We’re not your average tax, accounting and bookkeeping service.
Collective is the first online back office platform designed for businesses-of-one.
Collective’s technology and team of trusted advisors give our members the freedom to focus on what matters by taking care of everything from business incorporation to accounting, bookkeeping, tax services and access to a thriving community- all in one platform. With Collective, we want running your own business to be as seamless as taking a full-time job.
We’re run by a group of serial entrepreneurs and businesses-of-one who believe in empowering self-employed people to enjoy the same tax savings that big companies get.
We’re a San Francisco-based startup backed by General Catalyst, QED, Google’s Gradient Ventures, Expa and prominent investors who have financed and built iconic companies like Uber, Stripe, Snap, Udemy, Lyft, Instacart and more.
Our values
Collective’s core values are more than just words; they are how we live and build our team and company.
Puts people first.
Believes in constant progress.
Is driven by its member’s success.
Believes in the power of community
Makes business personal, more memorable and more human.
We believe there’s strength in numbers and power in Collective.
Imagine what we can accomplish together.
Our team
Hooman Radfar
Founder & CEO
Hooman is a serial entrepreneur and the co-founder and CEO at Collective. He previously started AddThis (Oracle), was a founding partner at Expa and is an early investor in Uber, Sweetgreen, Convoy and more.
Ugur Kaner
Founder & CPO
Ugur is a product designer and the co-founder and CPO at Collective. He’s been self-employed for more than a decade. He’s worked with Udemy, Google, Angry Birds, Nokia and more.
Bugra Akcay
Founder & CTO
Bugra is a software engineer and the co-founder and CTO at Collective. He likes to play with 0s and 1s. Fun fact: In his free time, Bugra built one of the largest ERP systems in food production.
Galvea Kelly
CMO
Galvea is a global award winning marketing leader and CMO at Collective. She has led marketing across multi-billion dollar, global organizations and had her own digital marketing agency to boot.
Taresh Batra
VP Finance and Analytics
Taresh is the VP of Finance and Analytics at Collective. With over ten years of experience working in the hedge fund industry, analyzing and investing in technology companies, he is thrilled to have the opportunity to help build Collective.
Jacob Frediani
Director of Member Operations
Jacob is the Director of Member Operations at Collective. He’s originally from the Bay Area and a huge sports fan (mainly the 49ers and the Sharks). Most recently he worked in Sales Operations at Snowflake.
Raquel Deodanes
Director of Accounting
Raquel is the Director of Accounting at Collective. As a CPA, advanced QBO ProAdvisor and a former tax credit consultant for California Franchise Tax Board, she loves to help the self-employed grow their business.
Andrew Vaquerano
Director of Tax
Andrew is the Director of Tax at Collective. After six years of service in public accounting, he’s thrilled to utilize technology to help freelancers succeed in their business.
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