His work spans consumer, SaaS, and culture like creating Nike's SNKRS app from the ground up, to building startups including Sincerely (acquired), Meadow, and Yuga Labs.

Zain operates at both altitude and ground level, excelling at defining vision, building teams, and shipping product. He’s equally comfortable in strategy, systems, and pixels.

His foundation is in art, product design and culture—bringing a systems-driven approach to how people interact, create, and connect.

Zain is a design executive and hands-on builder with 15+ years of experience creating and scaling category-defining products.


He was the first designer at Instacart, shaping the product from 0→scale and building the design org across product, research, and brand. He later led design at Y Combinator, developing systems used by thousands of founders, and contributed to next-gen digital experiences at Yuga Labs.

Zain is a design executive and hands-on builder with 15+ years of experience creating and scaling category-defining products.


He was the first designer at Instacart, shaping the product from 0→scale and building the design org across product, research, and brand. He later led design at Y Combinator, developing systems used by thousands of founders, and contributed to next-gen digital experiences at Yuga Labs.

Hailing from Los Angeles, raised by the Bay.

Hailing from Los Angeles, raised by the Bay.

Hailing from Los Angeles, raised by the Bay.