Where does Rounak Adhikary work?

Rounak Adhikary is Founder of ProjectX.

What companies did Rounak Adhikary found?

Rounak Adhikary founded ProjectX.

Where did Rounak Adhikary go to school?

Rounak Adhikary studied at Y Combinator (Spring 26 Batch); Stanford University (ASES Fellowship, Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial Studies); Draper University (Fellowship, Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial Studies).

Rounak Adhikary

Founder

Founder at ProjectX

San Francisco, California, United States

FoundedProjectX · YC

About

Rounak Adhikary studied at IIT Bombay and completed programs at Stanford Advanced Studies in Entrepreneurship and Draper University before founding ProjectX.

Founder at ProjectX YC X26

Intro paths

Rounak 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 Andrew Miklas, General Partner at Y Combinator — the partner who ran ProjectX's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗

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In turn, Rounak can intro founders to ProjectX's investors below.

ProjectX's investors · 1

Y CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2026

Co-founders at ProjectX

Bishal KarmakarFounder

Sourya MajumderFounder

Experience

ProjectX (YC P26)Founder and CEOcurrent2022 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
Stanford ASESASES India Founder and Advisorcurrent2025 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
Founders, Inc.Resident Founder2026San Francisco Bay Area
Ministry of Electronics and Information TechnologyEntrepreneur in Residence2023 — 2024Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
Cricket Association of BengalCricketer2013 — 2020

Skills & more

New Markets4Strategy4Innovation Management3Innovation Consulting2Team Leadership3InvestmentsPresentations1FinanceEconomicsDue DiligenceQuantitative Analytics1Benchmarking

+12 more

Summary ReportsAnalytical SkillsOpenAIUser Experience Design (UED)Full-Stack DevelopmentDesignUser Experience (UX)Interaction DesignJavaPython 3C++Adobe Creative Suite

Languages Bengali · English · Hindi · Marathi · Punjabi · Urdu

Inception — NVIDIA
Disrupt 2023 — Indian Institute of Technology, Guwahati
Human Computer Interaction — Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay
Entrepreneurship 2: Launching your Start-Up — Wharton Online
Entrepreneurship 1: Developing the Opportunity — Wharton Online
Introduction to Marketing — Wharton Online
Social Psychology(Honors) — Wesleyan University
Enterprise Design Thinking - Team Essentials for AI Badge — IBM
Enterprise Design Thinking Co-Creator Badge — IBM
Enterprise Design Thinking Practitioner Badge — IBM

From Rounak's professional profile.

Frequently asked questions

Who is Rounak Adhikary?: Rounak Adhikary studied at IIT Bombay and completed programs at Stanford Advanced Studies in Entrepreneurship and Draper University before founding ProjectX.
Where does Rounak Adhikary work?: Rounak Adhikary is Founder of ProjectX.
What companies did Rounak Adhikary found?: Rounak Adhikary founded ProjectX.
Where did Rounak Adhikary go to school?: Rounak Adhikary studied at Y Combinator (Spring 26 Batch); Stanford University (ASES Fellowship, Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial Studies); Draper University (Fellowship, Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial Studies).