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Known for these resultsRole75%Role is parsed from founder titles in yc.db. Known for 75% 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.Bio100%Bio coverage: 100% 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-company0%Ex-company is matched from bios with employment context (ex-, formerly, worked at). 0% of these rows have at least one match.School0%School is matched from bios, case-sensitive for acronyms. 0% of these rows have at least one match.
- Hrishi JoshiFounder · ZarnaF25B2B · San Francisco
- Rakesh Mehta@rak3sh_mFounder/CTO · ZarnaF25B2B · San Francisco
- Rishabh DhariwalFounder/CEO · ZarnaF25B2B · San Francisco
- Vivan AgrawalFounder/COO · ZarnaF25B2B · San Francisco
FOUNDERROLEBATCHINDUSTRYLOCATIONTEAMX_url
Hrishi JoshiZarnaFounderFall 2025B2BSan Francisco, United States4—Rakesh MehtaZarnaFounder/CTOFall 2025B2BSan Francisco, United States4https://x.com/rak3sh_mRishabh DhariwalZarnaFounder/CEOFall 2025B2BSan Francisco, United States4—Vivan AgrawalZarnaFounder/COOFall 2025B2BSan Francisco, United States4—
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Rakesh Mehta
Founder/CTO·Zarna
PRIMARY INFO
RoleFounder/CTO
Team size4
BatchFall 2025
LocationSan Francisco, United States
Company statusActive
StageEarly
BIO
Building Zarna—the Agentic Operating Layer for Private Capital Markets. Focused on AI/ML applications to the real world. Other interests include astrophysics, videography/film, photography, and basketball.
Ex-company, school and discipline below are derived from this bio. Nothing is inferred when the bio is missing.
BACKGROUND
No notable employer or school mentioned in the bio.
Credentialsnone mentioned
DisciplineEngineerKeyword match from the bio text, not a classifier.
TRACK RECORD
First YC company on record
COMPANY CONTEXT
Zarna
AI Associates for Private Capital
