Straia

The agentic AI platform for higher education ($4.5M cARR in 4 weeks)

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Alan Chan, Gautam Narasimhan +2 · 4 co-founders

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$4.5M committed ARR* in 4 weeks. Straia is the agentic AI platform replacing legacy software across higher education. We unify siloed institutional data and deploy AI agents to analyze and act on that data. Building the AI-native operating system for every college in America. *In contracting

4 founders

Alan Chan

CTO

Co-Founder @ Straia

in LinkedIn

Gautam Narasimhan

COO

Co-founder and COO at Straia. Prior to Straia, built the early US GTM and deployment motion for agentic AI platform at Sana Labs (acquired by Workday in 2025 for >$1B). Laser-focused on helping our partner schools derive immediate ROI from custom AI deployments. Previously consumer internet investor at Advent International / founding operator at Kismet / growth strategy at YouTube & Bain & Co. Wharton grad.

Nikki Dansey

CPO

Co-Founder/CTO at Straia

in LinkedIn

Ryan Lau

CEO

Co-Founder, CEO @ Straia (we’re hiring!!)

in LinkedIn