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Harshita Arora

Go-getter · DISC type d
General Partner at Y Combinator
📍 San Francisco, California, United States

Harshita Arora is a General Partner at Y Combinator, where she invests in early-stage startups. She previously co-founded AtoB, a fintech payments platform for the trucking industry, and was named to the Forbes 30 Under 30 list for Enterprise Technology.

Her passion for technology began at a young age, leading her to become a self-taught programmer. She is deeply invested in supporting talented founders and engineers, frequently highlighting their achievements and actively recruiting for technical roles.

As a teenager, she built a cryptocurrency price-tracking app that became one of the top 10 finance apps on the App Store.

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Experience
5 Years
Current Role
General Partner
Location
San Francisco, California, United States
Personality Overview

How Harshita shows up

Fast-Paced
Direct & Candid
Self-Confident

They focus on objectivity in a pitch and pay little attention to bells and whistles. They care equally about the product and its potential impact. They can be nudged to make faster decisions by offering what they value.

Priorities

Topics Harshita cares about

Supporting Founders
As a General Partner at YC and a former founder herself, she is focused on identifying and mentoring exceptional founders at the earliest stages of their startups.
Fintech Infrastructure
Co-founded AtoB to modernize payments for the trucking industry and built a successful crypto-related app, showing a clear interest in financial technology.
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Career

Work history

4-2026
General Partner
Y Combinator
5-2025 - 3-2026
Visiting Partner
Y Combinator
9-2019 - 4-2024
Co-Founder
AtoB
In the press

Media appearances

Harshita Arora Joins YC as General Partner | Y Combinator. Featured in Y Combinator
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From UP to Y Combinator: The rise & rise of Harshita Arora. Featured in Economic Times
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Education

Harshita has no verified education history

Social presence
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Behavioral profile

DISC profile (public)

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Dominance (D)

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