# Caitlin Leksana

> Caitlin Leksana is the co-founder and CEO of Fazeshift, a San Francisco enterprise software company building AI agents for accounts receivable. Trained as a mechanical engineer at Georgia Tech, she moved through BCG and Harvard Business School before co-founding Carma with Timmy Galvin. Their own difficulty tracking payments led them to pivot, interview hundreds of finance leaders, enter Y Combinator's Summer 2024 batch, and build Fazeshift. The company announced a $17 million Series A led by F-Prime Capital in May 2026, bringing reported total funding to $22 million.

- **Role:** Co-Founder & CEO at Fazeshift
- **Organizations:** Fazeshift, Carma, Boston Consulting Group, Y Combinator, Woodruff Young Alumni Council
- **Education:** Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, Master of Business Administration, Harvard Business School
- **Known for:** Co-founded Fazeshift and led the company through Y Combinator's Summer 2024 batch., Raised a $4 million seed round led by Gradient Ventures in 2025., Announced a $17 million Series A led by F-Prime Capital in 2026, bringing reported total funding to $22 million.

## Career timeline

- **2016** — Completed a bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering at Georgia Tech.
- **2017** — Completed a master's degree in mechanical engineering at Georgia Tech and began working in management consulting at BCG Atlanta.
- **2020-2022** — Studied for an MBA at Harvard Business School, where she met future co-founder Timmy Galvin.
- **2022** — Co-founded Carma, a CRM and community management platform for crypto companies.
- **2023** — Co-founded Fazeshift after experiencing accounts receivable problems while running Carma.
- **2024** — Fazeshift joined Y Combinator's Summer 2024 batch.
- **2025** — Fazeshift announced a $4 million seed round led by Gradient Ventures and was selected as a finalist for the SXSW Pitch competition.
- **2026** — Fazeshift announced a $17 million Series A led by F-Prime Capital, bringing reported total funding to $22 million.
- **2026** — Named to the 2026 edition of 100 Women in AI.

## Achievements

- Co-founded Fazeshift and led the company through Y Combinator's Summer 2024 batch.
- Raised a $4 million seed round led by Gradient Ventures in 2025.
- Announced a $17 million Series A led by F-Prime Capital in 2026, bringing reported total funding to $22 million.
- Reported 12x year-over-year revenue growth and enterprise adoption that included eight unicorns and a first public-company customer by May 2026.
- Won first place at the 2024 Finance & Accounting Tech Expo pitch competition.
- Selected as a finalist in the Enterprise, Smart Data, FinTech & Future of Work category of the 2025 SXSW Pitch competition.
- Named to the 2026 edition of 100 Women in AI.

## Latest updates

- **2026-07** — Named to the 2026 edition of 100 Women in AI.
- **2026-05** — Fazeshift announced a $17 million Series A led by F-Prime Capital, with participation from Gradient Ventures, Y Combinator, Wayfinder Ventures, Pioneer Fund, Ritual Capital and angel investors.
- **2026-05** — Fazeshift reported 12x revenue growth in one year, dozens of enterprise customers, eight unicorn customers and its first public-company customer.
- **2025-09** — Discussed Fazeshift's origin, human oversight and AI in finance in an interview with Building Creative Machines.
- **2025-03** — Fazeshift competed as a finalist at SXSW Pitch in the Enterprise, Smart Data, FinTech & Future of Work category.

## Links

- Website: https://www.fazeshift.com
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/caitlinleksana
- Twitter/X: https://x.com/0xCaitlin

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Last updated: 2026-08-18