Rounak Adhikary
FounderFounder at ProjectX
San Francisco, California, United States
FoundedProjectX · YC
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About
Rounak Adhikary studied at IIT Bombay and completed programs at Stanford Advanced Studies in Entrepreneurship and Draper University before founding ProjectX.
Founder at ProjectXYC X26
Intro paths
YC
Rounak went through Y Combinator (Spring 2026) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
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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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Co-founders at ProjectX
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Bishal KarmakarFounder
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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
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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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- 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).
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