Internet Entrepreneur and Advisor
Greater New York City Area
- Current
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- Lead Strategist at Churnless
- Strategic Innovation at LendingTree
- Past
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- Vice President - Strategic Innovation at LendingTree
- Chief Executive Officer at Thrive (Sold to LendingTree)
- Associate at Harman Stoller Capital Partners
- Analyst - Investment Banking at Citigroup Global Markets
- Junior Analyst at MSD Capital
- Education
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- New York University - Leonard N. Stern School of Business
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Avinash Karnani’s Summary
My passion is starting new projects that do two things- 1) build value 2) help people.
I've been fortunate enough to be able to do this in the personal finance world where many things have been done wrong and where most people are going through a tough time.
Avinash Karnani’s Specialties:
Entreprenuership, web startups, fundraising, building teams, venture capital, venture law, product development, new business development., ventures that involve regulatory complexity.
Avinash Karnani’s Experience
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Lead Strategist
Churnless
(Privately Held; Think Tanks industry)
October 2009 — Present (2 months)
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Strategic Innovation
LendingTree
(Public Company; TREE; Financial Services industry)
October 2009 — Present (2 months)
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Vice President - Strategic Innovation
LendingTree
(Public Company; TREE; Financial Services industry)
February 2009 — October 2009 (9 months)
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Chief Executive Officer
Thrive (Sold to LendingTree)
(Internet industry)
April 2006 — January 2009 (2 years 10 months)
CEO and co-founder of Thrive, a company that provides free financial advice over the web to all who need it.
With the help of an amazing co-founder and a kick-ass team, not to mention some great investors and advisors, took an idea born from helping young people figure out their finances and turned it into Thrive. Four months after launching we sold to LendingTree and continue to work on our vision of building the best experience in personal finance. -
Associate
Harman Stoller Capital Partners
(Partnership; Investment Management industry)
2004 — 2006 (2 years )
Risk-Arbitrage, Event-Driven, Cap Structure Arbitrage, Relative Value
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Analyst - Investment Banking
Citigroup Global Markets
(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; C; Investment Management industry)
2003 — 2004 (1 year )
Media, Telecom, Technology Investment Banking
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Junior Analyst
MSD Capital
(Investment Management industry)
2000 — 2001 (1 year )
Avinash Karnani’s Education
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New York University - Leonard N. Stern School of Business
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Avinash Karnani’s Groups:
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NYU Stern School of Business -
New York Venture Community
Avinash Karnani’s Contact Settings
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- new ventures
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