Ricky Nariani

SVP Product & Growth | YC Founder | AI Platforms · Marketplace · Developer Ecosystems | ex-IBM

Founder

WANTD· Winter 2022 🇺🇸 New York, New York, United States

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2026Head of Product· Begin

Founder · since 2019

Company

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Role

Head of Product

current

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no public source

Raised

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Based

New York, NY

current

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

Source: LinkedIn work history

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WANTD

A direct to consumer marketplace and influencer network for brands

Winter 2022

Experience

Career

Begin
Head of Product · New York, NY · 2026 – Present
2026
Eighty20
Head of Product and Growth, AI Ventures · New York, United States · 2024 – 2026
2024
WANTD
Founder
Chief Product & Growth Officer (Founder) · New York, New York, United States · 2019 – 2024
2019
IBM
Associate Partner, Corporate Development, M&A (AI) · New York City Metropolitan Area · 2018 – 2022
2018
IBM
Corporate Strategy Senior Associate · New York City Metropolitan Area · 2016 – 2018
2016
Xylem Inc.
Sr. Manager, Corporate Strategy · Greater New York City Area · 2013 – 2016
2013
Murphy Oil
Senior Regulatory Advisor · Calgary, Canada Area · 2011 – 2012
2011
Shell
Regulatory Specialist - Heavy Oil and Natural Gas · 2008 – 2011
2008
Suncor Energy
Regulatory Analyst · 8 Month contract · 2008
2008

Bio

President and Co-Founder of WANTD. Previously, lead M&A and Partnerships for IBM's Corporate Development team. Several years experience in Corporate Strategy, including helping launch the Watson AI platform. MBA with Undergraduate in Finance. Resides in New York City.