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Aron Solberg

Founder

Founder at Risotto

San Francisco Bay Area

FoundedRisotto · YC

About

Founder and CEO of Risotto, an AI help desk platform for internal support that automates common questions and integrates with tools like Slack and Teams.

Founder at RisottoYC W24

Intro paths

YC

Aron went through Y Combinator (Winter 2024) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.

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

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In turn, Aron can intro founders to Risotto's investors below.

Risotto's investors · 5

645 VenturesNew York · $1M – $5M checks · since 2026Bonfire VenturesLos Angeles · $2M – $4M checks · since 2026Ritual CapitalMenlo Park · $100K – $500K checks · since 2026Transpose Platform ManagementHoustonY CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2024

Co-founders at Risotto

ACAlex Confer
Alex ConferFounder
CPChris Paul
Chris PaulFounder

Experience

  1. RisottoCo-founder & CEOcurrent2024 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
  2. University of California, Berkeley, Haas School of BusinessIndustry Advisor2020 — 2024Berkeley, California, United States
  3. GrammarlyProduct Lead2022 — 2023San Francisco Bay Area
  4. DropboxDirector of Product Management2021 — 2022San Francisco Bay Area
  5. DropboxGroup Product Manager2019 — 2021San Francisco Bay Area
  6. HelloSignDirector of Product Management2018 — 2022San Francisco Bay Area
  7. HelloSignSenior Product Manager2017 — 2018San Francisco Bay Area
  8. HelloSignProduct Manager2016 — 2017San Francisco
  9. HelloSignSoftware Engineer2013 — 2016
  10. Illuminate VenturesVenture Intern2018 — 2019
  11. San Francisco Waldorf SchoolIT Manager2007 — 2013San Francisco, CA
  12. Aron Solberg Consulting ServicesIT Consultant2004 — 2007San Francisco Bay Area
  13. University of California, Santa CruzIC Computer Labs Manager2001 — 2004Santa Cruz, CA

Skills & more

Management18Leadership10Digital Marketing3Product Marketing2Marketing ManagementWeb Applications11Software Engineering3Software Development4PHP4MySQL8JavaScript7Python3
+3 moreRubyLinuxSalesforce.com

Languages English

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Aron Solberg?
Founder and CEO of Risotto, an AI help desk platform for internal support that automates common questions and integrates with tools like Slack and Teams.
Where does Aron Solberg work?
Aron Solberg is Founder of Risotto.
What companies did Aron Solberg found?
Aron Solberg founded Risotto.
Where did Aron Solberg go to school?
Aron Solberg studied at University of California, Berkeley, Haas School of Business (Master of Business Administration); University of California, Santa Cruz (Bachelor of Science (BS), Physics); Shasta High School.

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