Rujul Zaparde is a successful entrepreneur and product manager with a strong background in the tech industry. He was a student at The Lawrenceville School before deferring admission to Harvard University to co-found FlightCar, a start-up focused on peer-to-peer car sharing. During this time, FlightCar was a part of the w2013 batch at Y Combinator. Rujul's success as the Co-Founder and CEO of FlightCar led to his appointment as a Visiting Partner at Y Combinator. From there, he transitioned to Airbnb as a Product Manager for Trips & Search. He demonstrated high proficiency in the role, which led to him co-founding Zip as CEO. Rujul is also a passionate humanitarian, having been a co-founder of Drinking Water for India.