# Shan Mohta

> Shan Mohta is the co-founder and CEO of Vendra, a Y Combinator Summer 2024 company helping hardware teams manufacture custom parts through US suppliers. Previously a hardware engineer at Microsoft, Apple, and Skydio, he founded Vendra with childhood friend Anish Bhardwaj and changed its direction from workflow software to manufacturing procurement.

- **Role:** Co-Founder and CEO at Vendra
- **Organizations:** Vendra, Microsoft, Apple, Skydio, Y Combinator
- **Education:** University of Southern California, Y Combinator
- **Known for:** Co-founded a Y Combinator Summer 2024 company., USC Presidential Scholar; member of the W.V.T. Rusch Undergraduate Engineering Honors Program., Vendra selected for the inaugural Palantir Startup Fellowship.

## Career timeline

- **Before 2024** — Worked in hardware engineering at Microsoft, Apple, and Skydio.
- **2024** — Co-founded Vendra with Anish Bhardwaj; participated in Y Combinator Summer 2024.
- **2025-01** — Mohta dates Vendra’s first real customer to January 2025 in his two-year retrospective.
- **2025-06** — Announced Vendra’s selection for the inaugural Palantir Startup Fellowship.
- **2026-08** — Reported Vendra had crossed seven figures in revenue in one month.

## Achievements

- Co-founded a Y Combinator Summer 2024 company.
- USC Presidential Scholar; member of the W.V.T. Rusch Undergraduate Engineering Honors Program.
- Vendra selected for the inaugural Palantir Startup Fellowship.
- Reported delivery of tens of thousands of parts through Vendra.

## Latest updates

- **2026-06** — Featured on RADICL’s podcast discussing supplier coordination, pivots, and flight hardware.
- **2026-08** — Reported a seven-figure revenue month, reaching the team’s target four days before month-end.
- **2026-10** — Appeared on Manufacturing the Future to discuss supplier data and US manufacturing capacity.

## Links

- Website: https://vendra.io/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/shanmohta/
- Twitter/X: https://x.com/shanmohta

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Last updated: 2026-10-15