Sandeep Shah

“Early-stage operator who has been with Narravance, Inc. since inception, building core internal functions (Legal, Compliance, HR) and designing COO/CFO capabilities. Hands-on experience with startup finance operations including cap table management in Carta, closing a SAFE, and creating/issuing a warrants program, alongside implementing a full policy/procedure framework and mentoring founders through high-stakes strategic tradeoffs.”

“Operations/process improvement leader with executive experience at Nestlé Purina, applying Lean/value stream mapping to improve IT service response times and user satisfaction. Led the integration of Merrick Pet Food into Purina, addressing scaling constraints by redesigning outdated processes. Also served as a technology mentor to the Purina executive team/CEO to improve decision-making on technology investments.”

“Former COO of Paxos who joined near inception and helped scale the company to a $2.4B valuation, owning operations across nearly all functions and implementing core operating systems like OKRs and decision frameworks. Now advises and coaches early-stage founders through Lynx Collective (NYC startup community he founded), teaches a Startup Executive Bootcamp, serves as an NYU Stern adjunct professor, and sits on a public company board.”