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Kanishk Parashar

Kanishk Parashar

Fintech founder & CEO — builds AI tools for wealth advisors

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San Francisco, California
Joined March 2024
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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

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KLKevin Lisaid they've seen
KPKanishk Parashar
make a significant positive impact as a founder before their company exited.

Jan 26, 2026

KLKevin Lisaid they've seen
KPKanishk Parashar
excel at building enterprise relationships with senior leaders or executives at large organizations.

Jan 19, 2026

KLKevin Lisaid
KPKanishk Parashar
is someone they'd consider a go-to early-stage investor for consumer startups with a strong focus on community or network effects.

Jan 11, 2026

ATAlex Teichmansaid they would be excited to invest in
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's startup at the seed stage.

Dec 14, 2025