2x founder

Paras Maniar

cofounder text.ai (YC X25) | 3x Exit Experience - Venture, Publicly Traded & Private Equity | JD/MBA

Co-founder

Text.ai· Spring 2025Los Angeles Metropolitan Area

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2025Co-founder· text.ai (YC X25)

Founder · since 2008

Company

text.ai (YC X25)

Role

Co-Founder

current

Stage

—

no public source

Raised

—

no public source

Based

San Francisco, California, United States

current

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

Source: LinkedIn work history

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Text.ai

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Spring 2025

Experience

Career

text.ai (YC X25)
Co-founder
Co-Founder · San Francisco, California, United States · 2025 – Present
2025
Bobit
Chief Executive Officer · Los Angeles, California, United States · 2020 – 2024
2020
Village Global
Network Leader · Greater Los Angeles Area · 2019 – 2021
2019
Localogy
Member of Board of Directors · 2018 – 2019
2018
Gannett | USA TODAY NETWORK
President, Local · Greater Los Angeles Area · 2017 – 2019
2017
ReachLocal
Chief Strategy Officer · Greater Los Angeles Area · 2015 – 2019
2015
Silversheet
Member of Board of Directors · Greater Los Angeles Area · 2014 – 2019
2014
WPSChallenger
Principal and Head of North America · Greater Los Angeles Area · 2013 – 2014
2013
EQAL
Board Member · Los Angeles Metropolitan Area · 2009 – 2012
2009
EQAL
Founder
Founding Executive · Los Angeles Metropolitan Area · 2008 – 2012
2008
McKinsey & Company
Engagement Manager · Los Angeles Metropolitan Area · 2004 – 2008
2004
Latham & Watkins
Summer Associate · Los Angeles Metropolitan Area · 2003
2003
Hambrect & Quist (acquired by JPMorgan Chase)
Financial Analyst, M&A · San Francisco Bay Area · 1999 – 2001
1999
MarketHome, Inc. (acquired by ClickAction - now YesMail, a division of Infogroup)
Project Manager · San Francisco Bay Area · 1998 – 1999
1998

Bio

cofounder of text.ai | 3x Exit Experience - Venture, Publicly Traded & Private Equity | ex JPMorgan, McKinsey, Gannett/USA Today | JD/MBA Northwestern + BA UC Berkeley | sucker for #reesespieces