About
Ravi Sheth holds a PhD from Columbia and has published research in microbiome and genomics. He previously worked at the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation on nutrition initiatives and co-founded an educational technology company that was acquired by a public company.
Founder at KingdomYC S20
Intro paths
YC
Ravi went through Y Combinator (Summer 2020) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
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In turn, Ravi can intro founders to Kingdom's investors below.
Kingdom's investors · 7
Anchorless BangladeshDhaka · since 2026F6 Venturessince 2026Human VenturesNew York · $250K – $500K checksi2i VenturesKarachi · $250K – $500K checks · since 2026Orbit StartupsSingapore · $75M – $125M checks · since 2026Shine CapitalNew York · $1M – $10M checksY CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2020
Co-founders at Kingdom
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Kendall DabaghiFounder
Experience
- KingdomCo-Foundercurrent2019 — presentBrooklyn
- Columbia University Medical CenterPhD Candidate2015 — 2019New York City Metropolitan Area
- Bill & Melinda Gates FoundationHertz-Gates Intern2018Greater Seattle Area
- STEAMtraxCo-Founder2014 — 2016
- Rice UniversityUndergraduate Researcher2011 — 2015
- Rice UniversityStudent Association President2014 — 2015
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Ravi Sheth?
- Ravi Sheth holds a PhD from Columbia and has published research in microbiome and genomics. He previously worked at the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation on nutrition initiatives and co-founded an educational technology company that was acquired by a public company.
- Where does Ravi Sheth work?
- Ravi Sheth is Founder of Kingdom.
- What companies did Ravi Sheth found?
- Ravi Sheth founded Kingdom.
- Where did Ravi Sheth go to school?
- Ravi Sheth studied at Y Combinator (S20); Columbia University (PhD, Systems Biology); Rice University (BS, Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering).
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