Where does Harish Agarwal work?

Harish Agarwal is Founder of Nori and Founder/CTO at Octopart.

What companies did Harish Agarwal found?

Harish Agarwal founded Nori, Octopart.

Where did Harish Agarwal go to school?

Harish Agarwal studied at University of California, Berkeley (Master of Science - MS, Physics); University of Cambridge (Master of Philosophy - MPhil, Physics); University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (B.S., Physics).

Harish Agarwal

Founder

Founder at Nori · Founder/CTO at Octopart

Brooklyn, New York, United States

FoundedNori · YC Octopart · YC

About

Harish Agarwal is the cofounder and CEO of Octopart. He previously cofounded Chartable, which was acquired by Spotify, and currently serves as cofounder and president of Nori Health.

Founder at Nori YC F25

Intro paths

Harish went through Y Combinator (Fall 2025) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.

Their group partner at YC was Garry Tan, President & CEO of Y Combinator — the partner who ran Nori's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗

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In turn, Harish can intro founders to Nori's investors below.

Nori's investors · 2

Rebalance EarthLondon · since 2026 Y CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2025

Co-founders at Nori

Dave ZohrobFounder

Founder/CTO at Octopart YC W07

Intro paths

Harish went through Y Combinator (Winter 2007) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.

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In turn, Harish can intro founders to Octopart's investors below.

Octopart's investors · 1

Y CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2007

Co-founders at Octopart

Sam WurzelFounder/CEO

Andres MoreyFounder

Experience

NoriCo-Foundercurrent2025 — present
SpotifySenior Engineering Manager, Spotify / Chartable2022 — 2023New York City Metropolitan Area
ChartableCo-Founder / Head of Product & Engineering2018 — 2022New York City Metropolitan Area
OutrankCo-Founder2017 — 2018
AngelListTeam Lead2016 — 2017
AngelListVenture Hacker2015 — 2016
Octopart Inc.Co-Founder & CTO2007 — 2015

Skills & more

Entrepreneurship8Python9Linux7AnalyticsProduct ManagementStart-ups2

From Harish's professional profile.

Frequently asked questions

Who is Harish Agarwal?: Harish Agarwal is the cofounder and CEO of Octopart. He previously cofounded Chartable, which was acquired by Spotify, and currently serves as cofounder and president of Nori Health.
Where does Harish Agarwal work?: Harish Agarwal is Founder of Nori and Founder/CTO at Octopart.
What companies did Harish Agarwal found?: Harish Agarwal founded Nori, Octopart.
Where did Harish Agarwal go to school?: Harish Agarwal studied at University of California, Berkeley (Master of Science - MS, Physics); University of Cambridge (Master of Philosophy - MPhil, Physics); University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (B.S., Physics).

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Shared employers

Also worked at Nori1

Dave ZohrobFounder at Nori

Also worked at Spotify59

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Also worked at Chartable1

Dave ZohrobFounder at Nori

Also worked at AngelList70

Cyan BanisterCo-founder & General Partner at Long Journey Ventures Wesley ChanInvestor at Felicis Ventures Helen MinEarly-stage investor and marketing advisor to startups Mehul KumarInvestor at FJ Labs Brendan BakerPartner at Rackhouse Venture Management Lp Lee JacobsEntrepreneur, investor, and cofounder of Edelweiss

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About

Founder at NoriYC F25

Intro paths

Nori's investors · 2

Co-founders at Nori

Founder/CTO at OctopartYC W07

Intro paths

Octopart's investors · 1

Co-founders at Octopart

Experience

Skills & more

Frequently asked questions

Founder mafias

Y Combinator mafia8,773

University of California, Berkeley mafia538

University of Cambridge mafia256

University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign mafia146

AngelList mafia24

Same school

Also attended University of California, Berkeley1,453

Also attended University of Cambridge893

Also attended University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign421

Also attended Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy20

Shared employers

Also worked at Nori1

Also worked at Spotify59

Also worked at Chartable1

Also worked at AngelList70

Founder at Nori YC F25

Founder/CTO at Octopart YC W07