Akash Garg
Chief Tech/Sci/R&D Officer at MoonPay USA LLC
Profile
Akash is part of Electric's Advisor Network.
He advises founders on engineering architecture, building and scaling high-performing engineering teams, and more.??
Akash was CTO of MoonPay, CTO at Afterpay (acquired by Block), and led engineering teams at Twitter and Uber.
At Afterpay, he founded and led the technology teams that were responsible for Afterpay’s US expansion.
Block acquired Afterpay in 2021 for $29 billion.
Previously, he led all technology products for Uber’s 3.5+ million drivers including onboarding, compliance, and driver experience, as well as led technical teams that added tens of millions of users to Twitter.
Akash Garg active positions
| Companies | Position | Start |
|---|---|---|
Electric Capital Partners LLC
 Electric Capital Partners LLC Investment ManagersFinance Electric Capital Partners LLC (Electric Capital) is a venture capital firm founded in 2018 by Avichal Garg and Curtis Spencer. The firm is headquartered in Palo Alto, California. | Consultant / Advisor | 06/03/2023 |
MoonPay USA LLC
 MoonPay USA LLC Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services MoonPay USA LLC offers a fast and simple way to buy and sell cryptocurrencies. The company is based in Dover, DE and has subsidiaries in Canada and United States. Customers can buy crypto with credit card, bank transfers or Apple Pay. The company was founded in 2019 by Victor Faramond, Maximilian Crown, Ivan Soto-Wright. Ivan Soto-Wright has been the CEO since 2019. | Chief Tech/Sci/R&D Officer | 31/05/2022 |
Former positions of Akash Garg
| Companies | Position | End |
|---|---|---|
| BLOCK, INC. | Private Equity Investor | 30/05/2022 |
Afterpay US Services LLC
 Afterpay US Services LLC Internet RetailRetail Trade Afterpay US Services LLC is a payment platform that allows customers to shop at their favorite stores and pay for their purchases in installments. The company is based in San Francisco, CA. Customers can register quickly for the service and authorize Afterpay to charge their payment method for the down payment at the time of purchase. The CEOs of the company are Nicholas David Molnar, Laura Nadler. | Chief Tech/Sci/R&D Officer | 01/02/2022 |
| UBER TECHNOLOGIES, INC. | Private Equity Investor | 31/03/2018 |
Bebo, Inc.
 Bebo, Inc. Internet Software/ServicesTechnology Services Bebo, Inc. provides online social networking services. The firm enables members to connect friends, share photos and discover interests. The company was founded by Michael Birch and Xochi Birch in January 2005 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA. | Chief Tech/Sci/R&D Officer | 30/12/2011 |
| TWITTER, INC. | Corporate Officer/Principal | - |
Training of Akash Garg
| Stanford University | Graduate Degree |
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Linked companies
| Listed companies | 2 |
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| BLOCK, INC. | Technology Services |
| UBER TECHNOLOGIES, INC. | Transportation |
| Private companies | 7 |
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Reactivity, Inc.
 Reactivity, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Reactivity, Inc. develops software for XML-based web services. Its products enable businesses to securely operate & accelerate web services effectively in order to expedite services, time-to-market and gain competitive advantage. The company was co-founded by Michael Hanson & Brian Roddy in 2001 and is located in Redwood City, CA. | Technology Services |
Bebo, Inc.
Bebo, Inc. Internet Software/ServicesTechnology Services Bebo, Inc. provides online social networking services. The firm enables members to connect friends, share photos and discover interests. The company was founded by Michael Birch and Xochi Birch in January 2005 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA. | Technology Services |
hi5 Networks, Inc.
 hi5 Networks, Inc. Internet Software/ServicesTechnology Services hi5 Networks, Inc. provides social network portals for social entertainment and gaming services. The company was founded by Yalamanchi Ramu in 2003 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA. | Technology Services |
X Corp. (United States)
 X Corp. (United States) Internet Software/ServicesTechnology Services X Corp. is a global platform for public self-expression and conversation in real time. It provides a network that connects users to people, information, ideas, opinions and news. The company's services include live commentary, live connections and live conversations. Its application provides social networking services and micro-blogging services through mobile devices and the Internet. The company can also be used as a marketing tool for businesses. Its products and services include Promoted Tweets, Promoted Accounts and Promoted Trends. Twitter was founded by Jack Dorsey, Christopher Isaac Stone, Noah E. Glass, Jeremy LaTrasse and Evan Williams on March 21, 2006, and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA. | Technology Services |
Electric Capital Partners LLC
Electric Capital Partners LLC Investment ManagersFinance Electric Capital Partners LLC (Electric Capital) is a venture capital firm founded in 2018 by Avichal Garg and Curtis Spencer. The firm is headquartered in Palo Alto, California. | Finance |
Afterpay US Services LLC
Afterpay US Services LLC Internet RetailRetail Trade Afterpay US Services LLC is a payment platform that allows customers to shop at their favorite stores and pay for their purchases in installments. The company is based in San Francisco, CA. Customers can register quickly for the service and authorize Afterpay to charge their payment method for the down payment at the time of purchase. The CEOs of the company are Nicholas David Molnar, Laura Nadler. | Retail Trade |
MoonPay USA LLC
MoonPay USA LLC Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services MoonPay USA LLC offers a fast and simple way to buy and sell cryptocurrencies. The company is based in Dover, DE and has subsidiaries in Canada and United States. Customers can buy crypto with credit card, bank transfers or Apple Pay. The company was founded in 2019 by Victor Faramond, Maximilian Crown, Ivan Soto-Wright. Ivan Soto-Wright has been the CEO since 2019. | Technology Services |
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