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FOUNDERROLEBATCHINDUSTRYLOCATIONTEAMX_url
Nisha PhatakLion PoseFounderWinter 2021ConsumerSan Francisco, United States3—
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Nisha Phatak
Founder·Lion Pose
PRIMARY INFO
RoleFounder· not in title
Team size3
BatchWinter 2021
LocationSan Francisco, United States
Company statusActive
StageEarly
BIO
Cofounder & CEO of Lion Pose, making clinical skincare products tested on all skin tones. Formerly ran Operations at Great Jones (DTC cookware) and Huggable (DTC infant formula). Former Head of Business Development at Indiegogo and led the Google partnership at Box. Alum of Harvard Business School, Carnegie Mellon (Statistics), Y Combinator, and Sephora's accelerator program. Recovering financial analyst :)
Ex-company, school and discipline below are derived from this bio. Nothing is inferred when the bio is missing.
BACKGROUND
Credentialsnone mentioned
DisciplineBusinessKeyword match from the bio text, not a classifier.
TRACK RECORD
First YC company on record
COMPANY CONTEXT
Lion PoseClinical skincare tested on diverse skin, now available in Sephora.
