About
Founder of Aegis, a platform that automates insurance denial appeals and resubmissions for healthcare providers.
Founder at AegisYC X25
Intro paths
YC
Dhanya went through Y Combinator (Spring 2025) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
GP
Their group partner at YC was Aaron Epstein, General Partner at Y Combinator — the partner who ran Aegis's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗
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In turn, Dhanya can intro founders to Aegis's investors below.
Aegis's investors · 2
Co-founders at Aegis
KT
Krishang TodiCEO & Co-Founder
AB
Aarav BajajFounder
Experience
- Aegis (YC X25)Co-Foundercurrent2025 — presentSan Francisco, CA
- DatamaticsProject Trainee2024Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
- Sinnet CapitalSoftware Engineer Intern2024
- EkStep FoundationSoftware Engineer Intern2024Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
- Kiddopia®Software Engineer Intern2023Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Dhanya Shah?
- Founder of Aegis, a platform that automates insurance denial appeals and resubmissions for healthcare providers.
- Where does Dhanya Shah work?
- Dhanya Shah is Founder of Aegis.
- What companies did Dhanya Shah found?
- Dhanya Shah founded Aegis.
- Where did Dhanya Shah go to school?
- Dhanya Shah studied at Carnegie Mellon University (Bachelor of Science - BS, Information Systems); Y Combinator; Dhirubhai Ambani International School (International Baccalaureate (IBDP)).
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