Amit Kumar

Current

• Founder & CEO at Palaran Inc.
• Advisor at Dapper
• President at IIT Delhi Alumni Association, North America

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Past

• VP, Product Management at Dapper.net
• Director, Product Management at Yahoo! Search
• Engineering Manager at Yahoo! Search

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Education

• University of Southern California
• Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi

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Connections

500+ connections

Industry

Internet

Websites

• My Company: Palaran
• Follow me on Twitter

Amit Kumar’s Summary

Visionary leader with a deep technical background. A proven track record of conceiving groundbreaking ideas; building highly motivated, effective cross-functional teams; and delivering award-winning products. Responsible for opening up Yahoo! Web Search (a multi-billion dollar engine) through Yahoo! SearchMonkey.

Amit Kumar’s Experience

• Founder & CEO

  Palaran Inc.

  (Privately Held; Internet industry)

  August 2009 — Present (4 months)

  Angel-funded stealth-mode startup.

• Advisor

  Dapper

  (Privately Held; Internet industry)

  August 2009 — Present (4 months)

• President

  IIT Delhi Alumni Association, North America

  (Non-Profit; 11-50 employees; Non-Profit Organization Management industry)

  October 2006 — Present (3 years 2 months)

  Organizing, evangelizing, cheerleading.

Additional Information

Amit Kumar’s Websites:

• My Company: Palaran
• Follow me on Twitter