Find your path to Aryaman
222 people in our graph share verified history with Aryaman — schools, employers, funds. One of them is your warm intro.
Arsalan TavakoliunlockedAryaman: together at Databricks (2026)
×7Aryaman: together at Databricks
×4Aryaman: together at Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology
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.
Co-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.
GP
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 ↗
→
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
DL
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 Co-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 mafia10,230
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Sam AltmanPresidentFounded Tools for Humanity +3Garry TanPresident & CEOFounded Y Combinator +1Jessica LivingstonCo-founderFounded Y CombinatorAlexis OhanianPartnerFounded RedditFred EhrsamYC Summer 2012Founded Nudge +1Matt HuangYC Winter 2011Founded Paradigm +1
+ 10,223 more
Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology mafia52
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Chat JoglekarFounded Baton +2Dhruv GuptaHigh SchoolFounded Drumkit +1Stephen CampbellFounded Sensei +1Austin MillsFounded Codes Health +1Abhishek BhargavaAdvanced Studies DiplomaFounded Betterbrain +1Alice ZhangFounded Vergelabs +1
+ 45 more
Databricks mafia32
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Ben HorowitzDirectorFounded OpswareNaveen RaoAdvisorFounded Mosaic ML +1Danny WenInvestorFounded Crowdmade +1Jean Yves StephanSoftware Engineer and Tech Lead ManagerFounded Data Mechanics +1Jack NaglieriMember of Technical StaffFounded Panther +1PankajVP, Product and Data PartnershipsFounded AI21 Labs
+ 25 more
Same school
Also attended University of California, Berkeley2,000
Steve WozniakCo-founder of AppleAravind SrinivasCo-founder & CEO of Perplexity AIAli GhodsiCo-founder & CEO of DatabricksAbraham BachrachCo-founder & CTO of SkydioTrevor OelschigInvestment Team at General CatalystAnthony LinHead of Intel Capital, Corporate Vice President at Intel Capital
+ 1,994 more
Also attended Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology79
Marcie VuPartner at GreycroftMorgan CheathamPartner and Head of Healthcare and Life Sciences at Breyer CapitalEdi DanalacheSenior Associate at Scale Venture PartnersShreyas GargInvestor at IVP (Institutional Venture Partners)Mike DauberGeneral Partner at Amplify PartnersAnis RashidEIR at Serena Ventures
+ 73 more
Shared employers
Also worked at Arden (YC P26)1
Also worked at Databricks105
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)
+ 99 more
Also worked at CACI International Inc13
Meagan MetzgerGeneral Partner at Dcode CapitalRavi DankanikoteChief Growth Officer at Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC)Hilary HagemanExecutive Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary at Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC)Barbara SuppleeExecutive Vice President, Army Navy Business Group at Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC)Dave KefferVenture Partner at Blue Delta CapitalScott AkenCEO at Xio
+ 7 more
Also worked at USC Information Sciences Institute12
Matt MichelsonVenture Partner and Head of AI at Wavemaker Three-Sixty HealthMohit LadFounder, ThousandEyes at Decibel PartnersNeil PatelPrincipal at Accel-KKRCole GawinFounder at LemmaAlicia VirtuePartner, Operations at WovenEarthBarret ZophCo-founder at Thinking Machines Lab
+ 6 more