Summary
Rajan Kumar is a founder and product-focused engineer with a decade of experience building startups and developer-centric platforms from Delhi. He leads HackersFriend since 2017 and recently launched Wanawap, a social networking platform designed to prioritize genuine socializing over noise. Combining a computer engineering background with an MBA from IIM Kozhikode and startup training at Y Combinator, he blends technical execution with business and marketing strategy. Rajan is comfortable wearing multiple hats—product, engineering, and growth—and has a track record of iterating quickly on early-stage products. He favors building pragmatic, user-centered systems rather than feature-driven bloat, reflecting a founder-first approach to engineering. Based in India, he brings an operator’s mindset to scaling community-focused products.
10 years of coding experience
Building startups, Building startups at Y Combinator
Master of Business Administration - MBA, Marketing, Finance, Master of Business Administration - MBA, Marketing, Finance at Indian Institute of Management, Kozhikode
Bachelor of Engineering, Computer Science and Engineering, Bachelor of Engineering, Computer Science and Engineering at LNCT Group of Colleges