Hi, I'm Rayyan Darugar.

• University of Southern California, B.S. Business AdministrationLos Angeles
• Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Bachelor of Business AdministrationHong Kong
• Bocconi University, B.S. BusinessMilan

Honors: WBB Academic Merit Scholar, National Merit Scholar, Dean’s List

• super{set} Venture StudioMay 2026 – August 2026
  GTM Engineer | VC Analyst InternSan Francisco, CA
  • Built an automated VC sourcing, scoring, and engagement pipeline in HubSpot/n8n that booked 5 completed founder meetings
  • Shipped a fully automated B2C social marketing platform driving ~20,000 TikTok views and ~600 engagements in a week
  • Spearheaded Product for an early-stage API gateway platform: surfaced 4 critical bugs, 10 UI improvements
  • Created a portfolio-wide knowledge base turning individual expertise into community knowledge; drew 25+ contributions
• KanaMay 2026 – August 2026
  GTM EngineerSan Francisco, CA
  • Built outbound analytics platform covering 13,000+ touches, leading to the cut of $10,000/month in wasted channel spend
  • Designed targeted inbound copy, websites, and content across 9 industry verticals, pushing 20 pieces of content to production
• TroyLabsSeptember 2025 – Current
  Head of Ignite | Product ManagerLos Angeles, CA
  • Founded member accelerator program, training 25+ students in product management, engineering, finance, marketing, and design
  • Led team of 6 to win $8500+ across 3 competitions: First Place (x2), Audience Choice; Secured 3 investor meetings
  • Ran 400+ user interviews, defined 3 segments, and produced branding, bottle design, and packaging in Figma
  • Built GTM strategy securing 3 letters of intent from BevMo, Total Wine, and Walmart
• USC Business Technology GroupSeptember 2025 – Current
  Senior Innovation Consultant, Adobe, METALos Angeles, CA
  • Ran 60 user interviews identifying onboarding friction in an Adobe app; prototyped feature-nesting and naming redesigns in Figma
  • Defined initial channels for a META flagship product, interviewing ~15 doctors and prototyping industry specific uses
• Hemut (YC X25)August 2025 – May 2026
  Student Data Engineer | Student Business AnalystLos Angeles, CA
  • Supported investor materials for a multi-million-dollar seed round and tracked a $200,000+ friends-and-family round
  • Managed an outbound sales team running 100 cold calls weekly, generating ~$104,000 in deals-in-progress
  • Produced research reports covering 54 LA-based VC firms, 15+ fuel-card carriers, and the TMS software landscape
• Office of Supervisor Joel AndersonJune 2023 – September 2023
  District 2 InternSan Diego, CA
  • Aligned with City of San Diego Supervisor’s political vision and messaging to organize and write 5+ briefs and releases
  • Oversaw a group of 10+ interns to run public government events such as town hall meetings and program surveys
  • Headed certificate program improving community relations by recognizing 500+ important members of San Diego

• California DECANovember 2022 – April 2025
  President of Southern CaliforniaSan Diego, CA
  • Built first-ever Southern California District Action Team impacting 2000+ SoCal DECA members
  • Designed campaign recognizing 500+ California DECA members at the International Career Development Conference

Engineering:

TypeScript, Python, JavaScript, SQL, Swift, React/Next.js, Electron, Vercel, Supabase

AI systems:

Claude Code, MCP servers, agent orchestration, n8n, webhooks, Higgsfield, ElevenLabs

GTM & research:

HubSpot, Clay, Instantly, Valley, Linear, ICP definition, sentiment/channel analysis, Dune, Messari

Product & design:

Figma, user interviewing, segmentation, prototyping

Politics:

Speechwriting, policy communication, cross-cultural communication, constituency relations, town halls, conflict resolution

Interests:

Boxing, Jiu-Jitsu, Soccer, Volleyball, Sports Videography, Portrait Photography, Surfing & Boogie Boarding, Cooking