About
Founder of Verak Insurance (YC W21), acquired by InsuranceDekho in 2023, where he later led the business insurance unit and ONDC integrations. An active angel investor, he holds a master's in Statistics from the University of Warwick.
Rahul Sidhu @rahul
This is the hero who engaged the active shooter in Twin Falls. The photo on the left is him training with his FN 5.7 (what a choice) in 2024. The photo on the right is him engaging the shooter yesterday. "It's all a LARP until it ain't" https://t.co/boVV4KNJgi
Aug 2, 2026 Β· β₯ 100 Β· β 3
Rahul Sidhu @rahul
Getting into an accident is often just a mistake. Fleeing the scene and leaving someone to die is not. https://t.co/x08FE1wDwo https://t.co/u0Z20crSUE
Aug 2, 2026 Β· β₯ 513 Β· β 22
Rahul Sidhu @rahul
"Authorities credited the city's Flock Safety license-plate cameras with helping police quickly track his fleeing vehicle across state lines." https://t.co/R4lTCDlfEm
Aug 2, 2026 Β· β₯ 307 Β· β 28
Founder at VerakYC W21
Intro paths
Rahul went through Y Combinator (Winter 2021) β any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
In turn, Rahul can intro founders to Verak's investors below.
Experience
- Independant ConsultantPragmatic Engineer / Guest Facultycurrent2023 β present
- mphrXSenior Architect2016 β 2023Gurugram, Haryana, India
- Independant ConsultantSenior Technical Consultant2013 β 2016Delhi/Bangalore/USA
- BlueStoneDevelopment Manager2012 β 2013Bangalore / Delhi
- eMeter Corporation, a Siemens BusinessSenior Engineer2010 β 2012Delhi NCR
- XebiaPrincipal Consultant2009 β 2010Gurugram, Haryana, India
- ApigeeSenior Development Engineer2005 β 2009Bangalore
- Augmentum India Pvt Ltd. (India Center was acquired by HCL)Senior Software Engineer2004 β 2005Bangalore
- Integral India Development CentreSoftware Engineer2003 β 2004Bangalore
- Tavant TechnologiesSoftware Engineer2002 β 2003Bangalore
- IBMSoftware Engineer1999 β 2002Bangalore/USA
Education
- Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi5 year Dual Degree (B.Tech and M.Tech)1994 β 1999
- St Xavier School, Bokaro Steel City10th, 10+21982 β 1994
Skills & more
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Solution ArchitectureCyber SecurityDistributed ComputingInformation SecurityVulnerability AssessmentApplication SecurityAgile MethodologiesSOAWeb ServicesCloud ComputingIntegrationSoftware EngineeringLanguages English
- Technical Leadership Masterclass β Bredemeyer Consulting
- Solution Architect β Pro5.ai
- Cyber Security Fundamentals Pathway β QA North America
- CSM β Scrum Alliance
From Rahul's professional profile.
Same school
Also attended Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi99
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