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Rayan Ghandour

Founder

Founder at G LNK

New York, New York, United States

FoundedG LNK · YC

About

Rayan Ghandour holds degrees in chemistry and economics from the University of Chicago and worked as a consulting analyst at PwC's pharmaceutical and life sciences practice, where he focused on healthcare collaboration and compliance solutions.

Founder at G LNKYC W25

Intro paths

YC

Rayan went through Y Combinator (Winter 2025) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.

GP

Their group partner at YC was Harj Taggar, General Partner at Y Combinator — the partner who ran G LNK's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗

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In turn, Rayan can intro founders to G LNK's investors below.

G LNK's investors · 1

Y CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2025

Co-founders at G LNK

RARaouf Abujaber
Raouf AbujaberFounder

Experience

  1. G LNKCo-Founder & CEOcurrent2024 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
  2. The Pharma HundredCo-Foundercurrent2024 — present
  3. PwCConsultant, Pharmaceutical and Life Sciences2022 — 2024New York, New York, United States
  4. PwCAdvisory Healthcare Consulting2021New York, New York, United States
  5. University of ChicagoBiochemistry Researcher2019 — 2021Chicago, Illinois, United States
  6. BlockchainDriven.comResearch Analyst2020New York, United States
  7. Excelsa Development HoldingPrivate Equity Analyst2019

Skills & more

Public Speaking5Research3Entrepreneurship3Data Analysis1Languages1

Languages Arabic · Chinese · English · French

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Rayan Ghandour?
Rayan Ghandour holds degrees in chemistry and economics from the University of Chicago and worked as a consulting analyst at PwC's pharmaceutical and life sciences practice, where he focused on healthcare collaboration and compliance solutions.
Where does Rayan Ghandour work?
Rayan Ghandour is Founder of G LNK.
What companies did Rayan Ghandour found?
Rayan Ghandour founded G LNK.
Where did Rayan Ghandour go to school?
Rayan Ghandour studied at University of Chicago (Chemistry & Economics); Y Combinator.

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