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- Raj Jagiasi@raj_jagiasiFounder/CEO · Stratum IndustriesS26Government · New York
- Sergey Bunas@sergeybunasFounder/CTO · 21stW26B2B · San Francisco
- Alex AvnitFounder/CRO · PalomaS25B2B · San Francisco
- Nazli Danis@nazlidanisFounder/CEO · PalomaS25B2B · San Francisco
- Shubham Choudhary@techie_ShubhamFounder/CTO · FirstWorkS24B2B · San Francisco
- Alex Bouaziz@bouazizalexFounder/CEO · DeelW19B2B · San Francisco
- Nir SmadarFounder/CTO · AvoS18Consumer · Tel Aviv
FOUNDERROLEBATCHINDUSTRYLOCATIONTEAMX_url
Raj JagiasiStratum IndustriesFounder/CEOSummer 2026GovernmentNew York, United States2https://x.com/raj_jagiasiSergey Bunas21stFounder/CTOWinter 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States3https://x.com/sergeybunasAlex AvnitPalomaFounder/CROSummer 2025B2BSan Francisco, United States3—Nazli DanisPalomaFounder/CEOSummer 2025B2BSan Francisco, United States3https://x.com/nazlidanisShubham ChoudharyFirstWorkFounder/CTOSummer 2024B2BSan Francisco, United States9https://x.com/techie_ShubhamAlex BouazizDeelFounder/CEOWinter 2019B2BSan Francisco, United States5000https://x.com/bouazizalexNir SmadarAvoFounder/CTOSummer 2018ConsumerTel Aviv, Israel10—
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Shubham Choudhary
Founder/CTO·FirstWork
PRIMARY INFO
RoleFounder/CTO
Team size9
BatchSummer 2024
LocationSan Francisco, United States
Company statusActive
StageEarly
BIO
Co-founder and CTO @Firstwork, Rippling for seasonal workers. Previously: Director of Engineering @Deel, led the development and management of PEO, Immigration/Mobility, Time-Off & Time-Tracking products at Deel. Built out the core infrastructure for the Employer Of Record (EOR) systems at @Rippling, which enabled Rippling’s market entry into end-to-end employee lifecycle in 50+ countries.
Ex-company, school and discipline below are derived from this bio. Nothing is inferred when the bio is missing.
BACKGROUND
Credentialsnone mentioned
DisciplineEngineerKeyword match from the bio text, not a classifier.
TRACK RECORD
First YC company on record
COMPANY CONTEXT
FirstWorkRippling for seasonal workers
Co-foundersVardhan Kapoor
