About
Rishi Choudhary is co-founder and CEO of Kastle. Previously, he was founding product manager at Redfin, where he led the Mortgage Marketplace and Search Experience teams. He holds a BS in Systems Engineering from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.
Founder at KastleYC S24
Intro paths
YC
Rishi went through Y Combinator (Summer 2024) β any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
GP
Their group partner at YC was Diana Hu, General Partner at Y Combinator β the partner who ran Kastle's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile β
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In turn, Rishi can intro founders to Kastle's investors below.
Kastle's investors Β· 2
Co-founders at Kastle
NP
Nitish PoddarFounder
Experience
- Kastle (YC S24)Co-Founder and CEOcurrent2024 β presentSan Francisco, CA
- RedfinProduct Manager2022 β 2024Seattle, Washington, United States
- Illinois Business ConsultingStudent Director2019 β 2022
- AARPSoftware Engineer2021Champaign, Illinois, United States
- Ascent Integrated TechProduct and Growth2020 β 2021
- University of Illinois Research ParkProduct Management Intern2020Champaign, Illinois, United States
- University of Illinois at Urbana-ChampaignUndergraduate Teaching Assistant CS @ Illinois2019 β 2020Urbana-Champaign, Illinois Area
Skills & more
Research4Product Design1Project Management3Product Management1Networking3Python (Programming Language)17JAVA11Public Speaking16Microsoft Excel1Matlab1Microsoft PowerPoint2
Languages English Β· Hindi
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Rishi Choudhary?
- Rishi Choudhary is co-founder and CEO of Kastle. Previously, he was founding product manager at Redfin, where he led the Mortgage Marketplace and Search Experience teams. He holds a BS in Systems Engineering from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.
- Where does Rishi Choudhary work?
- Rishi Choudhary is Founder of Kastle.
- What companies did Rishi Choudhary found?
- Rishi Choudhary founded Kastle.
- Where did Rishi Choudhary go to school?
- Rishi Choudhary studied at Y Combinator; University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (Bachelor's of Science, Systems Engineering and Design); The Doon School (International Baccalauraeate).
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Shared employers
Also worked at Kastle (YC S24)2
Also worked at Redfin18
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