Author
Grady Andersen
Founder and CEO, Cairnul
Grady Andersen is the Founder and CEO of Cairnul, software for founders raising early rounds of $25k to $25M. He founded pavdy in 2019 and VamosWatu in 2022, mentors founders raising early rounds, and writes Cairnul guides on SAFEs, Form D, and 83(b) elections. He is based in Austin, Texas.
- Based inAustin, Texas
- LanguagesEnglish, Russian, Ukrainian
Role
Role at Cairnul
Grady leads and manages the Cairnul team and sets the product vision and growth of Cairnul in legal tech. He writes Cairnul guides, comparisons, and tools for founders raising early rounds. Each guide cites the primary sources it relies on, and on legal topics a Cairnul fact-checker checks his statements against those sources.
Focus
Leadership and expertise
- SAFEs and early-round fundraising
- Advisor agreements and advisory
- Team leadership
- Legal tech
- RegTech
- FinTech
Experience
Experience
- Founder and CEOCairnul, Austin, TexasMay 2026 to present
- Founder and CEOVamosWatuOct 2022 to presentA product engineering talent agency
- Startup AdvisorFantasyCaster Inc.Dec 2025 to present
- Angel InvestorOrbiter.ioApr 2024 to present
- Founder and CEOpavdyJan 2019 to Feb 2023Connected software development shops in Eastern Europe and the Caucasus with North American clients
Education
Education
- Language Certification, Russian Language and LiteratureTaras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv2018 to 2019
- Real EstateArizona Academy of Real Estate & Business2014 to 2015
Content
Content by Grady
Elsewhere
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