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- Carmel Limcaoco@carmelkitaFounder/CEO · KitaW26Fintech · San Francisco
- Rhea Malhotra@_rheamalhotra_Founder/CTO · KitaW26Fintech · San Francisco
FOUNDERROLEBATCHINDUSTRYLOCATIONTEAMX_url
Carmel LimcaocoKitaFounder/CEOWinter 2026FintechSan Francisco, United States3https://x.com/carmelkitaRhea MalhotraKitaFounder/CTOWinter 2026FintechSan Francisco, United States3https://x.com/_rheamalhotra_
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Carmel Limcaoco
Founder/CEO·Kita
PRIMARY INFO
RoleFounder/CEO
Team size3
BatchWinter 2026
LocationSan Francisco, United States
Company statusActive
StageEarly
BIO
Carmel is the co-founder and CEO of Kita. She is from Manila and studied Symbolic Systems & Music at Stanford. Prior to Kita, she was completing her Master’s in Computer Science. She spent three summers in audio and music product at Apple, where she was one of few interns to ever ship a feature in iOS. She was awarded by the United Nations at 16, launched the first Product Fellowship in the Philippines, and co-founded DAHA in 2022, where she took Stanford’s first marketplace from 0 to 1.
Ex-company, school and discipline below are derived from this bio. Nothing is inferred when the bio is missing.
BACKGROUND
Credentialsnone mentioned
DisciplineEngineerKeyword match from the bio text, not a classifier.
TRACK RECORD
First YC company on record
COMPANY CONTEXT
KitaAutomate credit assessment for lenders in emerging markets
Co-foundersRhea Malhotra@_rheamalhotra_
