Ruhan Ponnada
FounderCo-founder at Salesgraph
San Francisco, California, United States
FoundedSalesgraph · YC
About
Ruhan Ponnada worked in engineering roles at Amazon and Microsoft, then moved into sales. He previously worked at Mintlify and currently builds Salesgraph.
Co-founder at SalesgraphYC X26
Intro paths
YC
Ruhan 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 Salesgraph's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗
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In turn, Ruhan can intro founders to Salesgraph's investors below.
Salesgraph's investors · 1
Co-founders at Salesgraph
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Ricardo NunezCo-founder
Experience
- SalesgraphCo-Founder and CEOcurrent2026 — presentSan Francisco, California, United States
- MintlifyFounding Solutions Engineer2024 — 2026San Francisco, California, United States
- MicrosoftProduct Manager2023 — 2024
- PioneerFellow2023 — 2024
- MabbuCo-Founder2022 — 2023
- AntlerFounder in Residency2023New York City Metropolitan Area
- AmazonSoftware Development Engineer Intern2023New York City Metropolitan Area
- Unusual VenturesFellow2023
- MicrosoftTechnical Program Management Intern2022Redmond, Washington, United States
- AmazonSoftware Development Engineer Intern2022Austin, Texas, United States
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Ruhan Ponnada?
- Ruhan Ponnada worked in engineering roles at Amazon and Microsoft, then moved into sales. He previously worked at Mintlify and currently builds Salesgraph.
- Where does Ruhan Ponnada work?
- Ruhan Ponnada is Co-founder of Salesgraph.
- What companies did Ruhan Ponnada found?
- Ruhan Ponnada founded Salesgraph.
- Where did Ruhan Ponnada go to school?
- Ruhan Ponnada studied at Georgia Institute of Technology (Bachelor of Science - BS, Computer Science); Y Combinator (P26); Denning Technology & Management Program (Minor in Computing & Business).
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