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Rohan Puranik

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Smart Money Rating: 97 out of 100

Partner, WestWave Capital

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Record updated 18 September 2026

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Prior to WestWave Capital, Rohan worked at StartX, the Stanford University accelerator. He focused on long-term strategy for StartX, and has been a mentor to founders of early-stage StartX companies for nearly ten years. He is also the co-founder and former CTO of MindSumo, a platform connecting students and companies for career and consulting opportunities. MindSumo was backed by Google Ventures, and recently got acquired by MBO Partners. Rohan graduated from Stanford University in 2009, with a BS in Computer Science focusing on systems and theory. He worked at startups all through his college years, including at Optumsoft (founded by Professor David Cheriton).

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Rohan graduated from Stanford University in 2009, with a BS in Computer Science focusing on systems and theory.Source (opens in a new tab)

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