Rishul Chanana

Teen founder and operator who launched Maximally (June 2025) to professionalize and scale hackathons for students and teen builders; under his leadership Maximally runs themed events (Startup Makeathon, AI Shipathon, Steal-A-Thon), organizes bootcamps for builders, builds infrastructure and playbooks for organizers, and has supported over 15,000 builders. He also founded MFHOP (the Maximally Federation of Hackathon Organizers and Partners) to share playbooks, mentor/judge networks, sponsor relationships, and common scoring and submissions frameworks across organizers. maximally+3

Community-builder and event operator: Rishul positions Maximally as a federation-style ecosystem (MFHOP) that shares playbooks, judge/mentor networks, and sponsor relationships to raise event quality and scale participation across schools and colleges. maximally+2

Public writer and thinker: publishes essays on Medium about creativity, purpose, and culture, showing interest in ideas, narrative, and building a personal voice alongside entrepreneurial work. medium+1

Advisor and collaborator across student-startup ecosystems: listed as Growth & Tech advisor on Tapri (Startup World 94 Tapri) and appears in podcasts and press interviews describing Maximally's vision and operations. gotapri+1