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Harshit Yadav
Born
New Delhi, India
Alma materDartmouth College
OccupationEntrepreneur
Years active2017–present
Known forFounder and CEO of Zingroll

Harshit Yadav is an Indian American tech entrepreneur, best known as the founder and CEO of Zingroll. It's a San Francisco-based streaming platform for AI-generated films and series.[1][2][3] He is also known for founding the earlier consumer applications Airfeed and LitFeed.[4][5][6]

Harshit studied computer science and sociology at Dartmouth College before working as a tech consultant at Ernst & Young and moving into entrepreneurship full-time.[5] In March 2026, Zingroll was selected as one of five startups, from more than 4,000 applicants, for the Atoms AI Cohort run jointly by Accel and Google's AI Futures Fund.[7][3][8][9][10][11][12][2]

Early life and education

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Harshit Yadav is from New Delhi [4] where he attended Ryan International School in Vasant Kunj as head boy and Secretary General of the Indian Model United Nations in 2017.[13] In 2015 he took part in the All India Asteroid Search Campaign, a SPACE India programme run with the International Astronomical Search Collaboration where was credited with two detections, MAUR854 and MAUR861.[14][13] Between 2018 and 2022 he was a senior project consultant with the Pragyata Foundation, a non-profit working on mental health and human rights.[15] He graduated from Dartmouth College in 2022 with a double major in computer science and sociology on a full four-year scholarship and even led its Mixed Reality Club from 2019 to 2022.[5][16]

Before building Zingroll he built Alienstorms, a real-time camera-aggregation site covered in Dainik Jagran; build Alienbirds, a swarm-robotics drone project which discontinued after a DGCA ban. He even founded Airfeed, an anonymous social application used across Ivy League campuses.[4][17] Post that he worked as a tech consultant at Ernst & Young from 2022 to 2023 before founding LitFeed, which became Zingroll.[5][1]

Zingroll

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Harshit founded Zingroll in 2024 and serves as its CEO.[1][2][18] The platform distributes AI-generated films and episodic series and maintains offices in San Francisco and Delhi.[19][20][21][22]

In November 2025, Network VC announced an investment in the company.[1] In March 2026, Zingroll was one of five companies selected from more than 4,000 applicants for the Atoms AI Cohort, a partnership between Accel and Google's AI Futures Fund. All selected companies became eligible for up to $2 million in investment and up to $350,000 in Google cloud and AI compute credits.[7][3][8][9] Accel even described the company as a streaming platform for AI-native films and shows.[2] The Free Press Journal characterised Zingroll as the creative outlier among the 5 selected companies.[3] The company also appeared among those presenting at the a16z Speedrun 2025 demo day.[23]

Speaking and media appearances

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Harshit has spoken at industry events on artificial intelligence and entertainment. In August 2026 he took part in the The Economic Times World Leaders Forum, discussing AI opportunities in India,[24][25] and appeared in the forum's panel discussion.[26]

He has appeared on CNBC, on a podcast produced by Google and Accel, and on The Offline Network podcast, where he discussed the company and its selection for the Accel and Google cohort.

Recognition

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  • Selected, with Zingroll, for the Accel and Google AI Futures Fund Atoms AI Cohort 2026 — one of five companies from more than 4,000 applicants.[7][3][2][8][9]
  • Participant, a16z Speedrun Cohort 005, and presenter at the programme's 2025 demo day.[23][18]
  • Recipient of a Z Fellows fellowship, 2023.[18]
  • Member, Forbes Technology Council.[5]
  • Credited with two detections in the All India Asteroid Search Campaign, 2015.[13]

References

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  1. 1 2 3 4 Yarova, Maiia (13 November 2025). "Ukrainian-American Network VC Invests in AI Entertainment Platform Zingroll". Scroll.media. Retrieved 31 August 2026.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 "The Next Chapter of Intelligence: Meet the Startups in AI Cohort 2026!". Accel Atoms. 16 March 2026. Retrieved 31 August 2026.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 "Google & Accel's Atoms 2026 Cohort: The 5 AI Startups That Made The Cut From 4,000 Hopefuls". The Free Press Journal. 16 March 2026. Retrieved 31 August 2026.
  4. 1 2 3 "101 New Delhi Based Social Media Companies". Best Startup India. 27 August 2022. Retrieved 31 August 2026.
  5. 1 2 3 4 5 "Harshit Yadav, Founder at Zingroll". Forbes Technology Council. Retrieved 31 August 2026.
  6. ↑ Yadav, Harshit (13 February 2026). "Why Hollywood Shouldn't Panic About AI Yet". Forbes Technology Council. Retrieved 31 August 2026.
  7. 1 2 3 Singh, Jagmeet (15 March 2026). "Google, Accel India accelerator chooses 5 startups and none are 'AI wrappers'". TechCrunch. Retrieved 31 August 2026.
  8. 1 2 3 "Accel, Google AI Futures Fund pick five startups for 2026 Atoms AI cohort". Moneycontrol. March 2026. Retrieved 31 August 2026.
  9. 1 2 3 "Google, Accel pick 5 AI startups from 4,000 applicants for 2026 Atoms cohort". Analytics India Magazine. March 2026. Retrieved 31 August 2026.
  10. ↑ "Accel and Google unveil first cohort of AI startups for India-focused accelerator programme". The Indian Express. 2026.
  11. ↑ Team YS (16 March 2026). "Accel, Google back five early-stage startups for 2026 Atoms AI Cohort". YourStory.
  12. ↑ "Accel Atoms and Google's AI Futures Fund announce AI Cohort 2026". IT Voice. 2026. Retrieved 31 August 2026.
  13. 1 2 3 Ryan International School Prospectus. Ryan Group.
  14. ↑ "All India Asteroid Search Campaign". SPACE India. Retrieved 31 August 2026.
  15. ↑ "Pragyata Foundation". Pragyata Foundation. Retrieved 31 August 2026.
  16. ↑ "Harshit Yadav — Zingroll". a16z Speedrun. Retrieved 31 August 2026.
  17. ↑ "Airfeed — Ivy League Anonymous Chat Feed". App Store. Retrieved 31 August 2026.
  18. 1 2 3 "Zingroll". a16z Speedrun. Retrieved 31 August 2026.
  19. ↑ "Zingroll: Free Movies & Shows". Google Play. Retrieved 31 August 2026.
  20. ↑ "Zingroll: You're in the movie". App Store. 13 March 2024. Retrieved 31 August 2026.
  21. ↑ Mukherjee, Amritanshu (23 March 2026). "This AI streaming platform wants to challenge Netflix and YouTube, and already has 100 million organic views". The Financial Express. Retrieved 31 August 2026.
  22. ↑ "Zingroll: Best Movies & Shows". AppAdvice. Retrieved 31 August 2026.
  23. 1 2 "a16z Speedrun Demo Day 2025: the startups". The VC Corner. 8 October 2025. Retrieved 31 August 2026.
  24. ↑ "ET World Leaders Forum: Agriculture, manufacturing, logistics & exports could offer major AI opportunities in India". The Economic Times. August 2026. Retrieved 31 August 2026.
  25. ↑ "India faces capital, talent gap in foundational AI race: Menlo Ventures' Deedy Das". The Economic Times. 23 August 2026. Retrieved 31 August 2026.
  26. ↑ Vibe Coding to Vibe Filmmaking: Is AI redefining creativity or changing it?. The Economic Times World Leaders Forum. 22 August 2026. {{cite AV media}}: |access-date= requires |url= (help)
  27. "AI film on Ram Mandir movement sparks an interesting debate". Ragalahari. 21 September 2025. Retrieved 31 August 2026.
  28. "Copyright debate erupts as AI film heads to Cannes". The Economic Times. 2025. Retrieved 31 August 2026.
  29. "Space & AI Entertainment" (Podcast). The Offline Network. No. 79. {{cite podcast}}: |access-date= requires |url= (help); Missing or empty |url= (help); line feed character in |series= at position 4 (help)
  30. "15 New Delhi Based Messaging Companies". Best Startup India. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |url= (help)
  31. "Zingroll: Watch on TV". App Store. 13 March 2024. Retrieved 31 August 2026.
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