# Aryo Patel

> Aryo Patel is the San Francisco-based co-founder and CEO of Andera, which builds AI software for audit evidence review and control testing. An MIT mathematics student and former collegiate foil fencer, he previously co-founded Simulation Labs and worked at Microsoft and Jane Street. He founded Andera with longtime friend Tinah Hong; the company raised a $37 million Series A led by Lightspeed in June 2026 and later announced an RSM alliance and Andera GRC.

- **Role:** Co-founder and CEO at Andera
- **Organizations:** Andera, Simulation Labs, Microsoft, Jane Street, Floating Point Group, MIT men’s fencing, Family Focus Music Tutoring, Last Mile Connectivity Foundation
- **Education:** Massachusetts Institute of Technology, High school diploma, New Trier High School
- **Known for:** Co-founded Andera and led it as CEO through a $37 million Series A in June 2026., USFCA All-Academic Team and Scholar of Distinction in 2020-21, 2021-22 and 2022-23., MIT foil record of 15-1 overall and 12-0 in NFC competition in 2021-22.

## Career timeline

- **2020-2023** — Studied mathematics and participated in MIT men’s foil fencing; researched market-crash indicators under Andrew Lo.
- **2021-2022** — Software engineering internships at Floating Point Group and Microsoft are documented in his MIT biography.
- **2023** — Co-founded Simulation Labs with Kevin Jiang; also worked at Jane Street.
- **2024-04** — Pear backed Patel before he had a product or co-founder; his initial idea was RegCheck.
- **2024-06** — Abandoned RegCheck and pursued customer discovery in SOX compliance.
- **2024-08** — Co-founded Andera with Tinah Hong.
- **2026-06** — Andera raised a $37 million Series A led by Lightspeed.
- **2026-08** — Andera announced its RSM strategic alliance.
- **2026-09** — Andera launched its GRC platform.

## Achievements

- Co-founded Andera and led it as CEO through a $37 million Series A in June 2026.
- USFCA All-Academic Team and Scholar of Distinction in 2020-21, 2021-22 and 2022-23.
- MIT foil record of 15-1 overall and 12-0 in NFC competition in 2021-22.
- Midwest Open fencing champion and two-year captain at New Trier High School.
- Won the Hack STL Most Practical award in August 2019 for an interactive New Trier classroom map, as listed on his public LinkedIn profile.

## Latest updates

- **2026-09** — Andera introduced GRC on September 14, connecting risk, control and audit records with its testing agents.
- **2026-08** — Andera announced an RSM alliance on August 26, integrating its technology into RSM’s internal audit platform.
- **2026-07** — Andera published its Excel engineering account on July 9 and its statement of purpose on July 20.
- **2026-06** — Lightspeed announced Andera’s $37 million Series A on June 17.

## Links

- Website: https://aryopatel.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/aryo-patel
- Twitter/X: https://x.com/AryoPatel
- GitHub: https://github.com/Aryo-Patel

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Last updated: 2026-10-23