About
Rushil Agarwal studied industrial engineering, operations research, and business at UC Berkeley. He previously built data pipelines for embedding models and on-chain infrastructure at Coinbase, and helped scale a Web3 software business that served over 500 small and medium businesses.
Founder at Human ArchiveYC W26
Intro paths
YC
Rushil went through Y Combinator (Winter 2026) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
GP
Their group partner at YC was Jared Friedman, YC Group Partner — the partner who ran Human Archive's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗
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In turn, Rushil can intro founders to Human Archive's investors below.
Human Archive's investors · 4
Co-founders at Human Archive
Experience
- Human ArchiveCo-Foundercurrent2025 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- CoinbaseProduct Management Intern2025New York, NY
- StealthGeneral Partner2024 — 2025
- Stealth StartupFounder (Acquired)2020 — 2024
- BLUE ORIGINStrategy Consultant2023
- ZillionaireProduct Management Intern2023
- Edelweiss Asset Management LimitedSummer Analyst2022
- Solana LabsGrowth Intern2021
Skills & more
Smart Contracts6Trading Systems2Blockchain3Scuba Diving7Blockchain Architecture4Trading2Cryptocurrency2Project Management2Operations Management2Fundraising2
Languages English · Hindi
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Rushil Agarwal?
- Rushil Agarwal studied industrial engineering, operations research, and business at UC Berkeley. He previously built data pipelines for embedding models and on-chain infrastructure at Coinbase, and helped scale a Web3 software business that served over 500 small and medium businesses.
- Where does Rushil Agarwal work?
- Rushil Agarwal is Founder of Human Archive.
- What companies did Rushil Agarwal found?
- Rushil Agarwal founded Human Archive.
- Where did Rushil Agarwal go to school?
- Rushil Agarwal studied at UC Berkeley Management, Entrepreneurship, & Technology (M.E.T.) program (Bachelor of Science - BS, Industrial Engineering and Operations Research + Business Administration); Y Combinator; University of California, Berkeley (Bachelor of Science - BS, Industrial Engineering & Operations Research).
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University of California, Berkeley mafia538
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Coinbase mafia59
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Same school
Also attended UC Berkeley Management, Entrepreneurship, & Technology (M.E.T.) program11
HariFellow at Clear VenturesTom SpringerAssociate at Ibex InvestorsAditya GanapathiFounder at CoraNelson RayFounder at SalesPatriotMaciej SzymczykFounder at SalesPatriotMichael TrehanFounder at HABIT
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Also attended Jayshree Periwal International School - India3
Shared employers
Also worked at Human Archive4
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Also worked at Stealth Startup351
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