Where does Shahryar Abbasi work?

Shahryar Abbasi is Founder of Risely AI.

What companies did Shahryar Abbasi found?

Shahryar Abbasi founded Risely AI.

Where did Shahryar Abbasi go to school?

Shahryar Abbasi studied at Y Combinator (S 25); University of California, Berkeley, Haas School of Business (B.S., Business Administration); University of California, Berkeley (B.A., Middle Eastern Studies).

Shahryar Abbasi

Founder

Founder at Risely AI

San Francisco Bay Area

FoundedRisely AI · YC

About

Shahryar Abbasi is CEO and co-founder of Risely AI. He previously worked as General Manager of Americas at Airwallex, VP of Product at Trustedhealth, Head of Platform Growth at NerdWallet, and served in a strategy role at Bain & Company.

Founder at Risely AI YC S25

Intro paths

Shahryar went through Y Combinator (Summer 2025) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.

Their group partner at YC was Brad Flora, Backing expeditions into the future — the partner who ran Risely AI's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗

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In turn, Shahryar can intro founders to Risely AI's investors below.

Risely AI's investors · 4

Pathlight VenturesOld Bridge · $500K – $5M checks Sterling RoadSan Francisco · $50K – $150K checks Transpose Platform ManagementHouston Y CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2025

Co-founders at Risely AI

Sadia SaifuddinFounder

Experience

Risely AI (YC S25)CEO & Co-foundercurrent2024 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
Trusted HealthVP & Head of Product, Growth, Design and Data2023 — 2024San Francisco Bay Area
The Success CompanyCo-founder and CEO2014 — 2023Bay Area
AirwallexVP/GM | Head of Product Growth, Americas2021 — 2022San Francisco Bay Area
AirwallexVP/GM, Head of SMB (Product & Revenue)2021 — 2022
NerdWalletHead of Platform Growth2019 — 2021San Francisco
NerdWalletHead of Product Partnerships2017 — 2019San Francisco Bay Area
NerdWalletProduct Growth Lead, B2B2015 — 2017San Francisco Bay Area
Al-MaqasidCOO & Managing Director2019 — 2021
Bain & CompanyManagement Consultant2013 — 2015
City of BerkeleyCo-Founder and Director of Growth | City Redistricting Campaign2010 — 2013Berkeley
University of California Student AssociationDirector2012 — 2013
J.P. MorganInvestment Banking -- Public Finance2012San Francisco Bay Area
Kaiser Foundation Health PlanGrowth Strategy & Planning2011
SupplyBank.OrgGrowth Strategy & BD2010
UniversalGivingMarketing2010
San Ramon Valley Unified School DistrictSpeech and Debate Instructor2007 — 2008

Skills & more

General Management1Strategic PlanningPublic Speaking65Strategy11Leadership20ManagementNegotiationProduct Development1Funnel Optimization1Product ManagementManagerial FinanceBusiness Analysis

+12 more

Project ManagementEntrepreneurshipFinancial AnalysisFinTechFinanceSalesRevenue & Profit GrowthGrowth HackingGo-to-Market StrategyMarket PlanningAccount ManagementP&L Management

Languages Arabic · Hindi · Spanish · Urdu

From Shahryar's professional profile.

Frequently asked questions

Who is Shahryar Abbasi?: Shahryar Abbasi is CEO and co-founder of Risely AI. He previously worked as General Manager of Americas at Airwallex, VP of Product at Trustedhealth, Head of Platform Growth at NerdWallet, and served in a strategy role at Bain & Company.
Where does Shahryar Abbasi work?: Shahryar Abbasi is Founder of Risely AI.
What companies did Shahryar Abbasi found?: Shahryar Abbasi founded Risely AI.
Where did Shahryar Abbasi go to school?: Shahryar Abbasi studied at Y Combinator (S 25); University of California, Berkeley, Haas School of Business (B.S., Business Administration); University of California, Berkeley (B.A., Middle Eastern Studies).

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About

Founder at Risely AIYC S25

Intro paths

Risely AI's investors · 4

Co-founders at Risely AI

Experience

Skills & more

Frequently asked questions

Founder mafias

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Same school

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Shared employers

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Also worked at Trusted Health4

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Also worked at Kaiser Foundation Health Plan38

Founder at Risely AI YC S25