About
Paras Rajput previously founded Shelf (YC S22), a fintech platform for shared living that served over 40,000 flatmate groups and offered card and UPI payment services. He currently leads FlatX, a platform focused on streamlining flat and flatmate matching in urban India.
Paras Rajput @paras_rajput_01
Hiring Alert @FlatxCo https://t.co/lCFIK0KbYz
Jul 10, 2026 Β· β₯ 4
Paras Rajput @paras_rajput_01
Building the layer between rental chaos and finding the right home. @FlatxCo https://t.co/ggwClzRnnz
Jun 11, 2026 Β· β₯ 4
Paras Rajput @paras_rajput_01
This is such an important lens. AI can copy intelligence, but it canβt instantly copy trust, supply, liquidity, distribution, or network effects. The best startups will use AI to build moats that neither humans nor AI can easily compete with. https://t.co/wpTludGKPr
Jun 9, 2026 Β· β₯ 6 Β· β 1
Founder at FlatXYC S22
Intro paths
Paras went through Y Combinator (Summer 2022) β any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
Their group partner at YC was Brad Flora, General Partner at Y Combinator β the partner who ran FlatX's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile β
In turn, Paras can intro founders to FlatX's investors below.
FlatX's investors Β· 1
Co-founders at FlatX
