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Known for these resultsRole46%Role is parsed from founder titles in yc.db. Known for 46% of these rows — the rest have no title at all, mostly 2019–2023. Those rows stay in the result and are counted as Unknown, never as No.Bio81%Bio coverage: 81% of these founders have a bio on their YC profile. Every bio-derived facet (ex-company, school, credentials, discipline) is Unknown for the rest.Ex-company38%Ex-company is matched from bios with employment context (ex-, formerly, worked at). 38% of these rows have at least one match.School27%School is matched from bios, case-sensitive for acronyms. 27% of these rows have at least one match.
- Batu Balci@batubbalciFounder/CEO · TovenAIS26Fintech · New York
- Sam TurchettaFounder/CTO · TovenAIS26Fintech · New York
- Gunin GuptaFounder/COO · RitivelW26Healthcare · Bengaluru
- Nirmit Arora@NirmitArora26Founder/CTO · RitivelW26Healthcare · Bengaluru
- Pavan Kalyan (a.k.a PK) Tankala@tpavankalyan23Founder/CEO · RitivelW26Healthcare · Bengaluru
- Areg NzsdejanFounder/CEO · CardamonW25B2B · London
- Dmytro AstakhovFounder/CTO · CardamonW25B2B · London
- Glenn Espinosa@gxespinoFounder/CEO · LuthorF24B2B · San Francisco
- Oli WalesFounder/CTO · Arva AIS24B2B · London
- Rhim ShahFounder/CEO · Arva AIS24B2B · London
- Richard MengFounder/CEO · ROEW24B2B · San Francisco
- Ahmed Gaber@i_sicoFounder · DiligentS23Fintech · London
- Edoardo Maschio@edoardo_maschioFounder · DiligentS23Fintech · London
- Edward TiongFounder · ReadilyS23Healthcare · San Francisco
- Wei An WangFounder/CTO · ReadilyS23Healthcare · San Francisco
- Allen CalderwoodFounder · HadriusW23Fintech · New York
- Som Mohapatra@som_mohapatraFounder · HadriusW23Fintech · New York
- Thomas StewartFounder · HadriusW23Fintech · New York
- Arvind Sontha@ArvindSonthaFounder · KyberW23B2B · New York
- Chaitanya Sarda@sardachaitanyaFounder/CEO · AiPriseS22Fintech · San Francisco
FOUNDERROLEBATCHINDUSTRYLOCATIONTEAMX_url
Batu BalciTovenAIFounder/CEOSummer 2026FintechNew York, United States2https://x.com/batubbalciSam TurchettaTovenAIFounder/CTOSummer 2026FintechNew York, United States2—Gunin GuptaRitivelFounder/COOWinter 2026HealthcareBengaluru, India3—Nirmit AroraRitivelFounder/CTOWinter 2026HealthcareBengaluru, India3https://x.com/NirmitArora26Pavan Kalyan (a.k.a PK) TankalaRitivelFounder/CEOWinter 2026HealthcareBengaluru, India3https://x.com/tpavankalyan23Areg NzsdejanCardamonFounder/CEOWinter 2025B2BLondon, United Kingdom2—Dmytro AstakhovCardamonFounder/CTOWinter 2025B2BLondon, United Kingdom2—Glenn EspinosaLuthorFounder/CEOFall 2024B2BSan Francisco, United States3https://x.com/gxespinoOli WalesArva AIFounder/CTOSummer 2024B2BLondon, United Kingdom20—Rhim ShahArva AIFounder/CEOSummer 2024B2BLondon, United Kingdom20—Richard MengROEFounder/CEOWinter 2024B2BSan Francisco, United States9—Ahmed GaberDiligentFounderSummer 2023FintechLondon, United Kingdom10https://x.com/i_sicoEdoardo MaschioDiligentFounderSummer 2023FintechLondon, United Kingdom10https://x.com/edoardo_maschioEdward TiongReadilyFounderSummer 2023HealthcareSan Francisco, United States20—Wei An WangReadily2× YCFounder/CTOSummer 2023HealthcareSan Francisco, United States20—Allen CalderwoodHadriusFounderWinter 2023FintechNew York, United States80—Som MohapatraHadriusFounderWinter 2023FintechNew York, United States80https://x.com/som_mohapatraThomas StewartHadriusFounderWinter 2023FintechNew York, United States80—Arvind SonthaKyberFounderWinter 2023B2BNew York, United States5https://x.com/ArvindSonthaChaitanya SardaAiPriseFounder/CEOSummer 2022FintechSan Francisco, United States65https://x.com/sardachaitanya
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Nirmit Arora
Founder/CTO·Ritivel
PRIMARY INFO
RoleFounder/CTO
Team size3
BatchWinter 2026
LocationBengaluru, India
Company statusActive
StageEarly
BIO
Co-founder and CTO @ Ritivel. Prev @ Microsoft Research focused on making agentic systems safe.
Ex-company, school and discipline below are derived from this bio. Nothing is inferred when the bio is missing.
BACKGROUND
Credentialsnone mentioned
DisciplineResearcherKeyword match from the bio text, not a classifier.
TRACK RECORD
First YC company on record
COMPANY CONTEXT
RitivelAI-native platform for Life-Sciences Documentation
