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Arpan Bhattacharya

Co-founder, The Intelligent Search Company

AI for sports

Arpan Bhattacharya co-founded The Intelligent Search Company (TISC) with Mahbod Sabbaghi in May 2024, and was its CEO when the startup came out of stealth in November 2025 with a US$2.1 million pre-seed round. Bhattacharya and Sabbaghi met as software engineers at the e-commerce company Wish. TISC builds AI tools for coaching staff, starting in basketball.

Arpan hasn’t spoken on a TechTO, TechVancouver or TechWaterloo stage. This profile is here because Arpan co-founded The Intelligent Search Company, which appears in 1 talk in the archive.

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TISC is fine-tuning AI for split-second decisions, starting on the basketball courtBetaKit
2025

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Did Arpan Bhattacharya co-found The Intelligent Search Company?

Yes. BetaKit, in an article published November 26, 2025, says TISC was founded in May 2024 by Mahbod "Moe" Sabbaghi and Arpan Bhattacharya, and identifies Bhattacharya as CEO.

How did the co-founders meet?

According to the same BetaKit article of November 26, 2025, Bhattacharya and Sabbaghi met as software engineers at the e-commerce company Wish.

How much has TISC raised?

BetaKit reported on November 26, 2025 that TISC had raised US$2.1 million (CA$2.9 million) in pre-seed funding, led by OVO Fund and N49P with participation from Panache Ventures.

Why is TISC incorporated in Delaware?

In the BetaKit article of November 26, 2025, Bhattacharya said Delaware incorporation is standard for companies like TISC that plan to operate in both Canada and the United States. BetaKit describes the company as Toronto- and San Francisco-based.

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