About
Nirmit Arora is co-founder and CTO of Ritivel. He previously worked at Microsoft Research on safety systems for agentic AI.
Founder at RitivelYC W26
Intro paths
YC
Nirmit went through Y Combinator (Winter 2026) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
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Their group partner at YC was Gustaf Alstromer — the partner who ran Ritivel's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗
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In turn, Nirmit can intro founders to Ritivel's investors below.
Ritivel's investors · 1
Co-founders at Ritivel
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Gunin GuptaFounder
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Experience
- ritivel (YC W26)Foundercurrent2025 — present
- MicrosoftResearch Fellow2024 — 2025Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
- TRI3DMachine Learning Intern2023 — 2024Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
- Delab ResearchData Science Intern2022
Skills & more
Stable DiffusionMachine Learning
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Nirmit Arora?
- Nirmit Arora is co-founder and CTO of Ritivel. He previously worked at Microsoft Research on safety systems for agentic AI.
- Where does Nirmit Arora work?
- Nirmit Arora is Founder of Ritivel.
- What companies did Nirmit Arora found?
- Nirmit Arora founded Ritivel.
- Where did Nirmit Arora go to school?
- Nirmit Arora studied at Y Combinator; Indian Institute of Technology, Dharwad, India (Bachelor of Technology - BTech, Computer Science).
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