Find your path to Rajat
538 people in our graph share verified history with Rajat — schools, employers, funds. One of them is your warm intro.
Tsendai ChagwederaunlockedRajat: together at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (2007–2009)
×2Rajat: together at University of Waterloo
×5Rajat: together at Massachusetts Institute of Technology
×4Rajat: together at Lyft
About
Rajat Suri is Co-Founder and CEO of Tribe, a platform focused on building human communities. He is also building Lima, which helps skilled immigrants navigate immigration to the US, and co-hosts the Founders-in-Arms Podcast. Suri invests in early-stage founders.
Founder/CEO at PrestoYC S10
Intro paths
YC
Rajat went through Y Combinator (Summer 2010) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
→
In turn, Rajat can intro founders to Presto's investors below.
Presto's investors · 9
500 GlobalSan Francisco · $150K checks · since 2010Cleveland AvenueChicago · $1M – $10M checks · since 2023Das & Co.New YorkFlucas VenturesJupiter · $100K – $5M checksLink VenturesCambridge · $1M – $8M checksMetropolitan PartnersNew York · $10M – $50M checks · since 2025REMUS CapitalBoston · $25K – $20M checks · since 2023Romulus CapitalBoston · $250K – $10M checks · since 2024Y CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2010
Experience
- Tribe ChatCo-Founder / CEOcurrent2024 — presentPalo Alto, CA
- LimaCo-Founder / CEOcurrent2023 — presentPalo Alto, CA
- PrestoFounder / CEO2008 — 2023
- LyftCo-Founder2007 — 2008
- Forum for Independent ThoughtFounder/President2005 — 2007
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Rajat Suri?
- Rajat Suri is Co-Founder and CEO of Tribe, a platform focused on building human communities. He is also building Lima, which helps skilled immigrants navigate immigration to the US, and co-hosts the Founders-in-Arms Podcast. Suri invests in early-stage founders.
- Where does Rajat Suri work?
- Rajat Suri is Founder/CEO of Presto.
- What companies did Rajat Suri found?
- Rajat Suri founded Presto.
- Where did Rajat Suri go to school?
- Rajat Suri studied at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MS+ PhD/MBA (dropped out)); University of Waterloo (Dual Bachelor’s Degrees, Engineering + Economics).
Founder mafias
Y Combinator mafia10,230
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Sam AltmanPresidentFounded Tools for Humanity +3Garry TanPresident & CEOFounded Y Combinator +1Jessica LivingstonCo-founderFounded Y CombinatorAlexis OhanianPartnerFounded RedditFred EhrsamYC Summer 2012Founded Nudge +1Matt HuangYC Winter 2011Founded Paradigm +1
+ 10,223 more
Massachusetts Institute of Technology mafia1,221
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Elad GilPhDFounded Brain Co. +1Hemant TanejaMinorFounded Hippocratic AINat FriedmanBachelor of ScienceFounded XamarinBrad FeldS.B.Founded TechstarsMatt HuangB.S.Founded Paradigm +1Delian AsparouhovDropoutFounded Nightingale +1
+ 1,214 more
University of Waterloo mafia346
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Chamath PalihapitiyaB.A.Sc.Founded 8090Apoorva MehtaBAScFounded InstacartJon LernerBachelor of Applied ScienceFounded Textnow +2Michael LittBASc. Honours Systems Design EngineeringFounded Garage Capital +1Mike McCauleyBAScFounded Garage Capital +1Zach WaterfieldComputer EngineeringFounded Zettlor +1
+ 339 more
Same school
Also attended Massachusetts Institute of Technology2,000
Hemant TanejaCEO & Managing Director of General CatalystNat FriedmanCo-lead of Meta Superintelligence Labs; co-founder of NFDGBrad FeldCo-founder of Foundry and TechstarsMatt HuangCo-founder and Managing Partner at ParadigmDelian AsparouhovPartner at Founders Fund and co-founder of VardaDrew HoustonCo-founder & CEO of Dropbox
+ 1,994 more
Also attended University of Waterloo638
Chamath PalihapitiyaFounder & CEO of Social CapitalApoorva MehtaFounder of Instacart; founder of Cloud Health SystemsAchintya ChaudhariInvestor at LightbankKarim GillaniGeneral Partner at Luge CapitalRohan MongaInvestment Associate at Luge CapitalAndrew MiklasGeneral Partner at Y Combinator
+ 632 more
Shared employers
Also worked at Presto11
Ilya GolubovichPartner and Managing Partner at I2BF Global VenturesKrishna K. GuptaGeneral Partner at Romulus CapitalSaqib E. AwanFounder and Managing Director at GTM CapitalStash PomichterInvestor at REMUS CapitalTroy CarterAngel investorJamie KimMedia Contact at Gallant Capital
+ 5 more
Also worked at Lyft146
Logan GreenCo-founder of LyftJohn ZimmerCo-founder of LyftKevin Wijayaインドネシア法人代表 (Indonesia Office Representative) at CyberAgent CapitalDarcy YeeMarketing and Communications at Menlo VenturesPierre-Eric LeiboviciInvestor at DaphniManish GuptaInvestor at IVP (Institutional Venture Partners)
+ 140 more