# Debanjum Singh Solanky

> Debanjum Singh Solanky is co-founder. Khoj on Anchor Terminal, with grades, an about and public profiles.

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- Updated: 2026-10-28

Co-founder.

Debanjum Singh Solanky co-founded Khoj, an applied AI company from Y Combinator's Summer 2023 batch that builds open-source AI software. Singh Solanky previously worked on personal AI at Microsoft on Cortana, later Viva Insights, which grew to 20 million daily active users, and has built open-source tools for about a decade.

- LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/debanjum
- X: https://x.com/debanjum

## What Debanjum builds

- [Khoj](https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/khoj.md), graded E, 38.8/100, in Local AI. Open-source personal AI application with a Python server and a web interface. Co-founder, researched 2026-10-27.

## Works with

- [Saba Imran](https://www.anchorterminal.com/people/saba-imran/), Co-founder

## Backed by

- [Y Combinator](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/y-combinator/)

## Questions

### Who is Debanjum Singh Solanky?

Debanjum Singh Solanky co-founded Khoj, an applied AI company from Y Combinator's Summer 2023 batch that builds open-source AI software. Singh Solanky previously worked on personal AI at Microsoft on Cortana, later Viva Insights, which grew to 20 million daily active users, and has built open-source tools for about a decade.

### What does Khoj Inc. make?

Anchor Terminal lists Khoj from Khoj Inc.. Open-source personal AI application with a Python server and a web interface.

### Who has invested in Khoj Inc.?

The sources our research read name Y Combinator.

### How are Debanjum's tools graded?

Khoj is graded E, 38.8 out of 100, on Anchor Terminal's benchmark, which scores every listing against the same checklist.

## Sources

- https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/khoj
- https://www.ycombinator.com/founders/1334656-debanjum-singh-solanky
- https://khoj.dev
- https://linkedin.com/in/debanjum
- https://twitter.com/debanjum
- https://www.ycombinator.com/founders/1201614-saba-imran
- https://linkedin.com/in/sabaimran
- https://twitter.com/sabaimran_go
- https://khoj.dev/
- https://github.com/khoj-ai/khoj
- https://github.com/khoj-ai

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