Anubhav Malik

Yo, so check this out. Anubhav Malik, this dude’s a total badass in the startup scene. He rolled up in YC’s W21 batch, that’s Winter 2021, for those who don’t follow all the VC lingo, and straight up crushed it from day one. The guy’s all about tech hiring, which is a huge deal these days, especially when everyone’s fighting for the best engineers.

He’s based in SF now, but his roots are in Bengaluru, India, that’s like the new Silicon Valley for a lot of tech talent. Before jumping into Weekday, he was deep in the trenches working as a software engineer at Unacademy and ShareChat, two big names in India’s social and education space. That’s where he cut his teeth, building stuff that actually impacts millions of users.

But what really sets him apart is his hustle. He’s not just some engineer who got lucky; he’s got a serious track record building consumer social products. Like, he helped create Memer, you know, those meme-sharing apps that blow up on social media? Yeah, that one. It was so good it got acquired by ShareChat, which is a major player in India’s social scene. That move showed he’s got the vision and the skills to build stuff people actually want.

Then he co-founded Weekday, which is all about fixing the trust gap in tech hiring. They’re backed by YC, and they’re doing some serious stuff to make hiring engineers more trustworthy and reliable. They’re based out of Bengaluru but he’s leading as CTO from San Francisco. That’s some real cross-continental hustle, bridging an ideal situation, Indian talent and Silicon Valley innovation.

What does this all say about him? Dude’s clearly driven by a passion to create something bigger than himself. He’s not just about coding, he’s fired up to fix problems at scale, make hiring smarter, and enable the next wave of tech talent. His jump from building meme apps to revolutionizing how companies find engineers proves he’s got the guts to dive into new spaces and really get what people need.

This guy’s the real deal, someone who’s been in the trenches, learned the game, and now is redefining it. No Cap, he’s someone to watch in the startup world.