# Tasneem Amina

> Tasneem Amina is the Co-Founder and President of Kindred, a members-only home-swapping platform that lets people exchange homes without exchanging money. Born in South India and immigrated to the US at 14, she studied Biology at the University of Chicago before pivoting into finance and tech. After stints at Goldman Sachs, Yik Yak, and Stitch Fix, she became a product leader at Opendoor - where she grew a business line from $0 to ~$300M in annual volume. She co-founded Kindred in 2021 with fellow Opendoor alum Justine Palefsky after a week locked in a cabin whiteboarding ideas. Kindred has since grown to 300,000+ members and 300,000+ homes across 150+ cities, raising $148M total with a $125M round in February 2026 led by Index Ventures.

- **Role:** Co-Founder and President at Kindred
- **Organizations:** Kindred, Opendoor, Goldman Sachs, Yik Yak, Stitch Fix, General Assembly, University of Chicago
- **From:** South India
- **Nationality:** American (Indian-born)
- **Education:** Biology (specialization in Endocrinology, subfocus in Neuroscience), University of Chicago
- **Known for:** Co-founded Kindred, growing it to 300,000+ members in 150+ cities in under 5 years, Raised $148M total in venture funding including a $125M round in February 2026, Scaled a product line at Opendoor from $0 to approximately $300M in annual volume

## Career timeline

- **pre-2015** — Investment Banking Analyst in Structured Finance at Goldman Sachs
- **2014-2016** — Director of Analytics at Yik Yak - established the analytics team during the company's early growth phase
- **2016-2017** — Growth Strategy Consultant at Stitch Fix
- **2016-2017** — Guest Instructor for Data Analytics at General Assembly
- **2017-2020** — Product GM/Lead at Opendoor - grew a new business line from $0 to ~$300M in annual volume; oversaw machine learning for home pricing
- **2021** — Co-founded Kindred with Justine Palefsky (former Opendoor colleague)
- **2022** — Closed $7.75M seed round led by Andreessen Horowitz
- **2023** — Closed $15M Series A led by NEA; platform hit 5,000+ nights swapped
- **2025** — Kindred surpassed 300,000 members; added 150,000 members in 2025 alone
- **2026-02** — Raised $125M combined Series B+C ($40M co-led by NEA/Dylan Field, $85M led by Index Ventures)

## Achievements

- Co-founded Kindred, growing it to 300,000+ members in 150+ cities in under 5 years
- Raised $148M total in venture funding including a $125M round in February 2026
- Scaled a product line at Opendoor from $0 to approximately $300M in annual volume
- Established the analytics team at Yik Yak during the app's early growth phase
- Built Kindred's platform to enable 350,000+ nights booked and $6.5M+ in travel savings for members
- Secured investment from Andreessen Horowitz, NEA, Index Ventures, Bessemer, Caffeinated Capital
- Grew Kindred to 300,000+ home listings across North America and Europe with 90% being primary residences

## Latest updates

- **2026-02** — Kindred raised $125M in combined Series B ($40M) and Series C ($85M) funding, with Index Ventures leading the Series C
- **2025-11** — Bloomberg video interview on travel affordability as a major concern for modern travelers
- **2025-12** — Kindred surpassed 300,000 members and 300,000 home listings, with 350,000+ nights booked and $6.5M+ saved for members
- **2025-00** — Kindred added 150,000 new members in 2025 alone, the largest single-year growth in company history

## Links

- Website: https://livekindred.com
- LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/tasneem-amina-488ab0a8
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/tasamina1

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Last updated: 2026-05-22