# Hesper AI

[Hesper AI on Hacklab](https://hacklab.so/org/hesper-ai)

Startup · 2 people on Hacklab

## Links

- [Website](https://gethesperai.com/)
- [Y Combinator](https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/hesper-ai)
- [LinkedIn](https://linkedin.com/company/hesperai)

## About

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## YC company profile

AI Claims Investigator for Insurance

Hesper AI builds AI agents that investigate P&C insurance claims end to end.

Hesper’s agents read the claim file, detect tampered documents, verify facts, check coverage, flag inconsistencies, and produce an audit-ready case file in minutes, so insurers can check every claim. 

We work with Claims and SIU orgs at Carriers, MGAs and TPAs,

- **YC batch:** Fall 2026
- **Founded:** 2026
- **Team size:** 3
- **Location:** New York City, NY
- **Country:** US
- **Status:** Active
- **Industry:** Fintech
- **Stage:** Early
- **Tags:** Insurance, Fraud Detection, AI
- **YC partner:** Nicolas Dessaigne

## Founders

### Pankaj Dhariwal — Founder/CEO

Previously Engineering Manager at Nanonets(YC W17), where he built Flow (Accounts Payable product) from scratch to $200K ARR and scaled the engineering team from 7 to 25. Earlier, first engineer on the Export-Import team at Shipsy, building the global container tracking and ETA prediction system from the ground up. 

Dual degree in Electronics & Economics from BITS Pilani.

[LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/in/pankaj-dhariwal/) · [X](https://x.com/Pankaj_Dhariwal)

### Nitish Badu — Founder/COO

Nitish Badu is the Co-founder/COO of Hesper AI.

Previously, he scaled revenue at Nanonets (YC W17) to $4M in ARR, where he built out the GTM motion, outbound and partnerships. He has approximately 4 years of experience driving go-to-market and revenue for B2B AI companies.

Before that, he was GTM Lead at Super.AI. He holds a degree from BITS Pilani.

[LinkedIn](https://linkedin.com/in/nitish-badu-529b28165/)

[Source: Y Combinator](https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/hesper-ai) · Retrieved 2026-11-02. Company information is self-reported on YC.

## Current staff

- [Nitish Badu](https://hacklab.so/nitish-badu) — Founder/COO (Present)
- [Pankaj Dhariwal](https://hacklab.so/pankaj-dhariwal) — Founder/CEO (Present)