2x founder

Pranav Kashyap

Founder @ Central (acquired by Mercury)

Co-founder

Central· Summer 2024 San Francisco Bay Area

in LinkedIn

2026Head of Product· Mercury

Founder · since 2021

Company

Mercury

Role

Head of Product

current

Stage

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no public source

Raised

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no public source

Based

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Founder / co-founder — the company's markEmployee / research role

Source: LinkedIn work history

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Central

Payroll, benefits, state compliance & other bullsh*t for startups

Summer 2024

Experience

Career

Mercury
Head of Product · 2026 – Present
2026
Central (YC S24)
Co-founder
Co-Founder · San Francisco Bay Area · 2023 – Present
2023
Shippie
Advisor · 2021 – Present
2021
Stripe
Product Manager · San Francisco Bay Area · 2021 – 2024
2021
A Curious Place
Co-founder
Co-Founder · San Francisco, California, United States · 2021 – 2022
2021
Mixpanel
Group Product Manager & Head of Pricing · San Francisco Bay Area · 2018 – 2021
2018
McKinsey & Company
Senior Engagement Manager · San Francisco Bay Area · 2014 – 2018
2014
McKinsey Global Institute
Co-Author: Poorer than their parents? A new perspective on income inequality · 2016
2016
Microsoft
Product Marketing Manager · Redmond, WA · 2013
2013
Symantec
Product Manager · Mountainview, CA · 2013
2013
Sequoia Capital
Investment Analyst · 2011 – 2012
2011
McKinsey & Company
Business Analyst · 2009 – 2011
2009
UBS Investment Bank
Summer intern · Hong Kong · 2008
2008
Institut national de recherche en informatique et en automatique
Research Intern · Rocquencourt, France · 2007
2007

Bio

Pranav is the COO at Central, helping other companies automate back-office work. He previously built payment and tax products for millions of users at Stripe, rebuilt Mixpanel's self-serve and messaging products and spent a number of years working with technology companies at McKinsey and Sequoia Capital. He holds a bachelor's degree in Computer Science from IIT Bombay and an MBA from Wharton.