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Known for these resultsRole13%Role is parsed from founder titles in yc.db. Known for 13% 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.Bio88%Bio coverage: 88% 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-company13%Ex-company is matched from bios with employment context (ex-, formerly, worked at). 13% of these rows have at least one match.School38%School is matched from bios, case-sensitive for acronyms. 38% of these rows have at least one match.
- Eric ZhuFounder · AxisW26Fintech · San Francisco
- Ian WangFounder · AxisW26Fintech · San Francisco
- Mishaal Al Gergawi@algergawiFounder · AxisW22B2B · New York
- Ankit KhandelwalFounder · GroMoW21Fintech · Gurugram
- Darpan Khurana@me_DKhuranaFounder · GroMoW21Fintech · Gurugram
- Ahmad HammoudaFounder · ThndrS20Fintech · Cairo
- Seif Amr@saiufa3Founder · ThndrS20Fintech · Cairo
- Leila MadroneFounder/CEO · SunfoldingS17Industrials · San Francisco
FOUNDERROLEBATCHINDUSTRYLOCATIONTEAMX_url
Eric ZhuAxisFounderWinter 2026FintechSan Francisco, United States2—Ian WangAxisFounderWinter 2026FintechSan Francisco, United States2—Mishaal Al GergawiAxisFounderWinter 2022B2BNew York, United States15https://x.com/algergawiAnkit KhandelwalGroMoFounderWinter 2021FintechGurugram, India100—Darpan KhuranaGroMoFounderWinter 2021FintechGurugram, India100https://x.com/me_DKhuranaAhmad HammoudaThndrFounderSummer 2020FintechCairo, Egypt235—Seif AmrThndrFounderSummer 2020FintechCairo, Egypt235https://x.com/saiufa3Leila MadroneSunfoldingFounder/CEOSummer 2017IndustrialsSan Francisco, United States44—
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Darpan Khurana
Founder·GroMo
PRIMARY INFO
RoleFounder· not in title
Team size100
BatchWinter 2021
LocationGurugram, India
Company statusActive
StageEarly
BIO
I am a co-founder at GroMo. Prior to GroMo, I worked with Snapdeal and Housing.com (both backed by Softbank) in various roles across Strategy, and Business Intelligence. I have also worked at Oracle as a Software Engineer. I am interested in emerging trends in Fintech both in India and across the world. I am an avid basketball follower and a big Golden State Warrior fan.
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
GroMo
App for independent agents to sell financial products in India
Co-foundersAnkit Khandelwal
