The McKinsey Mafia

Khanak
December 13, 2023
Tech Mafias

McKinsey & Company, established in 1926 by James O. McKinsey, is a prestigious global management consulting firm.

It's known for advising on strategic, operational, and organizational issues across diverse industries.

McKinsey's approach combines rigorous analytics and a deep understanding of business dynamics. The firm has significantly influenced the corporate and public sectors, with alumni often taking up leadership roles in major companies and startups.

This legacy underscores McKinsey's enduring impact on the global business environment.
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The McKinsey Mafia

The McKinsey alumni network has significantly impacted the startup world, with its members founding various unicorns (startups valued at over $1 billion) across diverse sectors.

These companies range from self-driving tech startups like Aurora Innovation, to healthcare innovators such as K Health, to financial disruptors like Wealthsimple. This diversity demonstrates the widespread influence and entrepreneurial success of McKinsey alumni in shaping contemporary business landscapes.

McKinsey alumni have raised $84 billion in funding so far, and started 1,392 companies, making them the second most affluent tech mafia group after Google.

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A list of all the amazing companies covered:

  • Grab
  • BeiGene
  • Aurora
  • Kavak
  • Grail
  • Oscar Health
  • Compass
  • Proterra
  • Lyra Health
  • Careem
  • Warby Parker
  • Rebel Foods
  • GoCardless
  • Pure Storage
  • Color
  • Accolade
  • Verkada
  • Cedar
  • Erasca
  • Sigma Computing
  • Zocdoc
  • InMobi
  • Virta Health
  • G2
  • Tripledot Studios
  • R1 RCM
  • Afiniti
  • Clumio
  • Nauto
  • Sidecar Health
  • Moonshot Brands
  • TRM Labs
  • ZeroDown
  • HomeLane
  • Darwinbox
  • Karat Financial
  • NephroPlus
  • Particle
  • Humu
  • Bright Money
  • Bitmovin
  • Wunder Mobility
  • Inventa
  • Prenuvo
  • Gretel
  • Celo
  • HeyJobs
  • Earli
  • EarnUp
  • Binti
  • Redbubble
  • InstaCarro
  • Bespoke Post
  • Shipwell
  • BIOS
  • AbleTo
  • Hive
  • Winnow
  • Tagomi
  • Arena
  • LovePop
  • The Org
  • Two Chairs
  • Nearpod
  • CoverWallet
  • Upwave
  • prezent.ai
  • Staircase
  • UserGems
  • Plum
  • On Deck
  • Akash Systems
  • Increff
  • Naluri Life
  • Snappr
  • Sleep Reset
  • Level
  • PropHero
  • PermitFlow
  • Peakflo

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Grab

Founder: Hooi Ling Tan

McKinsey Role: Associate

Capital Raised: $16.5B

Investors: Lightspeed Venture Partners

Stage: Public

Grab is an mobile application that provides taxi, payment, lending, and insurance services.

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BeiGene

Founder: John Oyler

McKinsey Role: Consultant

Capital Raised: $6.8B

Investors: T.Rowe Prce

Stage: Public

BeiGene is a life sciences, biotechnology company.

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Aurora

Founder: Sterling Anderson

McKinsey Role: Engagement Manager

Capital Raised: $3.7B

Investors: Index Ventures

Stage: PublicAurora is building self-driving technology to operate multiple vehicle types, from freight-hauling trucks to ride-hailing passenger ones.

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Kavak

Founder: Carlos Garcia Ottati,Β  Loreanne Garcia

McKinsey Role: Engagement Manager, Associate

Capital Raised: $2.4B

Investors: General Catalyst

Stage: Series E

KAVAK is an online platform that offers insight into buying and selling used cars.

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Grail

Founder: Jeff Huber

McKinsey Role: Technology Consultant

Capital Raised: $2B

Investors: Sequoia China

Stage: Series D

Grail develops a pan-cancer screening test designed to detect cancers at an early stage.

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Oscar Health

Founder: Mario Schlosser

McKinsey Role: Fellow Senior Associate

Capital Raised: $1.6B

Investors: Tiger Global

Stage: Public

Oscar is a health insurance company that offers individual and family plans, medicare advantages, and small group products.

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Compass

Founder: Robert Reffkin

McKinsey Role: Business Analyst – Generalist Group

Capital Raised: $1.5B

Investors: Thrive Capital

Stage: Series GCompass is a real estate technology company that provides an online platform for buying, renting, and selling real estate assets.

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Proterra

Founder: Jeff Granato

McKinsey Role: Senior Engagement Manager

Capital Raised: $1.2B

Investors: Greylock

Stage: Public

Proterra develops battery-electric buses that help eliminate fossil fuel dependency and reduce costs.

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Lyra Health

Founder: Bob Kocher

McKinsey Role: Partner

Capital Raised: $910.1M

Investors: Greylock

Stage: Series F

Lyra helps companies improve access to effective mental health care for their employees.

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Careem

Founder: Karl Magnus Olsson, Mudassir Sheikha

McKinsey Role: Engagement Manager, Associate Partner

Capital Raised: $771.7M

Investors: Coatue

Stage: Series F

Careem develops an app that helps commuters in Dubai find cars for hire.

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Warby Parker

Founder: Neil Blumenthal

McKinsey Role: Summer Associate

Capital Raised: $535.5M

Investors: General Catalyst

Stage: Series G

Warby Parker is a lifestyle brand that offers designer eyewear while being a socially conscious business.

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Rebel Foods

Founder: Jaydeep Barman

McKinsey Role: Associate Partner

Capital Raised: $564.3M

Investors: Goldman Sachs

Stage: Series F

Rebel Foods is a cloud kitchen company that operates multiple food brands and delivers food through online platforms.

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GoCardless

Founder: Hiroki Takeuchi, Matt Robinson

McKinsey Role: Business Analysts

Capital Raised: $529.3M

Investors: Bain Capital Ventures

Stage: Series G

GoCardless helps 75,000+ businesses get paid on time. No late payments, stress, or hidden fees. Just bank-to-bank payments.

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Pure Storage

Founder: Mike Speiser

McKinsey Role: Associate

Capital Raised: $529.3M

Investors: Redpoint

Stage: Public

Pure Storage is an all-flash enterprise storage company that enables broad deployment of flash in data centers.

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Color

Founder: Elad Gil

McKinsey Role: Consultant

Capital Raised: $482M

Investors: General Catalyst

Stage: Series E

Color is a healthcare delivery platform that offers cancer prevention, screening programs, and healthcare services for people.

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Accolade

Founder: J. Michael Cline

McKinsey Role: Associate

Capital Raised: $458.7M

Investors: a16z

Stage: Public

Accolade features personalized health and benefits solutions that help to improve experience, outcomes, and healthcare cost for employers.

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Verkada

Founder: Hans Robertson

McKinsey Role: Business Analyst

Capital Raised: $444.3M

Investors: Lightspeed Venture Partners

Stage: Series D

Verkada is a cloud-based physical security platform provider helping enterprises operate safer, smarter buildings.

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Cedar

Founder: Florian Otto

McKinsey Role: Consultant

Capital Raised: $419.4M

Investors: Thrive Capital

Stage: Series D

Cedar is a patient payment and engagement platform for hospitals, health systems, and medical groups that elevates the patient experience.

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Erasca

Founder: Jonathan Lim

McKinsey Role: Consultant

Capital Raised: $400M

Investors: Invus

Stage: Public

Erasca is a developer of oncology drugs intended to provide precision oncology options.

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Sigma Computing

Founder: Mike Speiser

McKinsey Role: Associate

Capital Raised: $381.3M

Investors: Snowflake Ventures

Stage: Series C

Sigma Computing is a business intelligence solution providing live access to cloud data warehouses.

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Zocdoc

Founder: Cyrus Massoumi

McKinsey Role: Engagement Manager

Capital Raised: $375.9M

Investors: Founders Fund

Stage: Series D

Zocdoc is a digital marketplace company that connects healthcare patients and doctors.

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InMobi

Founder: Naveen Tewari

McKinsey Role: Business Analyst

Capital Raised: $320.6M

Investors: Kleiner Perkins

Stage: Series C

InMobi develops an advertisement serving algorithm that helps in optimizing the ranking of the advertisements served on mobile phones.

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Virta Health

Founder: Sami Inkinen

McKinsey Role: Associate Consultant

Capital Raised: $373M

Investors: Founders Fund

Stage: Series E

Virta delivers a clinically-proven treatment to reverse type 2 diabetes and other chronic metabolic diseases.

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G2

Founder: Godard Abel

McKinsey Role: Business Analyst & Associate

Capital Raised: $257.6M

Investors: Accel Partners

Stage: Series D

G2 operates a software marketplace for business organizations to research, buy, and manage their software and services.

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Tripledot Studios

Founder: Akin Babayigit

McKinsey Role: Business Analyst

Capital Raised: $252M

Investors: Lightspeed Venture Partners

Stage: Series B

Tripledot Studios is a mobile games studio that develops casual mobile games such as solitaire app and several puzzle games.

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R1 RCM

Founder: J. Michael Cline

McKinsey Role: Associate

Capital Raised: $200M

Investors: Ascension Health

Stage: Public

R1 RCM serves as a revenue cycle management partner for hospitals and healthcare systems regardless of the payment models.

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Afiniti

Founder: Zia Chishti

McKinsey Role: Summer Associate

Capital Raised: $200M

Investors: The Resource Group

Stage: Series E

Afiniti uses AI to transform the quality of interactions by driving better conversations.

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Clumio

Founder: Mike Speiser

McKinsey Role: Associate

Capital Raised: $186M

Investors: Index Ventures

Stage: Series C

Clumio automates the backup, recovery, and compliance of critical data that powers customer’s applications, insights, and AI.

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Nauto

Founder: Frederick Soo, Stefan Heck

McKinsey Role: Senior Associate, Director

Capital Raised: $173.9M

Investors: Greylock

Stage: Series B

Nauto is a transportation company that provides an AI-enabled fleet and driver safety tool to help detect and prevent distracted driving.

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Sidecar Health

Founder: Patrick Quigley

McKinsey Role: Consultant

Capital Raised: $163M

Investors: Drive Capital

Stage: Series C

Sidecar Health is an insurtech company that offers a health insurance platform.

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Moonshot Brands

Founder: Craig Isakow

McKinsey Role: Business Analyst

Capital Raised: $160M

Investors: Y Combinator

Stage: Series A

Moonshot Brands acquires, operates, and grows e-commerce businesses.

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TRM Labs

Founder: Esteban CastaΓ±o, Rahul Raina

McKinsey Role: Business Analyst, Senior Business Analyst

Capital Raised: $149.9M

Investors: Bessemer Venture Partners

Stage: Series B

TRM helps financial institutions, crypto businesses and federal agencies detect and investigate crypto-related financial crimes.

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ZeroDown

Founder: Abhijeet Dwivedi

McKinsey Role: Engagement Manager

Capital Raised: $136M

Investors: Y Combinator

Stage: Debt Financing

ZeroDown is a real estate startup that focuses on providing an affordable homeownership solution.

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HomeLane

Founder: Tanuj Choudhry

McKinsey Role: Senior Associate

Capital Raised: $125.2M

Investors: Accel Partners

Stage: Series E

HomeLane is a home interior company that provides homeowners with personalized and customized home designs.

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Darwinbox

Founder: Rohit Chennamaneni

McKinsey Role: Engagement Manager

Capital Raised: $115.9M

Investors: Sequoia Capital

Stage: Series D

Darwinbox is an end-to-end enterprise HR software that enables enterprises to automate the entire employee lifecycle in one HR platform.

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Karat Financial

Founder: Eric Wei

McKinsey Role: Consultant

Capital Raised: $115.6M

Investors: Union Square Ventures

Stage: Series B

Karat Financial offers business credit cards tailored to the needs of digital creators and influencers.

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NephroPlus

Founder: Vikram Vuppala

McKinsey Role: Senior Associate

Capital Raised: $112.4M

Investors: Bessemer Venture Partners

Stage: Series E

NephroPlus is a dialysis center network that provides dialysis, kidney stone treatment, AV Fistula surgery, and other treatments.

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Particle

Founder: Zach Supalla

McKinsey Role: Management Consultant - Product Design

Capital Raised: $105.8M

Investors: Spark Capital

Stage: Series C

Particle is an integrated IoT platform that helps businesses connect, manage, and deploy software applications.

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Humu

Founder: Laszlo Bock

McKinsey Role: Management Consultant

Capital Raised: $100.6M

Investors: Index Ventures

Stage: Series C

Humu is a human resource company that affects work through science and machine learning.

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Bright Money

Founder: Avi Patchava, Petko Plachkov

McKinsey Role: Senior Engagement Manager, and Advanced Analytics Expert, Associate

Capital Raised: $93M

Investors: Sequoia Capital

Stage: Series B

Bright Money offers a personalized financial management platform to help individuals manage their finances effectively.

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Bitmovin

Founder: Stefan Lederer

McKinsey Role: Business Technology Office Fellow Consultant

Capital Raised: $87.3M

Investors: Y Combinator

Stage: Series C

Bitmovin is a multimedia technology company providing adaptive streaming video infrastructure for global digital media companies.

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Wunder Mobility

Founder: Gunnar Froh

McKinsey Role: Associate

Capital Raised: $81.9M

Investors: FJ Labs

Stage: Series B

Wunder Mobility is the world’s leading provider of software and hardware for scooter, bike, moped, and car sharing.

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Inventa

Founder: Fernando Carrasco, Marcos Salama

McKinsey Role: Senior Expert, Engagement Manager

Capital Raised: $80.4M

Investors: Founders Fund

Stage: Series B

Inventa is a wholesale marketplace that connects brands with independent retailers across Latin America.

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Prenuvo

Founder: Andrew Lacy

McKinsey Role: Consultant

Capital Raised: $70M

Investors: Felicis Ventures

Stage: Series A

Prenuvo offers whole body MRI screening - we provide deep insights for earlier detection.

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Gretel

Founder: Laszlo Bock

McKinsey Role: Management Consultant

Capital Raised: $67.7M

Investors: Greylock

Stage: Series B

Gretel is a multimodal synthetic data platform that leverages advanced generative AI and privacy-enhancing technologies.

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Celo

Founder: Rene Reinsberg

McKinsey Role: Fellow Intern

Capital Raised: $66.5M

Investors: General Catalyst

Stage: Pre-Seed

Celo is an open platform that makes financial tools accessible to anyone with a mobile phone.

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HeyJobs

Founder: Marius Luther

McKinsey Role: Consultant

Capital Raised: $62M

Investors: Global Founders Capital

Stage: Series B

HeyJobs is a career platform matching the world's essential talent to opportunities.

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Earli

Founder: Cyriac Roeding

McKinsey Role: Senior Consultant

Capital Raised: $59.9M

Investors: Menlo Ventures

Stage: Series A

Earli is a developer of cancer treatment devices designed to search for natural biomarkers.

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EarnUp

Founder: Matthew Cooper, Nadim Homsany

McKinsey Role: Management Consultant, Engagement Manager

Capital Raised: $59.2M

Investors: Bain Capital Ventures

Stage: Series C

EarnUp is an intelligent loan payment automation.

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Binti

Founder: Felicia Curcuru

McKinsey Role: Engagement Manager

Capital Raised: $57M

Investors: First Round Capital

Stage: Series B

Binti builds modern software to help every child have a safe, loving, and stable family.

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Redbubble

Founder: Martin Hosking

McKinsey Role: Consultant

Capital Raised: $55.8M

Investors: NFX

Stage: Public

Redbubble, an online art community, features stationery, apparel, wall art, cases and skins, housewares, and bags made by artists worldwide.

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InstaCarro

Founder: Diego Fischer

McKinsey Role: Management Consulting Acting Engagement Manager

Capital Raised: $55.6M

Investors: FJ Labs

Stage: Seed

InstaCarro is a car buying and selling service in Brazil that offers a possibility of selling cars in up to one hour.

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Bespoke Post

Founder: Rishi Prabhu

McKinsey Role: Junior Analyst

Capital Raised: $48.9M

Investors: Great Oaks

Stage: Series B

Bespoke is a subscription box and e-commerce shop stocked with quality finds for curious minds.

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Shipwell

Founder: Gregory Price

McKinsey Role: Consultant

Capital Raised: $47M

Investors: Global Founders Capital

Stage: Series B

Shipwell is a freight trucking startup that provides business with automated way transport of goods and services.

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BIOS

Founder: Emil Hewage

McKinsey Role: Advanced Professional Degree Insight Programme

Capital Raised: $46.7M

Investors: Y Combinator

Stage: Series A

BIOS Health uses data-driven insights from the nervous system to build neural digital therapies - the next big trend in precision medicines.

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AbleTo

Founder: Michael B. Laskoff

McKinsey Role: Senior Practice Expert

Capital Raised: $46.6M

Investors: Bain Capital Ventures

Stage: Corporate Round

AbleTo is a provider of virtual behavioral health care.

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Hive

Founder: Franz Purucker, Oskar Ziegler

McKinsey Role: Strategy Consulting, Jr. Engagement Manager

Capital Raised: $43.8M

Investors: Tiger Global

Stage: Series A

Hive stores and ships products for small and medium-sized online merchants the next day.

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Winnow

Founder: Marc Zornes

McKinsey Role: Engagement Manager

Capital Raised: $41.9M

Investors: Novax

Stage: Series C

Winnow produces digital tools to help chefs measure, monitor, and reduce food waste.

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Tagomi

Founder: Marc Bhargava

McKinsey Role: Business Analyst

Capital Raised: $40.7M

Investors: Founders Fund

Stage: Series A

Tagomi is a cryptocurrency trading platform that provides access to priced liquidity, low commissions, and maximized client return.

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Arena

Founder: Pratap Ranade

McKinsey Role: Associate Partner

Capital Raised: $32M

Investors: Founders Fund

Stage: Series A

Arena empowers businesses across industries to make high frequency decisions fully autonomous.

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LovePop

Founder: Wombi Rose

McKinsey Role: Senior Associate

Capital Raised: $31.2M

Investors: Blossom Street Ventures

Stage: Series B

LovePop creates handmade intricate paper art greeting cards.

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The Org

Founder: Christian Wylonis

McKinsey Role: Engagement Manager

Capital Raised: $31.1M

Investors: Sequoia Capital

Stage: Series B

The Org operates and manages an online platform that showcases public organizations.

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Two Chairs

Founder: Alex Katz

McKinsey Role: Business Analyst

Capital Raised: $31M

Investors:

Stage: Series B

Two Chairs provides high-quality psychotherapy, remotely and at thoughtfully-designed clinics.

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Nearpod

Founder: Guido Kovalskys

McKinsey Role: Associate

Capital Raised: $30.7M

Investors: Insight Venture Partners

Stage: Series B

Nearpod is a provider of edtech platform for K-12 teachers to create interactive slides filled with videos, quizzes, and other activities.

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CoverWallet

Founder: Inaki Berenguer

McKinsey Role: Associate

Capital Raised: $28.3M

Investors: Union Square Ventures

Stage: Corporate Round

CoverWallet is an online platform that offers insurance management services to its clients.

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Upwave

Founder: Chris Kelly

McKinsey Role: Business Analyst

Capital Raised: $28.7M

Investors: Bloomberg Beta

Stage: Series B

Upwave is an analytics platform for brand advertising.

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prezent.ai

Founder: Rajat Mishra

McKinsey Role: Associate Partner

Capital Raised: $24.3M

Investors: Greycroft

Stage: Series A

prezent.ai is an AI-powered presentation success platform for enterprise teams.

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Staircase

Founder: Adam Kalamchi

McKinsey Role: Senior Business Analyst

Capital Raised: $24.1M

Investors: Bessemer Venture Partners

Stage: Debt Financing

Staircase is an API marketplace for residential mortgage.

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UserGems

Founder: Christian Kletzl

McKinsey Role: Summer Associate

Capital Raised: $22.4M

Investors: Y Combinator

Stage: Series A

An AI-powered solution that combines relationship data and trigger events to identify buyers who will most likely buy from you.

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Plum

Founder: Abhishek Poddar

McKinsey Role: Business Analyst

Capital Raised: $20.6M

Investors: Sequoia Capital

Stage: Series A

Plum is an insurance company that offers employee healthcare and medical benefits for companies.

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On Deck

Founder: Chipp Norcross, Zachary Kimball

McKinsey Role: Associate, Management Consultant

Capital Raised: $20M

Investors: Founders Fund

Stage: Series A

On Deck builds a modern educational institution that unites people around the globe.

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Akash Systems

Founder: Felix Ejeckam, Ty Mitchell

McKinsey Role: Associate, Senior Manager

Capital Raised: $17.6M

Investors: Founders Fund

Stage: Series B

Akash Systems is focused on developing and supplying the next generation of communications gear for space satellites.

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Increff

Founder: Nirmal Jain

McKinsey Role: Associate Principal

Capital Raised: $17M

Investors: Sequoia Capital

Stage: Series B

Increff helps retail & e-commerce brands in turning supply chain complexities into simplicity with tech-driven retail SaaS solutions.

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Naluri Life

Founder: Azran Osman-Rani, Jeremy Ting

McKinsey Role: Associate Partner, Junior Partner

Capital Raised: $14.8M

Investors: Global Founders Capital

Stage: Series B

Naluri is a digital health solution platform that predicts, prevents, and manages cardiometabolic and mental health conditions.

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Snappr

Founder: Matt Schiller

McKinsey Role: Consultant

Capital Raised: $13M

Investors: Y Combinator

Stage: Series A

Snappr is the one-stop-shop for visual content creation, including the largest on-demand photographer and photo editing marketplace.

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Sleep Reset

Founder: Yunha Kim

McKinsey Role: Summer Intern

Capital Raised: $12.6M

Investors: Foundation Capital

Stage: Series A

Sleep Reset is a sleep program clinically proven to improve sleep. It’s the only digital program with a human sleep coach.

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Level

Founder: David Edelstein

McKinsey Role: Engagement Manager

Capital Raised: $11.7M

Investors: Techstars

Stage: Seed

Level is building the Financial Operating System for Microbusinesses

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PropHero

Founder: Mickael Roger

McKinsey Role: Associate Partner

Capital Raised: $6.8M

Investors: Global Founders Capital

Stage: Seed

PropHero is an online Property Investment Marketplace, powered by AI.

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PermitFlow

Founder: Francis Thumpasery

McKinsey Role: Senior Business Analyst

Capital Raised: $5.5M

Investors: Y Combinator

Stage: Seed

PermitFlow is a construction permit application and management platform for developers and general contractors.

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Peakflo

Founder: Saurabh Chauhan

McKinsey Role: Analyst

Capital Raised: $5.1M

Investors: Y Combinator

Stage: Seed

Peakflo is simplifying business payments for SE Asia.

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