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Vardhan Kapoor

YC S24 Founder at Y Combinator

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Vardhan Kapoor is a YC S24 Founder at Y Combinator [1][5]. Kapoor serves as CEO and co-founder of Firstwork, a position held since July 2024 [3]. Prior to founding Firstwork, Kapoor held the position of Head of Region, APAC at Remitly from 2020 to 2024, where Kapoor built a near-$100M ARR business and led the launch of a seafarers program in Asia [2][6]. Before Remitly, Kapoor worked as a Business Strategy Manager and Global Sustainability Committee Founding Member at Deliveroo from 2018 to 2020 [7]. Kapoor's earlier career included roles at Monitor Deloitte as an analyst and consultant [8], and co-founder and Head of Business Development at Hippo.Rocks [9]. Kapoor holds a Master of Science in Law and Accounting and a Bachelor's degree from the London School of Economics and Political Science [12][13]. Kapoor is also a member of the Forbes Human Resources Council as of January 2025 [4].

Profile introduction
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I’m Vardhan Kapoor, co-founder and CEO of Firstwork. I’ve spent my career scaling complex, regulated operations; from leading strategy at Deliveroo during their hypergrowth era to helping take Remitly public on the NASDAQ. At Remitly, I built a near-$100M ARR busines and led the launch of our seafarers program in Asia; serving some of the most critical - and underserved - essential workers on the planet. In doing so, I saw firsthand how clunky and brittle traditional systems really are. Compliance was a constant bottleneck. Onboarding took weeks. And frontline workers were always the ones lef…

Career history

  1. CEO & Co-FounderJul 2024 to presentFirstWork (YC S24)
  2. Council MemberJan 2025 to presentForbes Human Resources Council
  3. YC S24 Founder2024 to presentY Combinator
  4. Head of Region, APAC2020 to 2024Remitly
  5. Business Strategy Manager/Global Sustainability Committee Founding Member2018 to 2020Deliveroo
  6. Analyst/Consultant/Senior Consultant2015 to 2018Monitor Deloitte (ex Monitor Group)
  7. Co-Founder/Head of Business Development2014 to 2016Hippo.Rocks
  8. Investment Banking Summer Analyst - Emerging Markets (Sub Saharan Africa)2014 to 2014Credit Suisse

Education

  1. YC S24Jul 2024Y Combinator
  2. Master of Science (M.Sc.), Law & AccountingThe London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE))
  3. BachelorsThe London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE))

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