About
Aarin Jhaveri is the founder and CEO of Kara, which engineers single-crystal diamond for applications including thermal management, power electronics, and quantum technologies. A fifth-generation diamond manufacturer who has sold natural and lab-grown diamonds across the value chain, he studied Economics and Data Science at UC Berkeley.
Founder at KaraYC S26
Intro paths
Aarin went through Y Combinator (Summer 2026) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
Their group partner at YC was Brad Flora, Backing expeditions into the future — the partner who ran Kara's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗
In turn, Aarin can intro founders to Kara's investors below.
Kara's investors · 1
Co-founders at Kara
Experience
- Kara (YC S26)Founder, CEOcurrent2026 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- StealthCo-Foundercurrent2025 — presentBerkeley, CA
- Various CompaniesVarious Rolescurrent2022 — present
- J.K. GemsDiamond Tradercurrent2022 — presentHong Kong SAR
- GenentechData Analyst and Operations2024San Francisco Bay Area
Skills & more
Languages Chinese · English · Gujarati · Hindi
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Aarin Jhaveri?
- Aarin Jhaveri is the founder and CEO of Kara, which engineers single-crystal diamond for applications including thermal management, power electronics, and quantum technologies. A fifth-generation diamond manufacturer who has sold natural and lab-grown diamonds across the value chain, he studied Economics and Data Science at UC Berkeley.
- Where does Aarin Jhaveri work?
- Aarin Jhaveri is Founder of Kara.
- What companies did Aarin Jhaveri found?
- Aarin Jhaveri founded Kara.
- Where did Aarin Jhaveri go to school?
- Aarin Jhaveri studied at Y Combinator; University of California, Berkeley (Economics); UC Berkeley College of Computing, Data Science, and Society (Data Science).
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