Anish Raj Sikka
FounderFounder at Hiration
San Francisco, California, United States
FoundedHiration · YC
About
Anish Raj Sikka holds a B.Tech. from IIT Delhi and an MBA from IIM Calcutta. He worked as a consultant at BCG before joining the founding team at ZO Rooms, a hospitality startup that scaled to 600 employees and was acquired within two years. He now leads Hiration, focused on career services.
Founder at HirationYC W20
Intro paths
YC
Anish went through Y Combinator (Winter 2020) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
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Experience
- HirationCo-Founder & CEOcurrent2017 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- ZO RoomsFounding Team Member2015 — 2016Greater Delhi Area
- The Boston Consulting GroupSenior Associate2014 — 2015Gurugram, Haryana, India
- Energy FloorsBusiness Development Intern2013The Randstad, Netherlands
- The Boston Consulting GroupSummer Associate2013Gurugram, Haryana, India
- Harvard Project for Asian and International Relations (HPAIR)Entrepreneurship Panel Member2013Harvard University, MA, USA
- United Nations Development ProgrammeBusiness Analyst Intern2011Bhubaneshwar, Odisha, India
- PERIFormwork Design Intern2011Mumbai Metropolitan Region
Skills & more
Leadership18Teamwork7Strategy11Matlab23C++4Microsoft Office5Structural Analysis7Civil Engineering9Entrepreneurship38Management Consulting36Environmental Science3Data Analysis19
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International RelationsGrowth StrategiesMarket EntryE-commerceBusiness StrategyBusiness AnalysisMarket ResearchBusiness DevelopmentAnalyticsLanguages English · French · Hindi
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Anish Raj Sikka?
- Anish Raj Sikka holds a B.Tech. from IIT Delhi and an MBA from IIM Calcutta. He worked as a consultant at BCG before joining the founding team at ZO Rooms, a hospitality startup that scaled to 600 employees and was acquired within two years. He now leads Hiration, focused on career services.
- Where does Anish Raj Sikka work?
- Anish Raj Sikka is Founder of Hiration.
- What companies did Anish Raj Sikka found?
- Anish Raj Sikka founded Hiration.
- Where did Anish Raj Sikka go to school?
- Anish Raj Sikka studied at Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi (Bachelor of Technology (B.Tech.), Civil Engineering); Indian Institute of Management, Calcutta (Master of Business Administration (MBA)); Y Combinator.
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