# Karn Saroya Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer · [Re Protocol](https://re.xyz/) [X](https://x.com/karnsaroya) ## About Karn Saroya is Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer at Re Protocol, a role he has held since 2022, the year he raised a $14 million seed round for Re. He previously founded Cover (Y Combinator W16) in 2016 and served as its CEO, and co-founded Stylekick, which was acquired by Shopify in 2015. He has also worked as a Consultant at Oliver Wyman. ## Experience - Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer · Re · 2022 – Present - Founder and CEO · Cover (Y Combinator W16) · 2016 – Present - Co-Founder · Stylekick (acquired by Shopify in 2015) · – 2015 - Consultant · Oliver Wyman ## Notable achievements - Raised a $14 million seed round for Re in 2022 ## Assets on this site - [reUSD Re Protocol Deposit Token](https://galactic.inc/analytics/reusd/) ## Sources - [Re experiences growth in first months of operation (Business Wire)](https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20230425005151/en/Re-Experiences-Unparalleled-Growth-in-First-Few-Months-of-Operation) - [Y Combinator: Cover (Winter 2016)](https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/cover) - [Business Insider: Web3 reinsurance startup Re raises $14 million](https://www.businessinsider.com/web3-reinsurance-startup-re-funding-tribe-capital-karn-saroya-2022-9)