Shahryar Abbasi

Shahryar Abbasi is the CEO and Co-founder of Risely AI, an education technology startup based in the San Francisco Bay Area. The company, which develops artificial intelligence software to automate administrative workflows, recently participated in the Y Combinator Summer 2025 cohort and operates with a team of nine employees. Previously, Abbasi served as General Manager at Airwallex, where he established the firm's Americas business and drove an elevenfold increase in revenue, and as Vice President of Product at Trustedhealth. Earlier in his career, he worked as Head of Platform Growth at NerdWallet, securing over $20 million in enterprise deals and generating a $17 million profit and loss impact, following his tenure as a consultant at Bain & Company. His thirteen-year career centers on leading go-to-market strategy, scaling operations from inception, and driving revenue growth across regulated technology sectors.