About
Rakesh Goyal is co-founder and CEO of Velt. He previously spent nine years as a Product Manager at Google, where he worked on AR integration in Maps and Search.
rakesh @rakesh_goyal
solid! it gave words to what most founds feel at @ycombinator. Sometimes, it not about adding information but subtracting doubt. https://t.co/XW6MSh8vcj
May 27, 2026 Β· β₯ 1
rakesh @rakesh_goyal
ai is good at design now. which means slop will look pretty. it's like catfishing but for content.
Apr 22, 2026 Β· β₯ 2
rakesh @rakesh_goyal
3/ Also available for Claude Code. Cursor directory: https://t.co/KakeEl37Nd Cursor: https://t.co/RKfAWnhwz0 Claude Code: https://t.co/Ej0zNXMgNM
Apr 9, 2026 Β· β₯ 1
Founder at VeltYC W22
Intro paths
Rakesh went through Y Combinator (Winter 2022) β any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
Their group partner at YC was Jared Friedman, General Partner at Y Combinator β the partner who ran Velt's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile β
In turn, Rakesh can intro founders to Velt's investors below.