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Rajiv Bhat

Founder

Founder at Mertado

San Francisco Bay Area

FoundedMertado · YC

About

Rajiv Bhat is a Managing Director at BlackRock. His background includes physics and prior experience at McKinsey, and he participated in Y Combinator's Winter 2010 batch as a founder. He is a graduate of IIT Kanpur.

Founder at MertadoYC W10

Intro paths

YC

Rajiv went through Y Combinator (Winter 2010) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.

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In turn, Rajiv can intro founders to Mertado's investors below.

Mertado's investors · 2

Blumberg CapitalMiami · $500K – $5M checksY CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2010

Co-founders at Mertado

VCVijay Chittoor
Vijay ChittoorFounder/CEO
MSMehul Shah
Mehul ShahFounder/CTO

Experience

  1. BlackRockManaging Directorcurrent2026 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
  2. Pioneer FundGeneral Partner, AI Fund and Senior Venture Partnercurrent2023 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
  3. Pioneer FundSenior Venture Partner2018 — 2023San Francisco Bay Area
  4. FleakAdvisorcurrent2024 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
  5. martini.aiCo-Founder & CEO2019 — 2026San Francisco Bay Area
  6. hummingbot.ioAdvisor2019 — 2025San Francisco Bay Area
  7. MochalaiPrincipal2019 — 2023San Francisco Bay Area
  8. Rutgers University–New BrunswickMember, Big Data Advisory Board2018 — 2019San Francisco Bay Area
  9. InMobiSenior Vice President, Data Sciences and Marketplace2015 — 2019San Francisco Bay Area
  10. InMobiVice President, Data Sciences and Marketplace2014 — 2015Bangalore
  11. InMobiGeneral Manager, Marketplace2012 — 2014Bangalore
  12. Y CombinatorMentor, Startup School MOOC2018San Francisco Bay Area
  13. GrouponData Scientist2012Palo Alto CA
  14. Mertado.comCo-founder2010 — 2012
  15. KosmixAnalytics/Metrics2008 — 2010Mountain View
  16. University of Colorado at BoulderInstructor/Teaching Assistant2004
  17. University of Innsbruck, AustriaResearch Assistant2004
  18. Indian Institute of Science, BangaloreResearch Assistant2003 — 2004
  19. McKinsey & CompanyBusiness Analyst2001 — 2003

Skills & more

R6Python17Statistical Modeling19Data Science11Algorithms28Atomic Physics10Data Mining25Machine Learning35Entrepreneurship14Analytics49Online Advertising8Big Data13
+8 moreDistributed SystemsE-commerceMobile DevicesStart-upsMobile ApplicationsWeb AnalyticsBusiness StrategyStrategy

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Rajiv Bhat?
Rajiv Bhat is a Managing Director at BlackRock. His background includes physics and prior experience at McKinsey, and he participated in Y Combinator's Winter 2010 batch as a founder. He is a graduate of IIT Kanpur.
Where does Rajiv Bhat work?
Rajiv Bhat is Founder of Mertado.
What companies did Rajiv Bhat found?
Rajiv Bhat founded Mertado.
Where did Rajiv Bhat go to school?
Rajiv Bhat studied at Y Combinator; University of Colorado Boulder (Ph.D., Theoretical Physics); The Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth (Bridge MBA, Business).

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