Divya Bhat

Meet the absolute unit that is Divya Bhat – this girl is the real deal. She’s like that friend who jumps into whatever’s hot, crushes it, and keeps going. No bullshit. She’s been around the startup block so many times, she’s practically part of the furniture in Silicon Valley.

So, she’s a two-time YC alum – that’s no joke. First, she co-founded Jamglue back in YC S06, which was this cool online music remixing platform. Basically, she jumped into the tech scene early on, messing around with creative tech. Then, she co-founded Rickshaw in YC W14, a same-day local delivery service that was so good, DoorDash scooped it up in 2017. That’s some serious validation right there. She wasn’t just playing around; she built something that got bought by a giant.

After that, she didn’t just fade into the background. She jumped into DoorDash as Director of Product – basically, she was shaping what they built next, making sure the platform kept crushing it. Then, she moved on to Trulia, helping to grow their rentals business before their big IPO – talk about being in the right place at the right time, but also making shit happen.

But she’s not just a startup builder; she’s a product wizard. She was Chief Product Officer at Virta Health, where she led product, engineering, analytics, and design during a crazy growth phase. Basically, she scaled a health tech company during its most critical times. Now, as of April 2024, she’s the Chief Product Officer at Memora Health, which is doing some advanced stuff in healthcare, making it more accessible.

And get this – she’s got a PhD in Genomics and has worked at a bunch of high-growth tech companies, so she’s got that mix of hardcore science brain and startup hustle. She’s also been advising early-stage startups as a Visiting Group Partner at YC, so she’s always giving back and shaping the next wave.

What does all this say about her? It’s pretty clear: Divya is driven by creating, scaling, and having an effect. She’s the kind of person who sees a problem, jumps in, and builds something that actually works. She’s not scared of chaos or failure – she’s all about jumping into the deep end, learning fast, and crushing it. That’s why she’s so important – she’s a blueprint for what it means to be a real startup founder and product leader. She’s proof that if you’re passionate, persistent, and don’t bullshit, you can turn crazy ideas into real-world shit that actually matters.