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About
Rishi Pankhaniya is the co-founder and CEO of Rudus. He previously worked as an engineer at Airbnb and Apple, and studied computer science at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign.
CEO at RudusYC X26
Intro paths
Rishi went through Y Combinator (Spring 2026) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
Their group partner at YC was David Lieb, General Partner at Y Combinator — the partner who ran Rudus's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗
In turn, Rishi can intro founders to Rudus's investors below.
Rudus's investors · 7
Co-founders at Rudus
Investments
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Rishi Pankhaniya?
- Rishi Pankhaniya is the co-founder and CEO of Rudus. He previously worked as an engineer at Airbnb and Apple, and studied computer science at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign.
- Where does Rishi Pankhaniya work?
- Rishi Pankhaniya is CEO of Rudus.
- What companies did Rishi Pankhaniya found?
- Rishi Pankhaniya founded Rudus.
- What companies has Rishi Pankhaniya invested in?
- Investments tracked here include Kinect.
Founder mafias
Y Combinator mafia10,594
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Stanford University mafia2,290
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Apple mafia441
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University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign mafia426
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Airbnb mafia140
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