Pranjal Daga is Co-Founder and CEO of Accend, a Y Combinator-backed company that builds AI agents to make commercial underwriting faster and more accurate.

Prior to founding Accend, Pranjal led Product for Risk at Brex, where he saved millions in losses while processing billions in transactions. His work directly contributed to Brex's growth during a critical scaling phase in the fintech sector.

Before Brex, Pranjal helped establish Cisco Innovation Labs, where he earned four patents and contributed to the company's AI research capabilities.

Pranjal's expertise spans the intersection of AI, risk management, and financial services, making him a sought-after speaker at premier industry conferences including Money20/20 Europe, FinovateSpring, and Machine Learning Week. He serves as a judge for the Banking Tech Awards USA and holds committee positions at leading AI conferences.

Under Pranjal's leadership, Accend has secured $3.2M in seed funding from top-tier investors including Adverb Ventures, General Catalyst, YC and 645 Ventures.

A former PhD candidate in AI at Purdue University, Pranjal combines deep technical expertise with practical business acumen, having transitioned from academic research to building scalable enterprise solutions that serve global institutions.