YCX26ยท DevtoolsOddpool
Institutional infrastructure for prediction markets
Founders
- Ritesh MalpaniFounder/CEO
- Avi AroraFounder
Same space
Adjacent
Overlapping tags, a different niche.
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Batchmates in Spring 2026.
About Oddpool
Oddpool is a platform that helps quant funds and trading desks harness the power of prediction markets. Avi and Ritesh have been roommates since freshman year at Georgia Tech. Avi has a Master's in ML and saved Microsoft $6M/year by building a more accurate model on half the hardware. Ritesh has a Master's in Distributed Systems and made buy-side trading systems at Bloomberg 40% faster.
San Francisco, CA, USA
Oddpool: questions
Which YC batch was Oddpool in?
Oddpool was in Y Combinator's Spring 2026 batch (X26).
Is Oddpool still active?
Y Combinator lists Oddpool as active.
Who founded Oddpool?
Oddpool's founders, as listed on its YC page: Ritesh Malpani (Founder/CEO), Avi Arora (Founder).
Where is Oddpool based?
Oddpool lists San Francisco, CA, USA as its location on YC's directory.
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