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Karan Shah

Karan Shah

Building OpenFX | Former VC at Accel & Y Combinator

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London, United Kingdom
Joined September 2024
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Summary

Karan Shah is a founding team member and Chief of Staff at OpenFX, a fintech company focusing on cross-border payments. He began this role in 2024 and is actively involved in building the company's infrastructure. openfx+2
He has a significant background in venture capital and private equity, having served as an Investor at Y Combinator from 2021 to 2023 and at Accel-KKR LLC from 2017 to 2020, with further involvement at Accel in 2024-2025. marketscreener+2
Karan's early career included an Investment Analyst role at Octahedron Capital Management LP from 2020 to 2021 and an Investment Banking - TMT Analyst position at Avendus from 2014 to 2017. marketscreener+1
His educational background includes an MBA from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) Sloan School of Management and a Bachelor of Science in Finance + Economics from the University of Warwick. marketscreener+2

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Sep 28, 2025

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make exceptional progress building their stealth startup at this early stage.

Aug 16, 2025