Where did Abhi Arya go to school?

Abhi Arya studied at Y Combinator (S25); UC Irvine (B.S. Computer Science and Engineering + Math Minor); Fairmont Preparatory Academy (High School Diploma).

Abhi Arya

Founder

Co-Founder and CTO at Opennote

San Francisco, California, United States

FoundedOpennote · YC

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210 people in our graph share verified history with Abhi — schools, employers, funds. One of them is your warm intro.

Dan CahanaunlockedAbhi: together at Browserbase (2025)

Abhi: together at Browserbase

×10Abhi: together at NASA - National Aeronautics and Space Administration

About

Abhi Arya is co-founder and CTO of Opennote, an AI-powered learning platform that consolidates lecture materials, notes, and readings while providing contextual explanations and practice tools for students.

Co-Founder and CTO at Opennote YC S25

Intro paths

Abhi went through Y Combinator (Summer 2025) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.

Their group partner at YC was Andrew Miklas, General Partner at Y Combinator — the partner who ran Opennote's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗

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In turn, Abhi can intro founders to Opennote's investors below.

Opennote's investors · 5

Afore CapitalSan Francisco · $500K – $2M checks Andreessen HorowitzMenlo Park · $500K – $50M checks Sancus VenturesSan Francisco Script CapitalSan Francisco · $250K – $500K checks Y CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2025

Co-founders at Opennote

Rishi SrihariFounder

Vedant VyasFounder

Experience

Reductoengineeringcurrent2026 — presentSan Francisco, CA
Opennoteco-founder & cto2024 — 2026San Francisco, CA
Browserbasesoftware2025San Francisco, CA
UCI CubeSatavionics lead2023 — 2025Irvine, CA
NASA - National Aeronautics and Space Administrationsoftware2024Johnson Space Center
NASA - National Aeronautics and Space Administrationresearch2023 — 2024Johnson Space Center
UC Irvinesoftware2024Irvine, CA

Skills & more

Languages English · Hindi

From Abhi's professional profile.

Frequently asked questions

Who is Abhi Arya?: Abhi Arya is co-founder and CTO of Opennote, an AI-powered learning platform that consolidates lecture materials, notes, and readings while providing contextual explanations and practice tools for students.
Where does Abhi Arya work?: Abhi Arya is Co-Founder and CTO of Opennote.
What companies did Abhi Arya found?: Abhi Arya founded Opennote.
Where did Abhi Arya go to school?: Abhi Arya studied at Y Combinator (S25); UC Irvine (B.S. Computer Science and Engineering + Math Minor); Fairmont Preparatory Academy (High School Diploma).

Founder mafias

Y Combinator mafia10,230

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UC Irvine mafia101

Also came through, then founded or led a company.

Jon O'BryanPhDFounded Blankethomes +2 Francis LarsonBAFounded Leif +1 Victor NogueraMechanical Engineering ThesisFounded Labsense +1 Henry KwonBachelor of Science - BSFounded Lyra +1 Casey SpencerFounded ItsWare +1 Amir HaghighatMaster of ScienceFounded Baseten +1

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Reducto mafia5

Also came through, then founded or led a company.

Rishi SrihariProduct EngineeringFounded Opennote Vedant VyasGrowth EngineeringFounded Opennote Karan BrarMachine Learning EngineerFounded hiloop Thomas BoserEngineerFounded hiloop

Browserbase mafia4

Also came through, then founded or led a company.

Charly PolyDeveloper MarketerFounded Defer Garrett GravesFounding EngineerFounded crmCopilot Rishi SrihariSoftwareFounded Opennote

Fairmont Preparatory Academy mafia2

Also came through, then founded or led a company.

Arya MarwahaHigh School DiplomaFounded Contrario

Same school

Also attended Y Combinator2,000

Tarek MansourCo-founder & CEO of Kalshi Suhail DoshiFounder of Mixpanel; founder of Particle Subomi OluwalanaCo-founder & CEO of Convoy Arhaan A.Deeptech Fellow at Clear Ventures Collin WallaceGeneral Partner at Lobby Capital Victor SantosVictor Scout at One Way Ventures

+ 1,994 more

Also attended UC Irvine262

Christian BuergerPortfolio Development at Intel Capital Jonathan GiegCommunity Manager at Pantera Capital Ryan LaurinManaging Director at Marlin Equity Partners Christopher WestSenior Legal Counsel at Qualcomm Ventures Pascal KroteePrincipal, Ph.D. at RiverVest Venture Partners Zack IsaacsonVenture Partner at Rackhouse Venture Management Lp

+ 256 more

Also attended Fairmont Preparatory Academy1

Arya MarwahaFounder & CEO at Contrario

Shared employers

Also worked at Reducto7

Jennifer LiPartner at Andreessen Horowitz Adit AbrahamFounder at Reducto Raunak ChowdhuriFounder at Reducto Rishi SrihariFounder at Opennote Vedant VyasFounder at Opennote Karan BrarFounder/CEO at hiloop

+ 1 more

Also worked at Opennote4

Maitree Mervana ParekhPrincipal at Acrew Capital Maitree MervanaInvestor at aCrew Capital Rishi SrihariFounder at Opennote Vedant VyasFounder at Opennote

Also worked at Browserbase8

Dan CahanaPrincipal on the Investment Team at Notable Capital, focused on Cloud Infrastructure & AI Glenn SolomonInvestor at GGV Capital Reid ChristianGeneral Partner at CRV (Charles River Ventures)Ali RohdeCo-Founder and General Partner at Outset Capital Bucky MoorePartner at Kleiner Perkins Charly PolyFounder at Defer

+ 2 more

Also worked at NASA - National Aeronautics and Space Administration180

Sai SenthilkumarPartner at Redpoint Ventures Joe FlahertyDirector, Content & Community at Founder Collective Jim BridenstineManaging Partner, Artemis Group at Cortado Ventures Gabe ShermanPresident, Artemis Group at Cortado Ventures Linda CuretonBoard Member at Maryland TEDCO Omar PimentelDirector of Frontier Strategy at Type One Ventures

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About

Co-Founder and CTO at OpennoteYC S25

Intro paths

Opennote's investors · 5

Co-founders at Opennote

Experience

Skills & more

Frequently asked questions

Founder mafias

Y Combinator mafia10,230

UC Irvine mafia101

Reducto mafia5

Browserbase mafia4

Fairmont Preparatory Academy mafia2

Same school

Also attended Y Combinator2,000

Also attended UC Irvine262

Also attended Fairmont Preparatory Academy1

Shared employers

Also worked at Reducto7

Also worked at Opennote4

Also worked at Browserbase8

Also worked at NASA - National Aeronautics and Space Administration180

Co-Founder and CTO at Opennote YC S25