# Steve Rahimi

> Steve Rahimi is the CEO and co-founder of Pango (YC S26), a Stockholm-based startup building an agentic operating system for e-commerce back-office operations - deliveries, tracking, returns, and customer service. An e-commerce entrepreneur since age 17, Rahimi spent roughly seven years operating inside online retail before embedding with 30-plus brands to build Pango with co-founder and CTO Lukasz Reszczynski. The company reached product-market fit within two months of launch, grew about 60% month-over-month, and joined Y Combinator's Summer 2026 batch.

- **Role:** CEO & Co-Founder at Pango
- **Organizations:** Pango
- **Known for:** Co-founded and leads Pango as CEO, Grew Pango to 30+ live e-commerce brands across fashion, beauty, and home, Reached product-market fit within roughly two months of launch

## Career timeline

- **~2017** — Began building and selling in e-commerce as a teenager, around age 17
- **2024-2025** — Co-founded Pango in Stockholm with Lukasz Reszczynski to automate post-purchase e-commerce operations
- **2025** — Pango reached product-market fit roughly two months after launch, serving live brands
- **2026** — Pango joined Y Combinator's Summer 2026 batch; raised an angel round (~$500K)

## Achievements

- Co-founded and leads Pango as CEO
- Grew Pango to 30+ live e-commerce brands across fashion, beauty, and home
- Reached product-market fit within roughly two months of launch
- Drove approximately 60% month-over-month growth before starting YC
- Accepted into Y Combinator's Summer 2026 batch
- Backed by Swedish innovation grants (Vinnova) and an angel round

## Latest updates

- **2026-04** — Pango closed an angel funding round (~$500K).
- **2026** — Pango joined Y Combinator's Summer 2026 batch and expanded its US corporate structure to support scaling.

## Links

- Website: https://pango.ai
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/steve-rahimi

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Last updated: 2026-07-31