Manish Chandra

Founder & CEO, Poshmark
Nationality: United States
Residence: San Francisco Bay Area
Businesses: Poshmark / Kaboodle / Intel Versata / Sybase

Biography

Manish Chandra is the founder and Chief Executive Officer of Poshmark, where he also serves on the company’s board of directors.

As CEO, Manish is responsible for guiding the vision, strategy and growth of the company. Prior to Poshmark, Manish co-founded Kaboodle, an online shopping website where he served as CEO.

Before Kaboodle, Manish held executive positions at Versant, Versata (IPO 2000, acquired by Trilogy), and Sybase (IPO 1991, acquired by SAP). Manish holds an M.B.A. in Marketing and Finance from Haas Business School at the University of California, Berkeley, an M.S. in Computer Science from the University of Texas at Austin, and a B.Tech from the Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur.

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Co-Founder & SVP of Seller Experience, Poshmark
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Residence: San Francisco Bay Area
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Business Model Shaped by Upbringing

Inspiration is everywhere, even when you're 9 years-old. As a young boy, Manish Chandra, spent time in his grandfather’s store which was located in a bustling marketplace in India. In this clip, he explains how these cherished memories inspired him to create Poshmark, one of the largest online marketplaces for fashion.

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