# Karan Kanwar

> Karan Kanwar is the co-founder and CEO of Wing Assistant, a managed virtual assistant marketplace that grew from his UC Irvine dorm room to over 1,000 employees across 8 countries and $20 million in annual revenue. Born in Mumbai and raised in Hong Kong, Kanwar speaks five languages, started coding at age 8, and previously consulted for Morgan Stanley, Goldman Sachs, and the United Nations before building Wing into one of the fastest-growing B2B staffing platforms in the US.

- **Role:** CEO at Wing Assistant
- **Organizations:** Wing Assistant, Forbes Technology Council, UCI Beall Applied Innovation, Berkeley SkyDeck, TOMedu Organization
- **From:** Mumbai, India
- **Nationality:** Indian
- **Education:** Bachelor's in Computer Science, University of California, Irvine, Secondary Education, Sha Tin College, Certificate in Intelligent Sensing Technologies, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
- **Known for:** #1 Product of the Day on Product Hunt (2020), Grew Wing Assistant to $20M annual revenue by 2023, Built a team of 1,000+ employees across 8 countries

## Career timeline

- **childhood** — Born in Mumbai, raised in Hong Kong; began coding at age 8
- **2016** — Started Wing as a student assistant app at UC Irvine
- **2017** — Evolved Wing into student assistant software
- **2018** — Co-founded Wing AI with Roland Polzin, Martin Gomez, and Sai Gupta; entered Berkeley SkyDeck accelerator
- **2020** — Wing hit #1 Product of the Day on Product Hunt; pivoted to B2B marketplace during COVID-19; revenue reached $3M
- **2021** — Raised $2.1M seed round from Surface Ventures, Brookstone Venture Capital, UC Berkeley SkyDeck, and UC Irvine
- **2022** — Revenue grew to $10.5M; handled 255,000+ tasks; signed 1,000+ customers
- **2023** — Joined Forbes Technology Council; raised $1.4M in non-dilutive revenue-based financing; revenue hit $20M (90%+ YoY growth)
- **2024** — Launched Pie (Post It Everywhere) social media scheduling tool; 1M+ applicants in a year; team exceeded 1,000 employees across 8 countries

## Achievements

- #1 Product of the Day on Product Hunt (2020)
- Grew Wing Assistant to $20M annual revenue by 2023
- Built a team of 1,000+ employees across 8 countries
- Raised $2.1M seed round backed by both UC Berkeley SkyDeck and UC Irvine
- 210% annualized growth rate secured additional $1.4M revenue-based financing
- Forbes Technology Council member (2023-present)
- UCI Beall Applied Innovation advisor
- Berkeley SkyDeck selection committee volunteer
- Consulted for Morgan Stanley, Goldman Sachs, and the United Nations
- 1,000%+ overall company growth since founding
- Co-founded TOMedu Organization for educational empowerment

## Latest updates

- **2024-04** — Launched Pie (Post It Everywhere), a social media scheduling tool built for Wing's VA ecosystem
- **2024-08** — Published research on employee engagement from 1,000+ respondent survey; team exceeded 1,000 employees in 8 countries
- **2023-12** — Wing Assistant crossed $20M annual revenue with 90.48% year-over-year growth
- **2023-06** — Secured $500K in revenue-based financing from Efficient Capital Labs, later expanded to $1.4M total
- **2023-02** — Joined Forbes Technology Council

## Links

- Website: https://karankanwar.me
- LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/kanwarkaran
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/KaranKanwar

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Last updated: 2026-05-12