Rahul Mallapur
FounderFounder at Blitzllama
San Francisco, California, United States
FoundedBlitzllama · YC
About
Rahul Mallapur is the founder of Blitzllama, a platform that collects product feedback and app store reviews, then uses AI to analyze and categorize insights for product teams.
Founder at BlitzllamaYC W22
Intro paths
YC
Rahul went through Y Combinator (Winter 2022) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
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Co-founders at Blitzllama
Experience
- SalientProduct & Growth Lead2025 — 2026San Francisco Bay Area
- Blitzllama (by VWO)Cofounder & CEO2021 — 2025San Francisco Bay Area
- Arena12Co-Founder2020 — 2021Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
- GetMegaProduct2019 — 2020Greater Bengaluru Area
- ZyngaProduct2017 — 2019Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
- TinystepHead of Product & Founding Member2015 — 2017Bangalore
- TargetBusiness Analyst2014 — 2015Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
Skills & more
Product Management15Machine Learning9Gamification10Product Development5Data Analysis14Statistics8Early-stage Startups5Strategy8Leadership14Management8Python2SQL2
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MongoDBLanguages English · Hindi · Konkani · Marathi
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Rahul Mallapur?
- Rahul Mallapur is the founder of Blitzllama, a platform that collects product feedback and app store reviews, then uses AI to analyze and categorize insights for product teams.
- Where does Rahul Mallapur work?
- Rahul Mallapur is Founder of Blitzllama.
- What companies did Rahul Mallapur found?
- Rahul Mallapur founded Blitzllama.
- Where did Rahul Mallapur go to school?
- Rahul Mallapur studied at Y Combinator (W22); Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay (Master of Technology - MTech, Mechanical Engineering); Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay (Bachelor of Technology - BTech, Mechanical Engineering).
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