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Kulveer
@kul
Visiting Partner @ycombinator. Backing high-output YC founders via @phosphorcap. Previously founded and sold @ZeusLiving (S11) & @auctomatic (W07).
San Francisco
Joined July 2006
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    Joining @ycombinator as a Visiting Partner for the Spring 2026 batch. Feels a bit full circle.
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    2020 was a challenging year. The pandemic crushed my startup, @ZeusLiving. We were in a mad fight for survival. I learned a lot about resilience, teamwork & belief, whilst making some mistakes along the way. I'll share some of that experience here. /Thread
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    And, as the greatest final blessing, my cofounder’s wife is in remission! I have immense gratitude for my cofounders Srini & Joe, & to the whole Zeus team for giving it everything this year. And of course, to my wife @meghankamat1 for her unwavering support. Onwards. 💪
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    Zeus NYC just hit $1M lifetime revenue in less than a few months after launching. Zeus DC just hit $1M/month run rate about a year after launching. 🏡 🏡 🚀
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    If anyone is stuck for housing in: 🌉 Bay Area 🌅 Los Angeles 🌆 Seattle 🗽 New York 🏦 DC 🏫 Boston Hit me up, we are offering discounted stays @ZeusLiving Places are deep cleaned, & you can easily isolate if needed. 👩🏽‍🎓 discounts available here: zeusliving.com/cities/univers…
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    We just announced that we raised $24M for @zeuslivinginc! @JoshConstine covered it here:
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    Excited to announce I'm now investing full-time in early-stage startups. My focus: backing high output YC founders, category agnostic. Sold @ZeusLiving last year. DMs open for ambitious founders.
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    Excited to announce our $55M Series B raise for @zeuslivinginc! @JoshConstine wrote about it here:
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    We're back! ⚡️⚡️ @ZeusLiving raised $55M in Series C financing, led by SIG (sig.com). We're bringing our vision of making it easy to live wherever and whenever, without the constraints of the traditional rental market, to the wider world.
    It's remarkable how many startups not only survived the pandemic, but evolved into something even better as a result of it. Zeus is one of the more spectacular examples. techcrunch.com/2021/10/14/zeu…
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    Q4 was our most profitable Q4 in company history. We expanded from 6 markets to 30+. We had 6 straight months of 85%+ occupancy. We cut burn by 75%, and will still grow revenue this year. Goodbye 2020, we won't miss you.
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    New York now has more cases than Wuhan did before they started their massive lockdown. UK is double where Wuhan was, with a government going for a herd immunity approach. China still got to 80k cases after lockdown with a high fatality rate in Wuhan. It’s going to get bad.
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    1/ Today's an exciting day! 🗽⚡️@zeuslivinginc launched in New York!⚡️🗽 Currently: 💰 2,000+ companies have used Zeus 🏘️ 1,650 active homes 🏙️ 5 major metros Read more in BI:
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    This was 6 years ago 🤯 We grew from $15M to $65M that year and were on planning for $125M in 2020. 6 months later a virus changed the world. Garry stood by us through it all.
    Zeus CEO Kulveer Taggar (@kul), a moment before last week’s board meeting. They’ve grown to over 1000 homes with the least capital raised, faster than all their competitors even at this scale. Great design and software in one of the world’s biggest markets. #founderportraits
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    I remembered @bchesky's advice when navigating tough decisions. You can make a "business decision": see what’s best for the business. Or, you can make a "principle decision": how do you want to be remembered irrespective of outcome?