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Known for these resultsRole67%Role is parsed from founder titles in yc.db. Known for 67% 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-company17%Ex-company is matched from bios with employment context (ex-, formerly, worked at). 17% of these rows have at least one match.School67%School is matched from bios, case-sensitive for acronyms. 67% of these rows have at least one match.
- Aryaman Khanna@aryamank24Founder/CEO · ArdenX26B2B · San Francisco
- David LomelinFounder/CTO · ArdenX26B2B · San Francisco
- Vikram Chennai@vchennai2Founder/CEO · ArdentX26B2B · San Francisco
- Shashwat ShrikhandeFounder · ClickPeW23Fintech · Surat
- Michael Shattuck@shattuckioFounder · SoonW22Fintech · Salt Lake City
- Bala Raja@balavrajaFounder/CEO · Clip HealthS16Healthcare · San Francisco
FOUNDERROLEBATCHINDUSTRYLOCATIONTEAMX_url
Aryaman KhannaArdenFounder/CEOSpring 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/aryamank24David LomelinArdenFounder/CTOSpring 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States2—Vikram ChennaiArdentFounder/CEOSpring 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States3https://x.com/vchennai2Shashwat ShrikhandeClickPeFounderWinter 2023FintechSurat, India2—Michael ShattuckSoonFounderWinter 2022FintechSalt Lake City, United States4https://x.com/shattuckioBala RajaClip HealthFounder/CEOSummer 2016HealthcareSan Francisco, United States10https://x.com/balavraja
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Aryaman Khanna
Founder/CEO·Arden
PRIMARY INFO
RoleFounder/CEO
Team size2
BatchSpring 2026
LocationSan Francisco, United States
Company statusActive
StageEarly
BIO
Co-Founder & CEO @ Arden. Previously worked on AI @ Databricks and studied CS & Data Science @ UC Berkeley. Co-authored NeurIPS 2025 research on privacy-preserving ML for autonomous systems.
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
