Nikhil Tiwari
FounderCo-founder & CEO at Frekil
San Francisco, California, United States
FoundedFrekil · YC
About
Nikhil Tiwari is an IIT Bombay graduate with healthcare AI research experience at the institute. He previously worked as a software engineer at Stripe, Amazon, and Marsh & McLennan, and completed a semester exchange at the University of Geneva.
Co-founder & CEO at FrekilYC X25
Intro paths
YC
Nikhil 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 Nicolas Dessaigne, General Partner at Y Combinator — the partner who ran Frekil's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗
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In turn, Nikhil can intro founders to Frekil's investors below.
Frekil's investors · 1
Co-founders at Frekil
SG
Shivesh GuptaFounder
Experience
- Frekil (YC P25)Co-founder & CEOcurrent2025 — present
- Forbes Business CouncilMembercurrent2025 — present
- StripeSoftware Engineer2024 — 2025
- StripeSoftware Engineer2024
- TruscrollSoftware Engineer2024Washington, United States
- The ArenaSoftware Engineer2023 — 2024New York, United States
- AI Community, IIT-BombayFounding Partner2023 — 2024India
- AmazonSoftware Engineer Intern2023Gurugram, Haryana, India
- Student Alumni Relations Cell, IIT BombayCore Team Member | Web Portfolio Head2022 — 2023India
- Student Alumni Relations Cell, IIT BombayWeb Coordinator2021 — 2022Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
- XRP Ledger CommunityCampus Ambassador2022 — 2023Mumbai
- Marsh McLennanBlockchain Technology Intern (Decentralised Finance)2022Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
- Institute Technical Council, IIT BombayBlockchain Mentor2022IIT Bombay
- Student Satellite Program, IIT BombayWeb Developer2021 — 2022Mumbai
- Spacetime.oneBlockchain Web Developer2021 — 2022
- E-Cell, IIT BombayEvent Organizer2021Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
- Indian Institute of Technology, BombayTeaching Assistant2021Mumbai
- National Cadet CorpsCadet2020 — 2021Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
Skills & more
Creative Problem Solving3Team LeadershipManagement1Communication12Leadership12Analytical SkillsReact Native5docker1Linux1NestJSAngularJSMongoDB
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Amazon Web Services (AWS)GitJavaRust (Programming Language)Django REST FrameworkNginxDigitalOceanCascading Style Sheets (CSS)BlockchainEthereumSmart ContractsSolidityLanguages English · Hindi
- Data or Specimens Only Research for Healthcare (Ethical Guidelines & Law) — CITI Program
- Conflicts of Interest in Clinical Research — CITI Program
- Build & Deploy AI Messenger Chatbot using IBM Watson — Coursera
- Tesla Stock Price Prediction using Facebook Prophet — Coursera
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Nikhil Tiwari?
- Nikhil Tiwari is an IIT Bombay graduate with healthcare AI research experience at the institute. He previously worked as a software engineer at Stripe, Amazon, and Marsh & McLennan, and completed a semester exchange at the University of Geneva.
- Where does Nikhil Tiwari work?
- Nikhil Tiwari is Co-founder & CEO of Frekil.
- What companies did Nikhil Tiwari found?
- Nikhil Tiwari founded Frekil.
- Where did Nikhil Tiwari go to school?
- Nikhil Tiwari studied at Y Combinator (Make something people want); Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay (Bachelor of Technology - BTech, Mechanical Engineering with Dual Minor in Computer Science Engineering and Artificial Intelligence); University of Geneva (Bachelor's degree [Semester Exchange], Finance and Financial Management Services).
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