Where does Rithwik Pattikonda work?

Rithwik Pattikonda is Founder of Roger.

What companies did Rithwik Pattikonda found?

Rithwik Pattikonda founded Roger.

Where did Rithwik Pattikonda go to school?

Rithwik Pattikonda studied at The University of Texas at Austin (Bachelor of Science - BS, Computer Science); Plano West Senior High; Y Combinator.

Rithwik Pattikonda

Founder

Founder at Roger

Austin, Texas, United States

FoundedRoger · YC

About

Rithwik Pattikonda built and sold OctoShop while still in college, achieving a $2M+ all-cash exit. He subsequently bootstrapped TravelArrow to over $1.7M in annual recurring revenue without paid marketing.

Founder at Roger YC S24

Intro paths

Rithwik went through Y Combinator (Summer 2024) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.

Their group partner at YC was Jared Friedman, YC Group Partner — the partner who ran Roger's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗

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In turn, Rithwik can intro founders to Roger's investors below.

Roger's investors · 1

Y CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2024

Experience

Roger (YC S24)Foundercurrent2025 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
TravelArrowCo-Foundercurrent2023 — present
GoogleSoftware Engineer2021 — 2023San Francisco Bay Area
InstokCEO / CMO (Co-founder)2020 — 2021Austin, Texas, United States
Apply.fyiCEO / Co-Founder2019 — 2020Austin, Texas Area
GoogleSoftware Engineering Intern2020
GoogleSoftware Engineering Intern (iOS)2019Palo Alto, California
GORT'S FoodsCEO2018 — 2019Austin, Texas Metropolitan Area
Sensara TechnologiesAndroid Programming Intern2017Bangalore

Skills & more

Android Development30Java24Windows Batch7Qbasic6Graphic Design4User Interface Design18XML2iOS Development1Node.js1Swift (Programming Language)Leadership1

Languages English · Hindi · Kannada · Spanish · Telugu

From Rithwik's professional profile.

Frequently asked questions

Who is Rithwik Pattikonda?: Rithwik Pattikonda built and sold OctoShop while still in college, achieving a $2M+ all-cash exit. He subsequently bootstrapped TravelArrow to over $1.7M in annual recurring revenue without paid marketing.
Where does Rithwik Pattikonda work?: Rithwik Pattikonda is Founder of Roger.
What companies did Rithwik Pattikonda found?: Rithwik Pattikonda founded Roger.
Where did Rithwik Pattikonda go to school?: Rithwik Pattikonda studied at The University of Texas at Austin (Bachelor of Science - BS, Computer Science); Plano West Senior High; Y Combinator.