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Rhea Karimpanal

Founder

Founder at burnt

San Francisco, California, United States

Foundedburnt Β· YC

About

Rhea Karimpanal works on product at burnt. She has an interest in food industry applications of technology.

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Rhea Karimpanal @rheakarimpanal

It’s about doing the boring stuff on repeat πŸ”

Sep 8, 2025 Β· β™₯ 3

Rhea Karimpanal @rheakarimpanal

@justinwolz @TarlonKhoubyari 🫢🏽

Sep 5, 2025 Β· β™₯ 3

Rhea Karimpanal @rheakarimpanal

The partner that’s had our back from day 0. @rhobusiness we LOVE you ❀️ coming through with swag just in time for @ycombinator demo day πŸ₯Ή https://t.co/iOgyl9CgEs

Sep 5, 2025 Β· β™₯ 19 Β· ⇄ 5

Founder at burntYC S25

Intro paths

YC

Rhea went through Y Combinator (Summer 2025) β€” any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.

GP

Their group partner at YC was Jon Xu, General Partner at Y Combinator β€” the partner who ran burnt's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile β†—

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In turn, Rhea can intro founders to burnt's investors below.

burnt's investors Β· 3

Animoca BrandsScribble VenturesY Combinator

Co-founders at burnt

JJJoseph Jacob
Joseph JacobFounder
CSChandru Shanumugasundaram
Chandru ShanumugasundaramFounder
J
JJCo-Founder & CEO

Experience

  1. burntCo-Founder & CPOcurrent2022 β€” presentSan Francisco Bay Area
  2. Fora TravelOperations Associate2022New York, United States
  3. HSBCFinancial Crime Analyst2018 β€” 2019New York, New York
  4. Tilney GroupProject Analyst2017 β€” 2018
  5. The Lalit Suri Hospitality GroupSales Coordinator2016 β€” 2017London Area, United Kingdom
  6. Grosvenor House DubaiMarketing Intern2015Dubai, Dubai, United Arab Emirates
  7. One Network Entertainment Pvt LtdCreative & Client servicing Intern2015Mumbai Metropolitan Region
  8. International Maritime OrganizationResearch Assistant2014London Area, United Kingdom

Education

  1. Cardiff University / Prifysgol CaerdyddBSc Economics, Economics

Skills & more

Marketing3Customer Relationship Management (CRM)3Public Relations3Customer Service1Sales1Social Media1Research1Management1Microsoft Office1Leadership1Teamwork1

From Rhea's professional profile.

Founder mafias

Y Combinator mafia8,668

Also came through, then founded or led a company.

Sam AltmanPresidentFounded LooptFred EhrsamYC Summer 2012Founded CoinbaseMatt HuangYC Winter 2011Founded HotspotsTrae StephensYC Winter 2022Founded PursuitDelian AsparouhovYC Summer 2014Founded Nightingale +1Justin KanYC Winter 2018Founded Rye +3

+ 8,661 more

HSBC mafia21

Also came through, then founded or led a company.

Daphne TeoInvestment BankerFounded NSG BioMickey BoodaeiTechnical Advisory Board MemberFounded Transmit SecurityJack RyderSummer InternFounded SecuredLiyang ZhangGlobal Chief Application ArchitectFounded iLabServiceVlad IlyushchenkoFX Market Making DeveloperFounded QuestDBEmre OzenTelecommunicationsFounded Draftwise

+ 14 more

Cardiff University / Prifysgol Caerdydd mafia3

Also came through, then founded or led a company.

Pelle BraendgaardBScFounded NotabeneIlia BolgovBSc MathematicsFounded Touchmark

Same school

Also attended Cardiff University / Prifysgol Caerdydd49

Morgan JohnsonTechnology Investor at Marlin Equity PartnersAudreyInvestment Team Member at Acadian Ventures Management, LlcJack EastgateInvestor at FELIX CAPITALAlice O'ConnorSEIS Portfolio Manager at Fuel VenturesCynta NyagaAssociate at Atlantica VenturesRebeccaInvestment Manager at BoxOne Ventures

+ 43 more

Shared employers

Also worked at HSBC318

Matt CherianVenture Partner at Monta Vista CapitalAngela ToyPartner & COO at Golden Gate VenturesGiuseppe DonvitoPartner at P101 VenturesDamien DidierInvestor at DaphniRichard LeeInvestor at MedicxiAdvika JalanResearch Analyst at MMC Ventures

+ 312 more

Also worked at Tilney Group1

Kevin AndrewsChief Operating Officer at Bentley Reid