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About
Pavan Kalyan Tankala is cofounder and CEO of Ritivel. He previously worked at Microsoft Research on language model training and holds dual B.Tech and M.Tech degrees in Electrical Engineering and AI from IIT Bombay, with published research in machine learning and NLP.
Founder at RitivelYC W26
Intro paths
Pavan went through Y Combinator (Winter 2026) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
Their group partner at YC was Gustaf Alstromer, General Partner at Y Combinator — the partner who ran Ritivel's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗
In turn, Pavan can intro founders to Ritivel's investors below.
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Co-founders at Ritivel
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Pavan Kalyan (a.k.a PK) Tankala?
- Pavan Kalyan Tankala is cofounder and CEO of Ritivel. He previously worked at Microsoft Research on language model training and holds dual B.Tech and M.Tech degrees in Electrical Engineering and AI from IIT Bombay, with published research in machine learning and NLP.
- Where does Pavan Kalyan (a.k.a PK) Tankala work?
- Pavan Kalyan (a.k.a PK) Tankala is Founder of Ritivel.
- What companies did Pavan Kalyan (a.k.a PK) Tankala found?
- Pavan Kalyan (a.k.a PK) Tankala founded Ritivel.
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Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay mafia224
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