# Kamir Kothari

> Kamir Kothari is the co-founder and CEO of Inspira Education, an admissions platform pairing students with top-tier consultants for medical, legal, and business school applications. Before starting Inspira in 2020 with Arush Chandna, he held investing and operating roles at Social Capital, Silicon Valley Bank, LendingHome, and The Parthenon Group, after studying finance and economics at Oxford.

- **Role:** Co-Founder and CEO at Inspira Education
- **Organizations:** Inspira Education, Silicon Valley Bank, Social Capital LP, LendingHome, The Parthenon Group
- **Education:** Finance and Economics, University of Oxford
- **Known for:** Co-founded Inspira Education in 2020, Grew team to 73 employees with reported 52.6% headcount growth over a 24-month period, Led Social Capital investments in Jobox and Clara

## Career timeline

- **—** — Consultant at The Parthenon Group
- **—** — Product role at LendingHome
- **2017-2018** — Investor at Social Capital LP, led investments including Jobox and Clara
- **2018-2021** — Director, Early Stage Practice at Silicon Valley Bank
- **2020** — Co-founded Inspira Education with Arush Chandna
- **2021** — Transitioned full-time to Inspira Education as CEO

## Achievements

- Co-founded Inspira Education in 2020
- Grew team to 73 employees with reported 52.6% headcount growth over a 24-month period
- Led Social Capital investments in Jobox and Clara
- Senior member of SVB's Early Stage Practice

## Latest updates

- **2022-01** — Inspira Education last raised a Seed round.

## Links

- Website: https://inspiraeducationgroup.com
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kamirkothari/
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/kamirkothari
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4LJ57aUv_dw
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/kamir.kothari

---

Profile page: https://yespress.io/kamir-kothari
Published by YesPress — https://yespress.io
Last updated: 2026-06-30