Kane Rao

building something new | Ex-Visa, Robinhood

San Francisco, CA, USA

  1. Product
  2. Marketing
  3. Founder
  4. Microsoft Excel
  5. Chief Product Officer
  6. Senior Strategic Partnerships Manager

Product & GTM Operator | Fintech, AI & Platform Systems

Product and GTM leader with experience across Visa, Robinhood, and N26, operating at the intersection of product, partnerships, and growth.

At Visa, I led global partnerships with companies like Google and Tesla, driving ~$800M in annualized payment volume. Across roles, I’ve worked on launching and scaling financial products in complex, regulated environments.

More recently, I’ve been building AI-native systems (Senso, Willow) and working with early-stage teams on product strategy, GTM, and execution.

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Work

  • Signal Monitor — Overton Collective

    Find customers already frustrated with your competitors. Signal Monitor scans Reddit, X, and forums to surface real complaints and turn them into ready-to-contact prospects.

    https://www.signalmonitor.xyz/

  • Willow — The Autonomous Executive

    Replace your fractional CFO with a decision engine that models your path to $5M ARR. Built for pre-seed to Series A founders.

    https://www.willowxai.com/

  • Senso | Decision Infrastructure for the Agentic Era

    AI has collapsed build time. Product decision quality is now the bottleneck. Senso is a closed-loop system that replaces narrative guesswork with structured, executable certainty.

    https://www.getsenso.xyz/

Experience

  • Senso

    Senso

    Founder, Product & GTM

    Jan 2026 - Present

    AI-native product decision engine

    • Onboarding PM-led companies across fintech and SaaS to deploy and validate decision workflows in live environments
    • Working directly with YC founders and product teams to map systemic breakdowns in roadmap decision-making (prioritization noise, misalignment, weak evidence standards)
  • Willow

    Willow

    Founder, CEO

    Jun 2025 - Jan 2026

    AI-native financial & ops decision layer

    • Onboarded 10 YC-backed startups into pilot programs, validating core decision workflows across fintech and SaaS teams
    • Worked directly with early-stage operators to identify and solve critical breakdowns in financial systems and capital allocation
  • Visa

    Visa

    Senior Manager, Global Strategic Partnerships

    Oct 2022 - Dec 2024

    Visa is a global payments technology company enabling fast, secure, and reliable electronic payments worldwide.

    • Supported the growth of strategic accounts within Big Tech, leading global partnerships with Google and Tesla.
  • Robinhood

    Robinhood

    Product, Payments

    Mar 2022 - Oct 2022

    Robinhood is a commission-free trading platform allowing users to invest in stocks, ETFs, options, and crypto.

    • Launched key product initiatives to Robinhood's Spending Card, including Merchant Offers and Round-up Rewards.
  • N26

    N26

    Product Manager, Segment Lead

    Mar 2021 - Mar 2022

    N26 is a mobile bank offering user-friendly banking services with a full German banking license.

    • Led the Payments and Account Funding segments for N26’s US division, driving product launches and strategic initiatives across the company.
  • Credible

    Credible

    Strategic Finance & Business Operations

    Jul 2019 - Mar 2021

    Credible is a marketplace that offers users personalized loan and insurance comparisons from multiple lenders.

    • Post-acquisition integration, product + operational initiatives
  • Stealth Startup

    Stealth Startup

    Advisor

    Mar 2018 - Sep 2018

    Supported Series A fundraising, financial modeling, and product strategy

  • Perfit Tech

    Co-Founder, Product & GTM

    Aug 2017 - Jul 2018

    Built B2B SaaS platform for apparel sizing and visualization

  • Alberta Investment Management Corporation (AIMCo)

    Alberta Investment Management Corporation (AIMCo)

    Private Equity Associate

    Jan 2015 - May 2017

    AIMCo is a leading institutional investment manager in Canada, investing on behalf of Alberta-based pension and government funds.

    • Completed ~$6B in transactions across growth and buyout investments

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