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1,465 people in our graph share verified history with Rajiv — schools, employers, funds. One of them is your warm intro.
René KuijtenunlockedRajiv: together at McKinsey & Company (2001–2003)
×7Rajiv: together at Y Combinator
×3Rajiv: together at McKinsey & Company
Rajiv: together at Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur
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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Mertado's investors · 2
Co-founders at Mertado
VC
Vijay ChittoorFounder/CEO
MS
Mehul ShahFounder/CTO
Experience
- BlackRockManaging Directorcurrent2026 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- Pioneer FundGeneral Partner, AI Fund and Senior Venture Partnercurrent2023 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- Pioneer FundSenior Venture Partner2018 — 2023San Francisco Bay Area
- FleakAdvisorcurrent2024 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- martini.aiCo-Founder & CEO2019 — 2026San Francisco Bay Area
- hummingbot.ioAdvisor2019 — 2025San Francisco Bay Area
- MochalaiPrincipal2019 — 2023San Francisco Bay Area
- Rutgers University–New BrunswickMember, Big Data Advisory Board2018 — 2019San Francisco Bay Area
- InMobiSenior Vice President, Data Sciences and Marketplace2015 — 2019San Francisco Bay Area
- InMobiVice President, Data Sciences and Marketplace2014 — 2015Bangalore
- InMobiGeneral Manager, Marketplace2012 — 2014Bangalore
- Y CombinatorMentor, Startup School MOOC2018San Francisco Bay Area
- GrouponData Scientist2012Palo Alto CA
- Mertado.comCo-founder2010 — 2012
- KosmixAnalytics/Metrics2008 — 2010Mountain View
- University of Colorado at BoulderInstructor/Teaching Assistant2004
- University of Innsbruck, AustriaResearch Assistant2004
- Indian Institute of Science, BangaloreResearch Assistant2003 — 2004
- McKinsey & CompanyBusiness Analyst2001 — 2003
Skills & more
R6Python17Statistical Modeling19Data Science11Algorithms28Atomic Physics10Data Mining25Machine Learning35Entrepreneurship14Analytics49Online Advertising8Big Data13
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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).
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
McKinsey & Company mafia736
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Elad GilConsultantFounded Brain Co. +1Mike SpeiserAssociateFounded Pure StorageFabrice GrindaConsultantFounded FJ labsTony XuBusiness AnalystFounded DoorDashAlexandre ProtAssociateFounded Smartven +1Jagmeet LambaSenior Strategy ConsultantFounded Certa +3
+ 729 more
University of Colorado Boulder mafia138
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Steve WozniakHonorary PhD.Founded AppleRob WitoffBSFounded Chalktalk +1Stuart McClureBAFounded Cylance +1John MaslinFounded Vulcan Elements Holdings +1Eric RachmelFounded Brace +1Devon TivonaBachelor's DegreeFounded Tivona & Haug +1
+ 131 more
Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur mafia104
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Shvet JainB. TechFounded Panther +1Dheeraj PandeyBSFounded DevRev Developer Tools San Francisco +1Saurabh SrivastavaBTechFounded Warpdrive by Synthetic Minds +1Sagar SetuBachelor of Technology (BTech) - Master of Technology (M Tech) Dual DegreeFounded Kritsnam +1Kushagra ManglikBachelor of Technology (BTech)Founded Coupl +1Naveen TewariBachelor of Technology - BTechFounded Inmobi +1
+ 97 more
The Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth mafia66
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Jeffrey DeFlavio, MDMaster of Business Administration (MBA)Founded Affect Therapeutics +5Errik AndersonMBAFounded Cantai Therapeutics +5Jeong-Suh ChoiMBAFounded 株式会社MEAL FORWARD +2Frank StonebanksBusiness DiplomaFounded Johnson & Johnson +1Samantha TruexMBAFounded Upstream Bio +1Aakhil FardeenMBAFounded Lish +1
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Same school
Also attended Y Combinator2,000
Tarek MansourCo-founder & CEO of KalshiSuhail DoshiFounder of Mixpanel; founder of ParticleSubomi OluwalanaCo-founder & CEO of ConvoyArhaan A.Deeptech Fellow at Clear VenturesCollin WallaceGeneral Partner at Lobby CapitalVictor SantosVictor Scout at One Way Ventures
+ 1,994 more
Also attended University of Colorado Boulder435
Steve WozniakCo-founder of AppleChris RustCo-Founder and Partner at Clear VenturesSydney EberhardtInvestor at True VenturesBob ThomasPartner at OxxKirsten SuddathInvestor at Next Frontier CapitalCarolyn ExarhakisSenior Associate, Legal at JMI Equity
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Also attended The Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth325
John McCulloughInvestor at OpenView Venture PartnersCarley PhillipsPrincipal at GreycroftM.G. ThibautFormer Chief Financial Officer at DroneDeploy at Scale Venture PartnersLiam DonohueInvestor at .406 VenturesGraham BrooksPartner at .406 VenturesJoanna Skoler GilmanChief Marketing and Communications Officer at .406 Ventures
+ 319 more
Also attended Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur181
HemamAdvisor at Clear VenturesAshish GuptaChairman and Partner at MFV PartnersVeenu ChoudharyDirector, Investment at Vertex Ventures Sea Management Pte. Ltd.Shantanu NigamManaging Partner at SeedToBNakul MandanFounder of Audacious Ventures, an early stage VC firm partnering with ambitious technology foundersJatin GargAI Lead at Audacious
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Shared employers
Also worked at Pioneer Fund166
Ganesh NayakFundraising and Capital Markets at Avataar Venture PartnersPatrick DeemPrincipal at Aquarian HoldingsZach WaterfieldInvestor at Ripple VenturesNicholas GoldnerVenture Partner at Alix VenturesDave MessinaAdvisor at Harmonix FundJohn CassidyManaging Director Canada at SVG Ventures | THRIVE
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Also worked at Rutgers University–New Brunswick2
Also worked at Y Combinator427
Garry TanPresident & CEO of Y CombinatorJessica LivingstonCo-founder of Y CombinatorDaniel GrossMeta Superintelligence Labs; co-founder of NFDG and Safe SuperintelligenceAlexis OhanianFounder & General Partner of Seven Seven SixMichael SeibelPartner Emeritus at Y CombinatorDalton CaldwellCo-founder of Standard Capital; Partner Emeritus at Y Combinator
+ 421 more
Also worked at McKinsey & Company2,000
Ann Miura-KoCo-founding Partner at FloodgateJeremy LiewPartner at Lightspeed Venture PartnersMike SpeiserManaging Director at Sutter Hill VenturesJeremy LevinePartner at Bessemer Venture PartnersFabrice GrindaCo-founder & Managing Partner at FJ LabsJeppe RindomCo-founder & CEO of Pleo
+ 1,994 more