# Sid Bhatt

> Sid Bhatt co-founded Aarki, the advertising technology company renamed RZR in March 2026, with Levon Budagyan in 2010. Its founding CEO, Bhatt previously worked in business development at Mint and helped develop a business combining mobile ad creative with programmatic media buying.

- **Role:** Co-founder and founding CEO of Aarki (now RZR; historical executive role)
- **Organizations:** Aarki (now RZR), Mint
- **Education:** Studies in electrical and computer engineering; exact degree not independently confirmed, University of Illinois
- **Known for:** Co-founded Aarki in 2010., Led Aarki during its No. 19 ranking on the 2015 Inc. 5000., Listed as CEO when Aarki ranked No. 111 on Deloitte’s 2020 Technology Fast 500, with 1,072% growth.

## Career timeline

- **Before 2010** — Worked in business development at Mint.
- **2010** — Co-founded Aarki with Levon Budagyan; served as founding CEO.
- **2014** — Aarki launched its self-service creative studio.
- **2015** — Aarki ranked No. 19 on the Inc. 5000.
- **2019** — Spoke at Programmatic Connect Seoul on prediction models and real-time bidding.
- **2020** — Aarki ranked No. 111 in Deloitte’s Technology Fast 500, which listed Bhatt as CEO.
- **2021** — Skillz acquired Aarki on July 16; Levon Budagyan was CEO at the acquisition announcement.
- **2026** — Aarki rebranded as RZR on March 17 under CEO Aman Sareen.

## Achievements

- Co-founded Aarki in 2010.
- Led Aarki during its No. 19 ranking on the 2015 Inc. 5000.
- Listed as CEO when Aarki ranked No. 111 on Deloitte’s 2020 Technology Fast 500, with 1,072% growth.

## Latest updates

- **2026-03** — The company Bhatt co-founded became RZR; its rebrand announcement names Aman Sareen as CEO.

## Links

- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sidbhatt/
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/Sid_Aarki

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Last updated: 2026-10-20