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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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Rhea Malhotra
Founder/CTO·Kita
PRIMARY INFO
RoleFounder/CTO
Team size3
BatchWinter 2026
LocationSan Francisco, United States
Company statusActive
StageEarly
BIO
Rhea is the co-founder and CTO of Kita. Rhea completed her bachelor’s and master’s degrees in Computer Science at Stanford, and was an incoming PhD in Computer Vision and Robotics at Princeton. She received the Firestone Medal, the sole highest honor of the Stanford CS Department, for her research in 2025. Rhea joined her first research lab at age 13, worked on the COVID-19 vaccine at Pfizer at 17, and has since authored 7 papers recognized and awarded internationally.
Ex-company, school and discipline below are derived from this bio. Nothing is inferred when the bio is missing.
BACKGROUND
CredentialsPhD
DisciplineResearcherKeyword 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-foundersCarmel Limcaoco@carmelkita
