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- Nikhara Nirghin@nikharanirghinFounder · ChimaW23B2B · San Francisco
- Laila Chima@lailachimaFounder · WinterW22B2B · San Francisco
FOUNDERROLEBATCHINDUSTRYLOCATIONTEAMX_url
Nikhara NirghinChimaFounderWinter 2023B2BSan Francisco, United States7https://x.com/nikharanirghinLaila ChimaWinterFounderWinter 2022B2BSan Francisco, United States3https://x.com/lailachima
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Nikhara Nirghin
Founder·Chima
PRIMARY INFO
RoleFounder· not in title
Team size7
BatchWinter 2023
LocationSan Francisco, United States
Company statusActive
StageEarly
BIO
Nikhara Nirghin is co-founder and CEO at Chima. She started Chima with Kiara, her sister after working at both Goldman Sachs and Deloitte Consulting and understanding the difficulties of activating enterprise data with AI. Nikhara earned her MBA at London Business School and did her undergrad and postgrad in Mathematical Statistics and Actuarial Science. Awards: International best paper on stochastic data modeling by the Reinsurance Group of America. Email: nikhara@withchima.com.
Ex-company, school and discipline below are derived from this bio. Nothing is inferred when the bio is missing.
BACKGROUND
CredentialsMBA
DisciplineBusinessKeyword match from the bio text, not a classifier.
TRACK RECORD
First YC company on record
COMPANY CONTEXT
Chima
Building infrastructure tools to help large companies customize their…
