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.
Founder at FlatXYC S22
Intro paths
YC
Paras went through Y Combinator (Summer 2022) β any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
GP
Their group partner at YC was Brad Flora, Backing expeditions into the future β the partner who ran FlatX's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile β
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In turn, Paras can intro founders to FlatX's investors below.
FlatX's investors Β· 1
Co-founders at FlatX
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Vedant KumarFounder
Experience
- FlatX - Find Flats & FlatmatesCo-Foundercurrent2025 β presentBengaluru
- Shelf (YC S22)Co-Foundercurrent2022 β present
- Standard Chartered BankTechnology & Innovation2021 β 2022
- choreography and dance section , IIT RoorkeeJoint Secretary, Choreography and Dance Section | IIT Roorkee2017 β 2021
- Indian Institute of Technology, RoorkeeExecutive Member, Academic Reinforcement Program | IIT Roorkee2017 β 2021
- InnovaccerSDE-Intern2020
Skills & more
Spring Boot9PostgreSQL2React.js2Django1Node.js1Python (Programming Language)Amazon Web Services (AWS)JavaScript1Arc GISIntelliJ IDEAHTMLNoSQL
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MongoDBC++GitGitHubReact NativeArtificial Intelligence (AI)EntrepreneurshipProblem SolvingProgrammingAlgorithmsData StructuresLeadershipFrom Paras's professional profile.
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Paras Rajput?
- 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.
- Where does Paras Rajput work?
- Paras Rajput is Founder of FlatX.
- What companies did Paras Rajput found?
- Paras Rajput founded FlatX.
- Where did Paras Rajput go to school?
- Paras Rajput studied at Indian Institute of Technology, Roorkee (Bachelor of Technology - BTech).
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