Mohit Bhende
Mohit Bhende is the Co-Founder and CEO at Karat and serves as a Board Member at Seattle Academy. He founded Karat, a startup that is still running, and his expertise includes leadership in the Human + AI era and workforce talent evaluation.
Seattle Startup Karat Acquires Byteboard to Enhance Technical Talent Assessment Platform
Seattle-based technical talent platform Karat has acquired San Francisco startup Byteboard, known for its project-based engineering interview tool. This marks Karat's third acquisition in two years as it integrates Byteboard's AI-enabled assessments with its human-plus-technology approach to improve technical hiring.
GeekWire updates Seattle list as Highspot raises $248M at $3.5B; SeekOut and Icertis added to 16 local unicorns
GeekWire updated its list of Seattle-area 'unicorn' startups (privately held companies valued at $1B+) after additions and a valuation change for Icertis, noting recent entrants like SeekOut and Highspot, which raised $248 million at a $3.5 billion valuation. The article highlights that the Seattle cohort includes 16 unicorns, none led by a female or Black CEO, and that many CEOs have Microsoft backgrounds amid a global surge in unicorns and venture funding.
Organizations
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Seattle Academy Board Member 2025–present · current
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Karat Co-Founder & CEO 2014–present · current
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Karat CEO · current
Education
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The Wharton School MBA
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University of Cambridge MPhil, Game Theory
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Penn State University B.Sc. (Honors Program), Math and Economics
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The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) Visiting Student (Junior Year Abroad), Game Theory and Economics
