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Hesper AI

YC F26

New York City, US · Founded 2026 · 2 employees · 1 known investors

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Hesper AI develops AI agents that investigate property and casualty insurance claims, reading claim files to detect tampered documents, verify facts, check coverage, flag inconsistencies, and generate audit-ready case files. It serves claims and special investigations teams at insurance carriers, managing general agents, and third-party administrators.

Founders & leadership· Y Combinator alumni (F26)

Hesper AI was founded in 2026 by Pankaj Dhariwal and Nitish Badu.

PDPankaj Dhariwal
Pankaj Dhariwalin𝕏Co-Founder & CEOHe previously served as an Engineering Manager at Nanonets, where he developed an accounts payable product and grew the engineering team, and earlier worked as the first engineer on the Export-Import team at Shipsy, building a container tracking and ETA prediction system. He holds a dual degree in Electronics and Economics from BITS Pilani.
NBNitish Badu
Nitish BaduinCo-Founder & COOHe previously led go-to-market and revenue efforts at Nanonets, growing its ARR to $4M, and served as GTM Lead at Super.AI, with around four years of experience in go-to-market and revenue for B2B AI companies; he holds a degree from BITS Pilani.

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What does Hesper AI do?
Hesper AI develops AI agents that investigate property and casualty insurance claims, reading claim files to detect tampered documents, verify facts, check coverage, flag inconsistencies, and generate audit-ready case files. It serves claims and special investigations teams at insurance carriers, managing general agents, and third-party administrators.
Who founded Hesper AI?
Hesper AI was founded by Pankaj Dhariwal, Nitish Badu in 2026.
Who are Hesper AI's investors?
Hesper AI's investors include Y Combinator.
Where is Hesper AI headquartered?
Hesper AI is headquartered in New York City, US.