Rithik Jain is Co-Founder and COO at Refortifai, a cutting-edge AI agent security startup providing runtime protection for AI-powered systems, backed by Y Combinator and based in San Francisco.

Rithik transitioned from a non-STEM Economics and History background into Computer Science, completing over 21 CS courses with a core GPA of 3.67 and earning a Certificate in Mathematics.

Rithik demonstrated early entrepreneurial instincts by winning the Coolest Idea Award at a Graduate Entrepreneurship Idea-Pitch Competition, reflecting a knack for identifying real-world problems worth solving.

Prior to Refortifai, Rithik served as a Startup Recruitment Lead at the Cedars-Sinai Accelerator, gaining deep exposure to early-stage ventures and the intersection of technology and operations.

Refortifai addresses one of the most pressing challenges in the AI era, securing AI agents at runtime, and is positioned at the forefront of the rapidly growing agentic AI security market.