About
Tara Kappel is co-founder and chief product officer of RealRoots, an in-person friendship application for women. She previously held product and data leadership roles at Brilliant, a consumer education technology company.
Founder at RealRootsYC S25
Intro paths
Tara 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 RealRoots's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗
In turn, Tara can intro founders to RealRoots's investors below.
RealRoots's investors · 1
Co-founders at RealRoots
Experience
- RealRootsCo-Foundercurrent2024 — present
- Brilliant.orgVP Product2023 — 2024
- Brilliant.orgDirector of Product2021 — 2023
- Brilliant.orgSenior Product Manager2019 — 2021
- Brilliant.orgProduct Manager2018 — 2019
- Brilliant.orgContent Marketer2017 — 2018
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Tara Kappel?
- Tara Kappel is co-founder and chief product officer of RealRoots, an in-person friendship application for women. She previously held product and data leadership roles at Brilliant, a consumer education technology company.
- Where does Tara Kappel work?
- Tara Kappel is Founder of RealRoots.
- What companies did Tara Kappel found?
- Tara Kappel founded RealRoots.
- Where did Tara Kappel go to school?
- Tara Kappel studied at Y Combinator (S25); UCLA (Bachelor’s Degree, Neuroscience).
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