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Abhi Arya

Founder

Co-Founder and CTO at Opennote

San Francisco, California, United States

FoundedOpennote · YC

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.

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Co-Founder and CTO at OpennoteYC S25

Intro paths

YC

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

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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 CapitalAndreessen HorowitzSancus VenturesScript CapitalY Combinator

Co-founders at Opennote

RSRishi Srihari
Rishi SrihariFounder
VVVedant Vyas
Vedant VyasFounder

Experience

  1. Reductoengineeringcurrent2026 — presentSan Francisco, CA
  2. Opennoteco-founder & cto2024 — 2026San Francisco, CA
  3. Browserbasesoftware2025San Francisco, CA
  4. UCI CubeSatavionics lead2023 — 2025Irvine, CA
  5. NASA - National Aeronautics and Space Administrationsoftware2024Johnson Space Center
  6. NASA - National Aeronautics and Space Administrationresearch2023 — 2024Johnson Space Center
  7. UC Irvinesoftware2024Irvine, CA

Education

  1. Y CombinatorS25
  2. UC IrvineB.S. Computer Science and Engineering + Math Minor2023 — 2027
  3. Fairmont Preparatory AcademyHigh School Diploma

Skills & more

Languages English · Hindi

From Abhi's professional profile.

Founder mafias

Y Combinator mafia8,668

Also came through, then founded or led a company.

Sam AltmanPresidentFounded LooptFred EhrsamYC Summer 2012Founded CoinbaseMatt HuangYC Winter 2011Founded HotspotsTrae StephensYC Winter 2022Founded PursuitDelian AsparouhovYC Summer 2014Founded Nightingale +1Justin KanYC Winter 2018Founded Rye +3

+ 8,661 more

UC Irvine mafia36

Also came through, then founded or led a company.

Jon O'BryanPhDFounded PadSplit +1Binh TranBSFounded AVVTak CheungDoctor of Medicine (M.D.)Founded Lexington Medical, IncJason WangBachelor of Science (BS)Founded TrueVaultErnesto LujanBachelor’s DegreeFounded dNovoFrancis LarsonBAFounded Ascen

+ 29 more

Browserbase mafia4

Also came through, then founded or led a company.

Charly PolyProduct Marketing LeadFounded DeferGarrett GravesFounding EngineerFounded crmCopilotRishi SrihariSoftwareFounded Opennote

Reducto mafia3

Also came through, then founded or led a company.

Rishi SrihariProduct EngineeringFounded OpennoteVedant VyasGrowth EngineeringFounded 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

Leo LuInvestor at Foundation CapitalMaroof AhmedFounder at Octopus VenturesJustin SwartPartner at Bitkraft Esports VenturesVictor SantosVictor Scout at One Way VenturesSwapnil JainCEO, Observe.AI at EMERGENT VENTURESChase AdamPartner at Very Serious Ventures

+ 1,994 more

Also attended UC Irvine114

Christian BuergerPortfolio Development at Intel CapitalJonathan GiegCommunity Manager at Pantera CapitalRyan LaurinManaging Director at Marlin Equity PartnersPascal KroteePrincipal, Ph.D. at RiverVest Venture PartnersZack IsaacsonVenture Partner at Rackhouse Venture Management LpCameron BaharVenture Partner at Think+ Ventures Management, Llc

+ 108 more

Also attended Fairmont Preparatory Academy2

Rishi SharmaInvestor at Newlin VenturesArya MarwahaFounder & CEO at Contrario

Shared employers

Also worked at Reducto5

Jennifer LiPartner at Andreessen HorowitzAdit AbrahamFounder at ReductoRaunak ChowdhuriFounder at ReductoRishi SrihariFounder at OpennoteVedant VyasFounder at Opennote

Also worked at Opennote3

Maitree MervanaInvestor at aCrew CapitalRishi SrihariFounder at OpennoteVedant VyasFounder at Opennote

Also worked at Browserbase10

Dan CahanaPrincipal on the Investment Team at Notable Capital, focused on Cloud Infrastructure & AIGlenn SolomonInvestor at GGV CapitalReid ChristianGeneral Partner at CRV (Charles River Ventures)Shaad KhanInvestor at Afore CapitalSumeet SinghPartner at Andreessen HorowitzAli RohdeCo-Founder and General Partner at Outset Capital

+ 4 more

Also worked at NASA - National Aeronautics and Space Administration93

HariFellow at Clear VenturesSai SenthilkumarPartner at Redpoint VenturesJoe FlahertyDirector, Content & Community at Founder CollectiveJim BridenstineManaging Partner, Artemis Group at Cortado VenturesGabe ShermanPresident, Artemis Group at Cortado VenturesLinda CuretonBoard Member at Maryland TEDCO

+ 87 more