Charu Sharma
FounderFounder at Fenrock AI
San Francisco, California, United States
FoundedFenrock AI Β· YC
About
Charu Sharma previously founded and scaled two venture-backed companies to significant scale; he currently works on AI agents for banking operations.
Founder at Fenrock AIYC W26
Intro paths
YC
Charu went through Y Combinator (Winter 2026) β any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
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Their group partner at YC was Jon Xu, General Partner at Y Combinator β the partner who ran Fenrock AI's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile β
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In turn, Charu can intro founders to Fenrock AI's investors below.
Fenrock AI's investors Β· 2
Co-founders at Fenrock AI
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Michael MFounder
Experience
- Fenrock AI (YC W26)Cofounder & CEOcurrent2026 β presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- YPOBoard Membercurrent2021 β present
- Leaders In TechFellowcurrent2024 β presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- OsanaCo-Foundercurrent2020 β present
- OsanaCofounder & President2020 β 2023
- Nasdaq Entrepreneurial CenterAdvisory Board Membercurrent2023 β presentSilicon Valley, California, United States
- pebblebedLimited Partnercurrent2023 β present
- SignalFireInvestor / Entrepreneur-in-Residence2023San Francisco Bay Area
- Coyote VenturesInvestment Committee2022 β 2023San Francisco Bay Area
- Neythri Futures FundFounding LP2020 β 2023Silicon Valley, California, United States
- Bay Area Video CoalitionVice Chair Board of Directors2019 β 2023San Francisco Bay Area
- 500 StartupsEntrepreneur in Residence2020 β 2021
- The LinkedIn Mafia & Friends (Angel Investor Syndicate)Founder & Lead2019 β 2021
- Covid-19 India FundFounder2020
- NextPlay.aiCo-founder & CEO2017 β 2019San Francisco Bay Area
- Inc. MagazineColumnist2018 β 2019
- Go Against the Flow - book & documentary filmCreator2013 β 2017San Francisco Bay Area
- LinkedInEnterprise Sales, LinkedIn Talent Solutions2014 β 2017Greater Chicago Area
- TEDxRiverNorthOrganizer2014 β 2015Chicago
- Being a Modern Indian Woman (compilation of personal essays)Publisher/Creator2014India
- The Ship LogPublisher/Creator2013 β 2014San Francisco Bay Area
Skills & more
Microsoft Excel23Ruby8JavaScript7CSS8HTML8HTML58Ruby on Rails8AngularJS8Strategy99Leadership99Analysis47Strategic Planning33
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Public SpeakingTeamworkCorporate FinanceValuationFinancial AnalysisEconomicsPublic RelationsFinancial ModelingEditingResearchMarketing CommunicationsMarket ResearchLanguages English Β· Hindi Β· Marathi
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Charu Sharma?
- Charu Sharma previously founded and scaled two venture-backed companies to significant scale; he currently works on AI agents for banking operations.
- Where does Charu Sharma work?
- Charu Sharma is Founder of Fenrock AI.
- What companies did Charu Sharma found?
- Charu Sharma founded Fenrock AI.
- Where did Charu Sharma go to school?
- Charu Sharma studied at The University of Chicago Booth School of Business (MBA); Mount Holyoke College (BA in Physics and Economics); DG Ruparel College (Pre-University), Mumbai, India (Pre-University, Science).
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