Kanishk Parashar
Fintech founder & CEO — builds AI tools for wealth advisors
kanishk
San Francisco, California
6.4K connections
Joined March 2024
Summary
Serial fintech founder who builds product‑led companies across payments and wealthtech: founded Coin (payments hardware/software), then RCI/Navigator (portfolio modeling for advisors, sold to Addepar), and most recently Powder (generative‑AI co‑analyst for wealth advisors). techcrunch+2
Product and engineering leader with a strong technical background: early engineering roles at eBay and PayPal preceded his transition to founder/CEO roles, showing a trajectory from hands‑on engineering to product leadership and company building. cnet+1
Operator who can take hardware products through crowdfunding and manufacturing (Coin) as well as build SaaS/AI products for regulated financial workflows (Navigator -> Addepar; Powder). He combines domain knowledge of wealth management with product and engineering execution. forbes+2