# Xavier de Gracia

> Xavier de Gracia is the New York-based co-founder and co-CEO of Prosper AI. An Esade graduate and Harvard MBA, he previously worked at Bain & Company and held strategy, operations and general management roles at Handy and Angi. He founded Prosper with Josep Mingot in 2023, joined Y Combinator’s Summer 2023 batch and subsequently raised a $30 million Series A led by Andreessen Horowitz in June 2026.

- **Role:** Co-founder and Co-CEO at Prosper AI
- **Organizations:** Prosper AI, Angi, Handy, Bain & Company, J.P. Morgan, Barcelona Global
- **Nationality:** Spanish
- **Education:** Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA), Esade, Master of Business Administration (MBA), Harvard Business School
- **Known for:** Co-founded Prosper AI in 2023., Joined Y Combinator’s Summer 2023 batch with Prosper., Previously managed a $120 million business unit, according to his Y Combinator biography.

## Career timeline

- **2011** — Investment banking internship at J.P. Morgan in London.
- **2012-2015** — Consulting at Bain & Company; his published biography identifies Madrid, London and Dubai.
- **2015-2017** — MBA at Harvard Business School.
- **2018** — Associate director of strategy at Handy in New York; advised Spanish marketplace startups.
- **2019** — Director of operations at Handy; published a Catalan-language essay on innovation.
- **2019-2021** — Vice president and general manager roles at Handy, including direct-to-consumer and high-skill services businesses.
- **2021-2023** — Vice president and general manager at Angi.
- **2023** — Co-founded Prosper with Josep Mingot; joined Y Combinator’s Summer 2023 batch.
- **2025** — Prosper announced a $5 million seed round led by Emergence Capital in September.
- **2026** — Prosper announced a $30 million Series A led by Andreessen Horowitz on June 22.

## Achievements

- Co-founded Prosper AI in 2023.
- Joined Y Combinator’s Summer 2023 batch with Prosper.
- Previously managed a $120 million business unit, according to his Y Combinator biography.
- His Y Combinator biography describes responsibility for 800+ customer service agents, 300 phone sales representatives and 30+ operations staff.
- Prosper announced a $5 million seed round led by Emergence Capital in September 2025.
- Prosper announced a $30 million Series A led by Andreessen Horowitz in June 2026.

## Latest updates

- **2026-06** — Prosper announced a $30 million Series A led by Andreessen Horowitz, with Base10 and existing investors participating.
- **2026-06** — De Gracia and Josep Mingot appeared on Signal by Nova to discuss their backgrounds, company and fundraising.

## Links

- Website: https://www.getprosper.ai/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/xavierdegracia
- Twitter/X: https://x.com/XDeGracia

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Last updated: 2026-10-25