About
Divyang Arora is co-founder and CEO of Byte Kitchen. He previously worked in finance and operations at Evercore, Booz and Company, and JP Morgan, and was an early employee at a venture philanthropy organization. He holds a Systems Engineering degree from UPenn (summa cum laude) and an MBA from Harvard Business School.
Founder at Byte KitchenYC S21
Intro paths
YC
Divyang went through Y Combinator (Summer 2021) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
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In turn, Divyang can intro founders to Byte Kitchen's investors below.
Byte Kitchen's investors · 6
Correlation VenturesSan Francisco · $100K – $4M checks · since 2026Crosslink CapitalSan Francisco · $1M – $9M checks · since 2026EMERGENT VENTURESSilicon Valley · since 2026Soma CapitalSacramento · $100K – $300K checks · since 2026WndrCoRedwood City · $100K – $10M checks · since 2026Y CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2021
Co-founders at Byte Kitchen
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Rahul MadadiFounder
Experience
- Byte KitchenCo-founder and CEOcurrent2021 — presentMountain View, California, United States
- Harvard Innovation LabsMentorcurrent2023 — present
- US-India Strategic Partnership ForumAdvisor, Startupscurrent2017 — presentUnited States
- EvercoreAssociate, TMT (Tech Media Telecom)2017 — 2020New York City Metropolitan Area
- EvercoreSummer Associate2017New York City Metropolitan Area
- Apollo Global Management LLCSummer Internship2016Mumbai Metropolitan Region
- Central Square FoundationProduct Manager2014 — 2016Delhi, India
- JPMorgan ChaseAnalyst2013 — 2014New York City Metropolitan Area
- Booz & CompanyConsultant2012 — 2013New York City Metropolitan Area
Skills & more
Microsoft Office2Strategy23Leadership4Strategic Planning2Management Consulting29Business Transformation16Organizational Design14Market Entry8Business Process Improvement7Strategic Sourcing5Operating Models5Strategic Consulting7
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Program ManagementAcquisition IntegrationAnalyticsCompetitive AnalysisCorporate DevelopmentFinancial ModelingGrowth StrategiesIT StrategyData AnalysisProject ManagementBusiness StrategyFrom Divyang's professional profile.
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Divyang Arora?
- Divyang Arora is co-founder and CEO of Byte Kitchen. He previously worked in finance and operations at Evercore, Booz and Company, and JP Morgan, and was an early employee at a venture philanthropy organization. He holds a Systems Engineering degree from UPenn (summa cum laude) and an MBA from Harvard Business School.
- Where does Divyang Arora work?
- Divyang Arora is Founder of Byte Kitchen.
- What companies did Divyang Arora found?
- Divyang Arora founded Byte Kitchen.
- Where did Divyang Arora go to school?
- Divyang Arora studied at Y Combinator; Harvard Business School (Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.)); University of Pennsylvania (Bachelor of Engineering (BE), Systems Engineering).
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