Nazli Danis

Nazli Danis is a seasoned product leader and co-founder, currently heading Paloma (YC S25), an AI-native CRM, demonstrating a strong entrepreneurial drive and ability to lead early-stage ventures. Her work at Paloma focuses on unifying customer relationship context for revenue, success, and sales teams. ycombinator+1

She possesses extensive experience in scaling products from 0-to-1, as evidenced by her significant contributions at Deel where she led the Employee of Record (EOR) vertical. Under her leadership, the EOR product grew from a minimal viable product to a multi-million dollar revenue stream, proving her capability in product strategy, growth, and execution within rapidly expanding companies. theorg+1

Nazli's background in product management spans across diverse industries, including retail analytics with machine learning and computer vision at Pensa Systems, and human analytics/facial recognition at Kairos Inc. This breadth of experience highlights her adaptability and technical acumen in developing innovative digital products. theorg+1

With an academic foundation in Art History and Architecture from Barnard College, combined with an MBA, Nazli brings a unique blend of creative design thinking and business strategy to her product roles. This interdisciplinary approach allows her to 'create digital products that solve tough problems artfully' and craft '11-star experiences'. nazlidanis+1

Beyond her professional career, Nazli demonstrates a strong passion for personal projects and hobbies, including co-founding an SMS-based self-improvement bot (Emile), co-creating a hot sauce brand, and designing furniture for her home. These activities underscore her persistent creative and entrepreneurial spirit. nazlidanis+2