder & CEOcurrent2020 — presentGreater Boston Area
  2. MassChallengeStartup Mentorcurrent2025 — presentNorth America
  3. Lucidity LightingDirector of Digital Strategy2019 — 2020Boston, Massachusetts, United States
  4. OSRAMGlobal Head - eCommerce Strategy & Marketing2015 — 2018Greater Boston
  5. OSRAMGlobal Head - Digital Transformation2013 — 2015Munich, Germany
  6. SiemensLeadership Development Training - TopTalent Program at Siemens2013Berlin, Germany
  7. SiemensStrategic Initiatives & Special Projects Lead (Americas)2010 — 2013Boston, USA

Education

  1. Harvard UniversityMaster's Degree, Sustainable Development
  2. Babson CollegeMaster of Business Administration (M.B.A.), Business Administration and Management
  3. Institute of Business AdministrationBachelor's Degree, Business Administration
  4. Harvard UniversityResearch Fellow2018

Skills & more

Generative AIStrategy58Management29Strategic Planning15Analysis9LeadershipNegotiation1Go-to-Market StrategyStrategic InitiativesCorporate StrategyE-Commerce1Innovation Management1
+12 moreBusiness OwnershipGlobal Product ManagementInformation TechnologyArtificial Intelligence (AI)Project Management Office (PMO)Start-up VenturesStart-up LeadershipBusiness StrategyeCommerceBusiness AnalysisManagement ConsultingStart-ups

Languages English · German · Urdu

From Yasir's professional profile.

Same school

Also attended Harvard University1,231

Alfred LinPartner at Sequoia CapitalChris DixonFounder & Managing Partner of a16z crypto at Andreessen HorowitzSarah TavelVenture Partner at BenchmarkDanny RimerPartner at Index VenturesLaela SturdyManaging Partner at CapitalGRyan IsonoDeal Partner at Felicis Ventures

+ 1,225 more

Also attended Babson College141

Reid HoffmanCo-founder of LinkedIn; Partner at GreylockEghosa OmoiguiFounder and Managing General Partner at EchoVC PartnersKevin ColleranManaging Director at Slow VenturesAnn PauloseSenior Investor Relations Associate at GreycroftAjay RayasamPrincipal at Osage University PartnersBill HurleyPrincipal at Marlin Equity Partners

+ 135 more

Also attended Institute of Business Administration9

Principal - Private InvestmentsInvestor at Glynn Capital ManagementOsama RiazInvestment Associate at SarmayacarMisbah NaqviCo-founder and GP, i2i Ventures at Invest2InnovateAyesha FaisalMarketing Associate at Invest2InnovateAsif PeerGroup CEO & Managing Director at Systems LimitedNiaz FaruquiPrincipal at Chevron Technology Ventures

+ 3 more

Shared employers

Also worked at InstaKin1

Zain KhanFounder at InstaKin

Also worked at OSRAM2

Daniela LiebischerHead of Finance at Burda Principal InvestmentsPatrick SchmidSenior Referent Corporate Communications at SevenVentures

Also worked at Siemens156

Karim FarisInvestor at GV (Google Ventures)OttoInvestor at InvestinorCeline XiaoInvestor at DN CapitalBala SathiamurthyInvestor at IVP (Institutional Venture Partners)GiselaInvestor at Eudemian VenturesThomas MeierPartner, Head of Resilience in Energy & Resources Investments at Verve Ventures

+ 150 more