Where does Carmel Limcaoco work?

Carmel Limcaoco is Founder of Kita.

Where did Carmel Limcaoco go to school?

Carmel Limcaoco studied at Stanford University (Master's degree, Computer Science); Stanford University (Undergraduate, Symbolic Systems); International School Manila (High School Diploma, HL Math).

Carmel Limcaoco

Founder

Founder at Kita

San Francisco Bay Area

FoundedKita · YC

About

Carmel is the co-founder and CEO of Kita. She studied Symbolic Systems and Music at Stanford and was pursuing a Master's degree in Computer Science; she previously interned on audio and music products at Apple.

Founder at Kita YC W26

Intro paths

Carmel went through Y Combinator (Winter 2026) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.

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

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In turn, Carmel can intro founders to Kita's investors below.

Kita's investors · 2

Octopus VenturesLondon · $130K – $1.3M checks Y CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2026

Co-founders at Kita

Rhea MalhotraFounder

Experience

Kita (YC W26)Co-Founder, CEOcurrent2025 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
Kaya FoundersProduct Fellowship Director2025Manila, National Capital Region, Philippines
Stanford Concert NetworkExecutive Director2024 — 2025Stanford, California, United States
AppleProduct Manager, Shazam2024New York, New York, United States
Stanford HCI GroupResearch Assistant2023 — 2024Stanford, California, United States
AppleProduct Manager, Apple Music2023Culver City, California, United States
DAHACo-Founder, Product & UI/UX2022 — 2023Stanford, California, United States
AppleProducer, apple.com2022Austin, Texas, United States
AgromovilCommunications Intern2021
codeHERProject and Marketing Director2021Washington DC-Baltimore Area
Run The WorldContent Marketing Coordinator2021Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States
Run The WorldSocial Media Coordinator2020 — 2021San Francisco, California, United States
Run The WorldBusiness Development and Content Intern2020San Francisco, California, United States
One Million Lights PhilippinesYouth Branch Co-Founder and Co-President2016 — 2020Manila, National Capital Region, Philippines

Skills & more

Public Speaking5Product Management3Fundraising6IB2Music7

Languages English · French

Microeconomics Principles — University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Developing Your Musicianship Specialization Course 1 — Berklee College of Music
IB Diploma — International Baccalaureate

From Carmel's professional profile.

Frequently asked questions

Who is Carmel Limcaoco?: Carmel is the co-founder and CEO of Kita. She studied Symbolic Systems and Music at Stanford and was pursuing a Master's degree in Computer Science; she previously interned on audio and music products at Apple.
Where does Carmel Limcaoco work?: Carmel Limcaoco is Founder of Kita.
What companies did Carmel Limcaoco found?: Carmel Limcaoco founded Kita.
Where did Carmel Limcaoco go to school?: Carmel Limcaoco studied at Stanford University (Master's degree, Computer Science); Stanford University (Undergraduate, Symbolic Systems); International School Manila (High School Diploma, HL Math).