Kaushik Tiwari
FounderFounder at Attack Capital
Brooklyn, New York, United States
FoundedAttack Capital · YC
About
Kaushik Tiwari is a Thiel Fellow and Columbia University graduate who has worked across digital health, insurtech, fintech, and AI sectors.
Kaushik Tiwari @kaushikktiwari
🚨 OpenAI just wrapped a $6.6B secondary share sale employees cashing out at a wild $500B valuation. No fresh cash for Altman, just liquidity for the squad. As an immigrant founder who bootstrapped sans billions? This is peak AI sorcery. #OpenAI #AICapital https://t.co/mW096Tmbkz
Oct 4, 2025 · ♥ 13 · ⇄ 1
Kaushik Tiwari @kaushikktiwari
AI Healthcare is a gold rush? #AI #startup #healthcare https://t.co/EO9BTidVPn
Oct 1, 2025 · ♥ 4 · ⇄ 1
Kaushik Tiwari @kaushikktiwari
Behind the scenes at the Y Combinator Alumni Meetup. It’s not just a party, it's a masterclass in secret knowledge. I heard the same theme from every founder who 10x'd this year: You need a Distribution-Led Product. It's about securing your audience first, then selling them the https://t.co/bauk2UJc1P
Sep 29, 2025 · ♥ 6 · ⇄ 1
Founder at Attack CapitalYC W22
Intro paths
Kaushik went through Y Combinator (Winter 2022) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
In turn, Kaushik can intro founders to Attack Capital's investors below.
Attack Capital's investors · 4
Co-founders at Attack Capital
Experience
- Attack CapitalFounder & CEOcurrent2023 — presentNew York, United States
- Better Financial CorporationCo-Foundercurrent2021 — presentBrooklyn, New York City
- The Thiel FoundationThiel Fellowcurrent2014 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- TruedimeFounder2017 — 2020Hartford, Connecticut Area
- BonsaiPM intern2016Berkeley, California
- GlucoIQCo-Founder2014 — 2015San Francisco Bay Area
- Columbia University ITNetwork Analyst2013 — 2014Greater New York City Area
Education
- Y CombinatorW22
- Columbia UniversityBachelor of Science - BS, Operations Research: Engineering Management Systems & Computer Science2012 — 2017
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Columbia University mafia166
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Shared employers
Also worked at Attack Capital2
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