About
Robbie Bhathal is founder and CEO of Brightflow AI, a fintech platform for small business cash flow management. He previously served as CFO of The Flex Company and founded Suiteness, which raised over $20M in funding, and began his career as a finance professional at Rho Ventures.
Founder/CEO at SuitenessYC S16
Intro paths
YC
Robbie went through Y Combinator (Summer 2016) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
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In turn, Robbie can intro founders to Suiteness's investors below.
Suiteness's investors · 7
AltaIR CapitalHerzliya · since 2016Bullpen CapitalSan Francisco · $2M – $4M checks · since 2016FCVCSan Francisco · since 2016FundersClubSan Francisco · $250K – $5M checks · since 2016Global Founders CapitalBerlin · $637K – $32M checks · since 2016Kima VenturesParis · $50K – $5M checks · since 2016Y CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2016
Co-founders at Suiteness
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Kyle KillionFounder
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RUPINDER BHATHALExecutive Officer, Director
Experience
- Passio AIChief Executive Officercurrent2025 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- Summa-AcademyAdvisor, Strategic Finance & Growthcurrent2021 — presentPleasanton, California, United States
- Brightflow AIFounder2019 — 2024Oakland, California, United States
- The Flex CompanyInvestor, Advisor2019 — 2021Los Angeles Metropolitan Area
- SuitenessCo-Founder, CEO, YCS162014 — 2019Oakland
- AtmosfyAdvisor2017 — 2019
- Capital OneBusiness Development and Product2013 — 2014San Francisco Bay Area
- PubMaticCorporate and Business Development2012 — 2013
- SungevityHead of Special Projects - Business/Corporate Development (Intern)2011Oakland, CA
- Shanti Bhavan Children's ProjectTeacher/Advisor/Mentor2008 — 2010India
- Lakewood CapitalAssociate2008 — 2009New York, New York
- Indian Creek CapitalAnalyst2006 — 2008
- Rho VenturesAnalyst2004 — 2006New York
Skills & more
Contract Negotiation5Financial Modeling41Analytics6Business Development49Corporate Development17Strategic Partnerships43Valuation8Investments13E-commerce4Mobile Devices14Entrepreneurship31New Business Development5
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Robbie Bhathal?
- Robbie Bhathal is founder and CEO of Brightflow AI, a fintech platform for small business cash flow management. He previously served as CFO of The Flex Company and founded Suiteness, which raised over $20M in funding, and began his career as a finance professional at Rho Ventures.
- Where does Robbie Bhathal work?
- Robbie Bhathal is Founder/CEO of Suiteness.
- What companies did Robbie Bhathal found?
- Robbie Bhathal founded Suiteness.
- Where did Robbie Bhathal go to school?
- Robbie Bhathal studied at Y Combinator; University of California, Berkeley, Haas School of Business (MBA, Entrepreneurship); UCLA (Business-Economics; Accounting).
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