Rounak Adhikary
FounderFounder 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.
Rounak Adhikary @rounacc
Almost everyone I know complaints about not being happy in their life. Some are extremely successful and always in despair, while some have no clue what they’re doing and always cry that they’re depressed. If everyone’s sad then who’s actually happy or is true happiness a myth?
Aug 2, 2026 · ♥ 9
Rounak Adhikary @rounacc
Everything around us that we call life, is built by people no smarter than us. You got this champ!!
Aug 1, 2026 · ♥ 10
Rounak Adhikary @rounacc
Computing is just not as fun as it used to be https://t.co/wIZKSNwvhX
Jul 30, 2026 · ♥ 18
Founder at ProjectXYC 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 ↗
In turn, Rounak can intro founders to ProjectX's investors below.
ProjectX's investors · 1
Co-founders at ProjectX
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
Education
- Y CombinatorSpring 26 Batch2026
- Stanford UniversityASES Fellowship, Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial Studies2025
- Draper UniversityFellowship, Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial Studies2025
- Indian Institute of Technology, BombayFellowship (Funded by Ministry of Electronics and IT, Govt of India)2023 — 2024
- Indian Institute of Management BangaloreAcceleration Program(Launchpad) at NSRCEL, Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial Studies2023
- Indian Institute of Technology, BombayVisiting Researcher, Human Computer Interaction2022
- Oriental Public School - IndiaHigh School Diploma2019 — 2021
- Springdale High Schoolsecondary diploma2012 — 2019
- Springdale Primary SchoolElementary School2004 — 2012
Skills & more
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Summary ReportsAnalytical SkillsOpenAIUser Experience Design (UED)Full-Stack DevelopmentDesignUser Experience (UX)Interaction DesignJavaPython 3C++Adobe Creative SuiteLanguages 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
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