Where does Nikhil Tiwari work?

Nikhil Tiwari is Co-founder & CEO of 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).

Nikhil Tiwari

Founder

Co-founder & CEO at Frekil

San Francisco, California, United States

FoundedFrekil · YC

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693 people in our graph share verified history with Nikhil — schools, employers, funds. One of them is your warm intro.

Laura BuhlerunlockedNikhil: together at Stripe (2025)

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×5Nikhil: together at Y Combinator

Nikhil: together at University of Geneva

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 Frekil YC X25

Intro paths

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

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

Y CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2025

Co-founders at Frekil

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 ContractsSolidity

Languages 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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Y Combinator mafia10,230

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Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay mafia183

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Bhavish AggarwalB.TechFounded Ola Cabs Ravi JainDual DegreeFounded Genylabs +1 Vijay ChittoorDual Degree (B.Tech and M.Tech)Founded Mertado +1 Puneet KumarB. Tech.Founded Gama +1 Aman GourBachelor of Technology (B.Tech.)Founded FurtherAI +1 Vijay KrishnanB.TechFounded Turing Enterprises +1

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Stripe mafia152

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Hemant TanejaInvestor (former Board Member)Founded Hippocratic AI Matt HuangBoard MemberFounded Paradigm +1 Patrick CollisonCo-founder & CEOFounded Auctomatic Greg BrockmanFounding Engineer, then first CTOFounded OpenAI Daniela AmodeiEarly employee — Risk ManagerFounded Anthropic Arvid LunnemarkSoftware EngineeringFounded Cursor

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University of Geneva mafia25

Also came through, then founded or led a company.

Omar BawaBachelor of Laws (LLB)Founded Goodwall +1 Stephanie CurcioDuke-Geneva Institute in Transnational LawFounded Clerq Ip +1 Vishnu ChundiMaster's Thesis (Semester abroad): Scholarship from the University of GenevaFounded Aasaanwill +1 David MarcusEconomicsFounded Lightspark Dan AzaguryMDFounded Ciel Medical Johannes KoeppelBachelor of Arts (B.A.)Founded WeTravel

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The Arena mafia2

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Michael SimonCo-FounderFounded Elucd

Same school

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Tarek MansourCo-founder & CEO of Kalshi Suhail DoshiFounder of Mixpanel; founder of Particle Subomi OluwalanaCo-founder & CEO of Convoy Arhaan A.Deeptech Fellow at Clear Ventures Collin WallaceGeneral Partner at Lobby Capital Victor SantosVictor Scout at One Way Ventures

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Bhavish AggarwalCo-founder & CEO of Ola and Ola Electric Harsh ShahVenture Partner at FJ Labs Sandeep PatilPartner, Head of Asia-Pacific at QED Investors Gaurav PorwalPartner and Chief Operating Officer at W Health Ventures Gp Llc Praneeth SrikantiTechnical Investment Partner at Ethereal Ventures Management Ltd.Ursheet ParikhInvestor in AI, Enterprise Infrastructure, and Human & Planetary Health at Mayfield

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Also attended University of Geneva94

Massimo PrelzInvestor at DN Capital Christoph FreiPartner, Head of Energy at Emerald Technology Ventures Ag Erich SieberFounding General Partner at PeakBridge VC David MarcusInvestor at FELIX CAPITAL Michelle PiontekImpact & ESG Associate at AENU Patrik BrudererCFO at CV Labs

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Shared employers

Also worked at Frekil (YC P25)1

Shivesh GuptaFounder at Frekil

Also worked at Marsh McLennan16

Anmol GoelVenture Partner at Arya Ventures Vc, Llc Vishal RanaPartner, Portfolio & Operations at Deciens Philippe CarleGodfather at OneRagtime Jamshid EhsaniPartner, Head of Global Principal Structured Finance at Apollo Asset Management Erin Murray ButlerGlobal Head of Workplace and Real Estate Management at William Blair Garrett KoehnVenture Partner at IA Seed Ventures

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Also worked at Student Satellite Program, IIT Bombay2

Chinmay BhartiFounder at CodeAnt AI Shivesh GuptaFounder at Frekil

Also worked at Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay56

Rishita AgrawalSenior Analyst at Qualcomm Ventures Mohit LadFounder, ThousandEyes at Decibel Partners Chirag ChadhaPartner at Elevation Capital Sahil DhingraVice President at Info Edge Ventures Naman LahotyInvestor at Stellaris Venture Advisors 2 Llp Raj Nayan DattaInvestments at WaterBridge Ventures

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About

Co-founder & CEO at FrekilYC X25

Intro paths

Frekil's investors · 1

Co-founders at Frekil

Experience

Skills & more

Frequently asked questions

Founder mafias

Y Combinator mafia10,230

Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay mafia183

Stripe mafia152

University of Geneva mafia25

The Arena mafia2

Same school

Also attended Y Combinator2,000

Also attended Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay317

Also attended University of Geneva94

Shared employers

Also worked at Frekil (YC P25)1

Also worked at Marsh McLennan16

Also worked at Student Satellite Program, IIT Bombay2

Also worked at Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay56

Co-founder & CEO at Frekil YC X25