Our Story. Why we started Warp and where we're going.
Starting a company is magical, filled with equal parts excitement and nervousness. But no one starts a company to deal with paperwork, payroll, or tax compliance across thousands of jurisdictions.
For decades, the software companies use to run their operations has been stuck in the past. Clunky systems that slow you down, built by incumbents who profit from complexity rather than eliminating it. Even "modern" players are built on the same antiquated approach: throw people at problems instead of truly automating them.
Frustrated with the status quo, we decided to build something insanely great. Something that keeps up with how fast modern companies move. Something that uses AI to handle complexity others consider impossible to solve. We called it Warp to signify speed.
Built for companies that move fast.
Our Values The principles that guide how we work and what we build.
01.Move at Warp Speed
Action produces information. Even without full conviction, act and learn. Small iteration loops compound to massive advantages. We ask: why can't it be done today instead of tomorrow?
02.Care Deeply About Quality
Quality vs. speed is a false dichotomy. People who move fast also produce the highest quality work. No task is trivial, no detail too small. How you do one thing is how you do everything.
03.Act Like an Owner
Care about outcomes, not just tasks. See the gaps and work to close them. Get things done without waiting for perfect instructions. Owners need minimal management.
04.Be Product & Engineering-Driven
Our founding DNA is technical. When faced with a problem, we default to software and automation rather than manual processes. We win by building the most technically superior product.
05.Win When Our Customers Win
Warp wouldn't exist without our customers. We fight for them every day. It's not enough that they like our product, they must love it. Anything short of that means there's work to do.
Our Team. The people behind Warp.
Ayush Sharma
Founder & CEO
Adam Rankin
CTO
Gabriella Garcia
Special Projects Lead
Thiago Bocayuva
Head of Sales
Nicole Chinuntdet
Head of Customer Success
Dylan Munn
Head of Benefits
Raphael Salaja
Design Engineer
Wyatt Schulte
Sr. Product Engineer
Grayson Stiles
Product Designer
Joshua Newman
Product Engineer
Amna Kapur
Product Engineer
Neil Akalwadi
Product Engineer
Lawrence Park
Growth Engineer
Sarah Hunter
Founding GTM
Kendall Keahey
GTM
Hayk Ghon
GTM
Allan Lvov
GTM
Will Kostrzewsky
Founding GTM
Patric Song
Growth
Brandon Novarro
Growth
Victoria Eisenhauer
Growth & Strategy
Guy Easterling
Growth & Strategy
Manveer Singh
Growth
Nicole Sievers
Content Marketing Lead
Eliza Cain
Senior Customer Activation Manager
Ben Shein
Senior Account Manager
Lara Páircéir
Product Operations Specialist
Ash Sanchez
Product Operations Specialist
Ace Tajong
Tax Operations Lead
Sarah Bai
Head of Operations
Backed by the best. From technical founders and investors who've built iconic companies.
Drew Houston
CEO, Dropbox
Balaji Srinivasan
Ex-CTO, Coinbase
Elad Gil
Investor
Arash Ferdowsi
Co-founder, Dropbox
Kyle Vogt
Founder, Cruise
Kevin Hartz
Founder, Eventbrite & A* Capital
Amjad Masad
Founder, Replit
Jordi Hays
Founder, TBPN
Dan Romero
Founder, Farcaster
Sound Ventures
Fund
Y Combinator
Fund
Homebrew
Fund
HOF Capital
Fund