Where does Shourya Lala work?

Shourya Lala is Founder/President of Fello and Founder at Third Chair.

What companies did Shourya Lala found?

Shourya Lala founded Fello, Third Chair.

Where did Shourya Lala go to school?

Shourya Lala studied at Y Combinator (Fello (W22), Third Chair (X25)); Manipal Institute of Technology (Bachelor of Technology - BTech, Computer Science).

Shourya Lala

Founder

Founder at Third Chair · Founder/President at Fello

San Francisco Bay Area

FoundedFello · YC Third Chair · YC

About

Shourya Lala founded Fello, a game-based investments platform that reached 2 million users, and has prior experience at the Open Data Foundation and BlackRock. He is currently Founder and CTO of Third Chair and has participated in Y Combinator twice.

Founder at Third Chair YC X25

Intro paths

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

Their group partner at YC was David Lieb, General Partner at Y Combinator — the partner who ran Third Chair's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗

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In turn, Shourya can intro founders to Third Chair's investors below.

Third Chair's investors · 3

468 CapitalBerlin · since 2026 FundersClubSan Francisco · $250K – $5M checks · since 2026 Y CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2025

Co-founders at Third Chair

Yoav ZimmermanFounder

Founder/President at Fello YC W22

Intro paths

Shourya went through Y Combinator (Winter 2022) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.

Their group partner at YC was Aaron Epstein, General Partner at Y Combinator — the partner who ran Fello's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗

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In turn, Shourya can intro founders to Fello's investors below.

Fello's investors · 10

Acequia Capital (AceCap)Seattle · $100K – $5M checks · since 2023 Courtside VenturesNew York · $1M – $1.5M checks · since 2023 Entrepreneur FirstBengaluru · $1M – $7M checks · since 2023 Flucas VenturesJupiter · $100K – $5M checks IIMA VenturesAhmedabad JITO Angel NetworkMumbai · $67K – $5M checks Kube VC Sprint VcBangalore · $300 checks Upsparks CapitalBangalore Y CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2022

Co-founders at Fello

Manish MaryadaFounder

Jatin MalwalCo-founder & CTO

Experience

Third Chair (YC X25)Founder / CTOcurrent2024 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
ODFFellow2025San Francisco Bay Area
FelloFounder / CTO2020 — 2024
Entrepreneur FirstFounder In Residence2020
BlackRockSoftware Engineer2018 — 2020India

Skills & more

Artificial Intelligence (AI)Android9Full-Stack Development9Leadership7Data Structures1Web Development1Web Design1Logo DesignCore JavaMicrosoft Office1PythonPublic Speaking1

+12 more

JavaC++Machine LearningManagementDatabase Management System (DBMS)SQLJavaScriptNode.jsAngularRuby on RailsLaravelHTML5

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Shourya Lala?: Shourya Lala founded Fello, a game-based investments platform that reached 2 million users, and has prior experience at the Open Data Foundation and BlackRock. He is currently Founder and CTO of Third Chair and has participated in Y Combinator twice.
Where does Shourya Lala work?: Shourya Lala is Founder/President of Fello and Founder at Third Chair.
What companies did Shourya Lala found?: Shourya Lala founded Fello, Third Chair.
Where did Shourya Lala go to school?: Shourya Lala studied at Y Combinator (Fello (W22), Third Chair (X25)); Manipal Institute of Technology (Bachelor of Technology - BTech, Computer Science).