# Harshita Arora

> Harshita Arora is General Partner at Y Combinator - the youngest in the organization's history - having dropped out of school at 15 in Saharanpur, India, taught herself to code, built and sold a crypto app featured by Apple at age 16, won India's Pradhan Mantri Rashtriya Bal Shakti Puraskar, moved to San Francisco on an O-1 visa, co-founded AtoB (the 'Stripe for Trucking' valued at ~$800M), and was named to Forbes 30 Under 30 before joining YC as a Visiting Partner in 2025 and ascending to General Partner in April 2026 at age 25.

- **Role:** General Partner at Y Combinator
- **Organizations:** Y Combinator, AtoB
- **From:** Saharanpur, India
- **Nationality:** Indian
- **Education:** Entrepreneurship Program (4-week), MIT Launch (Massachusetts Institute of Technology), Dropped out after Class 8, School (unnamed, Saharanpur)
- **Known for:** Youngest General Partner in Y Combinator history (appointed April 2026, age 25), Co-founded AtoB - the 'Stripe for Trucking' valued at ~$800 million, serving 30,000+ US fleets, Built and sold Crypto Price Tracker at age 16; featured by Apple in US and Canada App Stores

## Career timeline

- **2013** — Discovered coding at age 13 in Saharanpur, UP, India
- **2015** — Dropped out of school at age 15 to pursue coding full-time
- **2016** — Secured internship at Salesforce in Bengaluru
- **2016** — Attended MIT Launch entrepreneurship program
- **2017** — Built and launched Crypto Price Tracker on Apple App Store; app featured by Apple in US and Canada; app acquired
- **2018** — Obtained O-1 extraordinary ability visa; relocated to San Francisco
- **2019** — Co-founded AtoB with Vignan Velivela and Tushar Misra
- **2020** — AtoB accepted into Y Combinator S20 batch; pivoted business model after visiting truck stops
- **2020** — Received Pradhan Mantri Rashtriya Bal Shakti Puraskar from Prime Minister Narendra Modi
- **2023** — Named to Forbes 30 Under 30 (Manufacturing & Industry)
- **2023** — AtoB reaches Series C, valued at ~$700-800 million, serving 30,000+ US trucking fleets
- **2025** — Joined Y Combinator as Visiting Partner (Summer 2025 batch) - youngest visiting partner in YC history
- **2026-04** — Named General Partner at Y Combinator - youngest GP in the organization's history at age 25

## Achievements

- Youngest General Partner in Y Combinator history (appointed April 2026, age 25)
- Co-founded AtoB - the 'Stripe for Trucking' valued at ~$800 million, serving 30,000+ US fleets
- Built and sold Crypto Price Tracker at age 16; featured by Apple in US and Canada App Stores
- Received Pradhan Mantri Rashtriya Bal Shakti Puraskar from PM Modi - India's highest honor for young achievers
- Forbes 30 Under 30 (Manufacturing & Industry, 2023)
- O-1 visa holder - granted for individuals of extraordinary ability
- Youngest Visiting Partner in Y Combinator history (2025)
- AtoB raised over $150 million in venture capital from General Catalyst, Bloomberg Beta, and YC

## Latest updates

- **2026-04** — Named General Partner at Y Combinator - the youngest GP in YC's history
- **2025-06** — Joined Y Combinator as Visiting Partner for Summer 2025 batch - youngest in that role in YC history
- **2023-01** — Named to Forbes 30 Under 30 list for Manufacturing & Industry
- **2023-01** — AtoB reached Series C stage, valuation approximately $700-800 million

## Links

- Website: https://www.ycombinator.com/people/harshita-arora
- LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/harshita-arora11
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/aroraharshita33
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/harshitaisanerrd/

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Last updated: 2026-05-09