About
Aryaman Khanna is a computer science and data science graduate of UC Berkeley who previously worked on AI at Databricks. He co-authored research on privacy-preserving machine learning for autonomous systems and is now CEO and co-founder of Arden.
Founder at ArdenYC X26
Intro paths
YC
Aryaman went through Y Combinator (Spring 2026) — 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 Arden's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗
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In turn, Aryaman can intro founders to Arden's investors below.
Arden's investors · 7
1Sharpe VenturesPiedmont · $500K – $2M checks · since 2025Coalition OperatorsDover · $500K checks · since 2025Link VenturesCambridge · $1M – $8M checksOrange CollectiveDanville · since 2025StoryHouseSisters · since 2025Susa VenturesSan Francisco · $1M – $5M checks · since 2025Y CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2026
Co-founders at Arden
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David LomelinCo-Founder
Experience
- Arden (YC P26)Co-Foundercurrent2026 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- DatabricksSoftware Engineer2026San Francisco Bay Area
- CACI International IncSoftware Engineer2025Ashburn, Virginia, United States
- USC Information Sciences InstituteGenerative AI/LLM Researcher2024
- U.S. Naval Research LaboratoryMaching Learning Intern2023Washington DC-Baltimore Area
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Aryaman Khanna?
- Aryaman Khanna is a computer science and data science graduate of UC Berkeley who previously worked on AI at Databricks. He co-authored research on privacy-preserving machine learning for autonomous systems and is now CEO and co-founder of Arden.
- Where does Aryaman Khanna work?
- Aryaman Khanna is Founder of Arden.
- What companies did Aryaman Khanna found?
- Aryaman Khanna founded Arden.
- Where did Aryaman Khanna go to school?
- Aryaman Khanna studied at University of California, Berkeley (Bachelor's degree, Computer Science & Data Science); Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology (High School, Computer Science).
Founder mafias
Y Combinator mafia8,773
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Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology mafia30
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Databricks mafia23
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Same school
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Shared employers
Also worked at Arden (YC P26)1
Also worked at Databricks88
Ali GhodsiCo-founder & CEO of DatabricksSangeen ZebInvestor at GV (Google Ventures)Arsalan TavakoliInvestor at Foundation CapitalAshu GargInvestor at Foundation CapitalEryk DobrushkinInvestor at Index VenturesJules GsellInvestor at IVP (Institutional Venture Partners)
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Also worked at CACI International Inc6
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