Find your path to Shahryar
199 people in our graph share verified history with Shahryar — schools, employers, funds. One of them is your warm intro.
Niki PezeshkiunlockedShahryar: together at Trusted Health (2023–2024)
×3Shahryar: together at Nerd Wallet
×2Shahryar: together at Airwallex
×2Shahryar: together at Kaiser Foundation Health Plan
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 AIYC S25
Intro paths
YC
Shahryar went through Y Combinator (Summer 2025) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
GP
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
Co-founders at Risely AI
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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
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Project ManagementEntrepreneurshipFinancial AnalysisFinTechFinanceSalesRevenue & Profit GrowthGrowth HackingGo-to-Market StrategyMarket PlanningAccount ManagementP&L ManagementLanguages Arabic · Hindi · Spanish · Urdu
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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).
Founder mafias
Y Combinator mafia10,230
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Sam AltmanPresidentFounded Tools for Humanity +3Garry TanPresident & CEOFounded Y Combinator +1Jessica LivingstonCo-founderFounded Y CombinatorAlexis OhanianPartnerFounded RedditFred EhrsamYC Summer 2012Founded Nudge +1Matt HuangYC Winter 2011Founded Paradigm +1
+ 10,223 more
University of California, Berkeley, Haas School of Business mafia265
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Ivan ZhouBachelor of Science (B.S.)Founded Decagon +2Wendy JohanssonExecutive Education: Product ManagementFounded Misaludhealth +2Jay ParrishMBAFounded ROME Therapeutics +1Raj Shekhar SinghManagement of TechnologyFounded Z21 +1Nanxi LiuFounded Nanoly Bioscience +1Kevin ChouBachelor of Science - BSFounded Superlayer +1
+ 258 more
UC Berkeley College of Engineering mafia54
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Matt MilfordBachelor’s DegreeFounded Swayhealth +2Rohan AroraBachelor's degreeFounded Biosense +1Neeka MashoufBachelor of Science (BS)Founded Rubi Laboratories +1Trishala JainBachelor of Science - BSFounded Buildbox +1Divyaditya ShrivastavaBachelor's degreeFounded PaladinRussell NibbelinkBachelor of Science (BS)Founded Overview
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Airwallex mafia7
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Melike Abacioglu GunesVP Marketing, NAFounded PhysioHealthRaphael CohenProduct Lead - AiriFounded DeskimoAnya RoySenior Product and Ecosystem PartnershipsFounded Syrona HealthIshan AgrawalHead of Engineering, AI, Data and GrowthFounded Branch AIJack ZhangCEOFounded Capital49Ray LauSenior DirectorFounded Leapfin
Nerd Wallet mafia4
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Same school
Also attended Y Combinator2,000
Tarek MansourCo-founder & CEO of KalshiSuhail DoshiFounder of Mixpanel; founder of ParticleSubomi OluwalanaCo-founder & CEO of ConvoyArhaan A.Deeptech Fellow at Clear VenturesCollin WallaceGeneral Partner at Lobby CapitalVictor SantosVictor Scout at One Way Ventures
+ 1,994 more
Also attended University of California, Berkeley, Haas School of Business982
Mark FiorentinoInvestor at Index VenturesRishi ModiInvestor at GV (Google Ventures)Yibo NianInvestment Director at Intel CapitalZhenyu TangInvestment Director at Intel CapitalDennisDirector of Trading at Pantera CapitalAnna ChenInvestor at Madrona Venture Group
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Also attended University of California, Berkeley2,000
Steve WozniakCo-founder of AppleTony XuCo-founder & CEO of DoorDashAravind SrinivasCo-founder & CEO of Perplexity AIAli GhodsiCo-founder & CEO of DatabricksAbraham BachrachCo-founder & CTO of SkydioTrevor OelschigInvestment Team at General Catalyst
+ 1,994 more
Also attended UC Berkeley College of Engineering81
Arhaan A.Deeptech Fellow at Clear VenturesAlejandro GomezInvestor at IVP (Institutional Venture Partners)Alpin YukselogluPartner, Investing & Research at ParadigmDivyansh SaksenaAnalyst at Congruent VenturesEdward YangSenior Associate at Prelude VenturesLan WuAnalyst at Fusion
+ 75 more
Shared employers
Also worked at Risely AI (YC S25)1
Also worked at Trusted Health7
Niki PezeshkiGeneral Partner at Felicis VenturesNadia AsoyanVenture Partner at One Way VenturesChris FurmanskiManaging Director at Pacific Health VenturesDan WebergGeneral Partner at Nurse CapitalLauren KayFounder/CEO at Dating RingHyllarie ColyerHead of People at Stackblitz
+ 1 more
Also worked at J.P. Morgan1,385
Cat WuInvestor at Index VenturesRishi ModiInvestor at GV (Google Ventures)Akshat GoenkaInvestor at Moonfire VenturesNaseem MoumeneVice President at Northzone, investing across complex and fragmented industries undergoing fundamental shiftsFranklin BiGeneral Partner at Pantera CapitalMegan LightcapPartner, Creator Fund at Slow Ventures
+ 1,379 more
Also worked at Kaiser Foundation Health Plan74
Evan PunPortfolio Support at 8VCAl GhousInvestor at Notable CapitalDr. ChettipallyVenture Advisor at Think+ Ventures Management, LlcAkash KalagaraAnalyst, Business Development at Five Elms CapitalNancy XiaoInvestor at HeadlineLovlani SchulteExecutive Assistant at Ridge Ventures
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