Rajiv Ayyangar

Rajiv Ayyangar is a technology entrepreneur and executive with a diverse background in product development, data science, and remote collaboration tools. Here's an overview of his career and accomplishments:

Professional Experience

Current Role

Rajiv Ayyangar is currently the CEO of Product Hunt, a position he assumed in September 2023.23 Product Hunt is an online community platform for makers to launch their products and for consumers to discover the latest innovations in tech.

Tandem Co-Founder and CEO

Prior to his role at Product Hunt, Rajiv was the co-founder and CEO of Tandem from 2018 to 2022.2 Tandem is a virtual office platform designed for distributed teams, aiming to recreate seamless collaboration experienced in physical workplaces through easy-to-use video conferencing and collaboration tools.1

Other Notable Positions

• EIR (Entrepreneur in Residence) at Dropbox (April 2023 - September 2023)2
• Product roles at Yakit (2016-2017) and Delectable (2015-2016)2
• Data Scientist at Yahoo and Aviate (acquired by Yahoo) from 2013 to 20152

Education and Background

• Rajiv holds a BSE in Chemical Engineering and Bioengineering from Princeton University (2005-2009)2
• He participated in Y Combinator in 20192
• Born and raised in Menlo Park, California, Rajiv now lives in San Francisco4

Expertise and Interests

• Specializes in strategy, Java, and data analysis1
• Certified Sommelier and holds a WSET Advanced certification2
• Passionate about climbing and often watches climbing videos in his spare time4

Personal

Rajiv Ayyangar is of Indian and Filipino descent.34 He has been actively involved in the tech startup ecosystem, crediting Product Hunt for changing his life and helping launch his company Tandem.3

Rajiv's LinkedIn username is indeed rajiv-ayyangar, as confirmed by multiple sources.25