# Rishabh Dhariwal

> Rishabh Dhariwal is the San Francisco-based co-founder and CEO of Zarna, a Y Combinator Fall 2025 company building AI associates for middle-market private equity. He studied economics at UC Berkeley, previously led AI enablement at AEA Investors, and focuses on product and go-to-market at Zarna.

- **Role:** Co-Founder & CEO at Zarna
- **Organizations:** Zarna, AEA Investors, Deutsche Bank, Rajasthan Royals
- **From:** Chicago, United States
- **Education:** Economics; degree designation not specified, University of California, Berkeley
- **Known for:** Co-founded Zarna, backed by Y Combinator in the Fall 2025 batch., Led AI enablement initiatives with investment teams at AEA Investors., Reported giving more than 350 demos over a year in September 2026.

## Career timeline

- **2024** — Says he worked under Jake Lush McCrum during the IPL season at Rajasthan Royals.
- **Before 2025** — Led AI enablement initiatives at AEA Investors; earlier background includes investment banking at Deutsche Bank.
- **2025** — Co-founded Zarna; participated in an early-2025 Silicon Valley pitch competition before having customers.
- **2025** — Zarna joined Y Combinator’s Fall 2025 batch.
- **2026** — Published an essay on deploying agents in private equity and a reflection on a year since YC F25.

## Achievements

- Co-founded Zarna, backed by Y Combinator in the Fall 2025 batch.
- Led AI enablement initiatives with investment teams at AEA Investors.
- Reported giving more than 350 demos over a year in September 2026.
- His LinkedIn education entry says he graduated from UC Berkeley in 2.5 years.

## Latest updates

- **2026-09** — Published “A Year Since YC F25” on September 25, reflecting on client incentives, usage, paid value and communication.
- **2026-08** — Published “How to Build Agents That Work in Private Equity Environments” on August 2.

## Links

- Website: https://www.zarnaai.com/team/rishabh
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rishabh-dhariwal

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Last updated: 2026-10-14