About
Smeet Bhatt led marketing and go-to-market strategy at Prodigal, a YC-backed enterprise software company, and previously worked as an investor with IDG Ventures. He co-founded Chymera, a mobile VR advertising platform, and studied civil engineering and physics at IIT Bombay.
Founder at TheyaYC W23
Intro paths
YC
Smeet went through Y Combinator (Winter 2023) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
GP
Their group partner at YC was Harj Taggar, General Partner at Y Combinator — the partner who ran Theya's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗
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In turn, Smeet can intro founders to Theya's investors below.
Theya's investors · 2
Co-founders at Theya
VC
Vikas ChoudharyFounder
SB
Sriram Bhargav KarnatiCo-founder
Experience
- MytoCo-Foundercurrent2026 — presentPalo Alto, California, United States
- Theya (YC W23)Co-Founder & CEOcurrent2023 — presentSan Francisco, California, United States
- ProdigalFounding Member (GTM)2020 — 2022Mountain View, California, United States
- Chiratae Ventures (Formerly IDG Ventures India)Investor2018 — 2020Greater Bengaluru Area
- Chymera VRCo-Founder & CEO2015 — 2017San Francisco, California, United States
- Deutsche BankFX & Rates Trading2012 — 2015New York / Mumbai
Skills & more
Business Strategy10Economics9Analytics18Data Analysis14Management Consulting10Business Analysis3Start-ups3Programming2Business Development2Financial Modeling2Algorithms1Strategy1
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MatlabC++CMicrosoft OfficeMicrosoft ExcelManagementVenture CapitalInvestment ManagementFinTechLanguages English · Gujarati · Hindi
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Smeet Bhatt?
- Smeet Bhatt led marketing and go-to-market strategy at Prodigal, a YC-backed enterprise software company, and previously worked as an investor with IDG Ventures. He co-founded Chymera, a mobile VR advertising platform, and studied civil engineering and physics at IIT Bombay.
- Where does Smeet Bhatt work?
- Smeet Bhatt is Founder of Theya.
- What companies did Smeet Bhatt found?
- Smeet Bhatt founded Theya.
- Where did Smeet Bhatt go to school?
- Smeet Bhatt studied at Y Combinator (Building Theya W23); Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay (B.Tech. (with Minors), Physics).
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