Fundraising Fox

Akhil Reddy

Founder

Founder/CEO at Thera

New York, New York, United States

FoundedThera · YC

About

Founder and CEO of Thera, a payroll and payments platform that processes payroll, contractor payments, and business spend for startups and small businesses.

LinkedIn ↗X / Twitter ↗
Latest on 𝕏

Akhil Reddy @akhilred_

Launch Post: https://t.co/4GrnENuQ05

Apr 27, 2026 · ♥ 5

Akhil Reddy @akhilred_

Early Access: https://t.co/iUIm1v2X33

Apr 27, 2026 · ♥ 7

Akhil Reddy @akhilred_

Today, I'm proud to introduce Thera Rewards. Thera is the first platform that lets companies earn points on payroll. For many of our members, payroll is their largest expense. For decades, payroll has been locked out of the rewards economy. Until now. Soon you’ll be able https://t.co/eJdqFqgFZQ

Apr 27, 2026 · ♥ 254 · ⇄ 50

Founder/CEO at TheraYC S22

Intro paths

YC

Akhil went through Y Combinator (Summer 2022) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.

GP

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

→

In turn, Akhil can intro founders to Thera's investors below.

Thera's investors · 2

10x FoundersY Combinator

Experience

  1. TheraFounder & CEOcurrent2022 — presentNew York, New York, United States
  2. Various StartupsAngel Investorcurrent2023 — present
  3. AmazonSoftware Development Engineer2019 — 2022Seattle, Washington
  4. Capital OneSoftware Engineer2018 — 2019Richmond, Virginia Area
  5. University of MarylandPresident - Club Squash2015 — 2016College Park, Maryland

Education

  1. Y Combinator2022
  2. University of MarylandBachelor's degree, Computer Science
  3. The University of ManchesterExchange Program
  4. Livingston High School

Skills & more

Java39PHP7HTML8CSS4Objective-C3Ruby4SQL3JavaScript5StartupsLeadership52Web Design9Business Intelligence5
+4 moreSocial Media MarketingGraphic DesignPublic SpeakingMobile Game Development
  • AWS Certified Solutions Architect - Associate — Amazon Web Services (AWS)

From Akhil'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

University of Maryland mafia61

Also came through, then founded or led a company.

Arjun SethiBAFounded Foundation +1Pradeep ElankumaranB.SFounded jo +1Saurabh SrivastavaPhDFounded Warpdrive by Synthetic Minds +1Michael WasserBachelor of ScienceFounded BloomAPI +1Bryant LeeB.S.Founded Vaero +1Stephan WolskiBachelor's degreeFounded Lightberry +1

+ 54 more

The University of Manchester mafia26

Also came through, then founded or led a company.

Andy LeaverMEng/BScFounded ArqitRajiv DatarMastersFounded Chromatan, Inc.Ben PetersBachelor of Computer ScienceFounded BitsoIzaak Chung-GrahamMaster of Science - MSFounded iveeUmar AfridiMPharmFounded TruePillShahzad YounasBachelor of Science (B.Sc.)Founded Muzz

+ 19 more

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 University of Maryland204

Katrina PagliaChief Legal Officer at Pantera CapitalDaniel DemmerInvestor at OpenView Venture PartnersDan RochkindCFO at Lerer HippeauAaron EpsteinGeneral Partner at Y CombinatorSamir KaulInvestor at Khosla VenturesRajesh SwaminathanInvestor at Khosla Ventures

+ 198 more

Also attended The University of Manchester153

Joel NoyceInvestor at Moonfire VenturesJames BraithwaiteFinancial Controller at NorthzoneFreya Svedberg-KeatingInvestor at MedicxiAndy LeaverOperating Partner at Notion CapitalSimon SegarsExecutive Advisor at Black Opal VenturesHonor de WintonExecutive Assistant at Giant Ventures Global Llp

+ 147 more

Also attended Livingston High School3

Eric KangGTM Lead, Tempo at HyperNestAlice IskoldInvestor at 2048 VenturesLilly IskoldAnalyst at 2048 Ventures

Shared employers

Also worked at Various Startups112

Laura BuhlerPartner, Head of Community at Felicis VenturesDaniel SimonVenture Partner at FJ LabsMichelle GonzalezCorporate Vice President and Global Head of M12Shakhina PulatovaInvestor at Storm VenturesAileen AllenPartner at Mercury FundEran SavirFounder & Managing Partner at Savyon Ventures

+ 106 more

Also worked at Amazon597

Dave MunichielloInvestor at GV (Google Ventures)Viswa SankaranarayananVenture Partner at Monta Vista CapitalAlessandro De BenedettiAssociate at NorthzoneScott JacobsonManaging Director at Madrona Venture GroupBill RichterCEO of Qumulo and venture partner at MadronaEduardo BlasiAnalyst at Inveready Technology Investment Group

+ 591 more

Also worked at Capital One156

Joey ShinInvestment Analyst at Pantera CapitalNigel MorrisCo-Founder and Managing Partner of QED InvestorsFrank RotmanCo-Founder and Partner Emeritus at QED InvestorsBill CilluffoPartner at QED InvestorsAustin HayInvestor at Khosla VenturesMatt RisleyPartner Emeritus at QED Investors

+ 150 more

Also worked at University of Maryland43

Ian RobinsonInvestor at Khosla VenturesJennifer WeismanFund Finances at Santa Barbara Venture PartnersCarolyn BrownClinical Advisor at Seae VenturesVyoma GajjarInvestor at Sand Hill AngelsMark GrovicInvestor at New Markets Venture PartnersJavier HervásSenior Manager at Axon Partners Group

+ 37 more