Naren Chittem

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Naren Chittem
Nationality	American
Occupation	Entrepreneur, software engineer
Known for	Co-founder of Mayflower
Education	Washington University in St. Louis

Naren Chittem is an American entrepreneur and software engineer who co-founded Mayflower, an artificial intelligence startup that automates human resources immigration screening and compliance processes. The company, which Chittem co-founded with Aryan Gulati in 2025, was accepted into the Y Combinator startup accelerator program. Before founding Mayflower, Chittem was active in student politics and debate at Washington University in St. Louis, where he participated in campus political discourse as a member of the WashU College Republicans.

Early Life and Education

Naren Chittem attended Washington University in St. Louis, where he became involved in campus political organizations. He was a member of the WashU College Republicans (WUCR) and participated in organized debates on campus addressing major policy issues of the day.

In November 2023, Chittem took part in the Campus Crossfire Debate co-hosted by WUCR and the WashU College Democrats in Tisch Commons. The debate covered topics including immigration policy, free speech on campus, and the Israel-Hamas War. He continued his involvement in campus political debate into 2024, when the College Democrats and College Republicans held another joint event in April of that year addressing abortion, gun violence, climate change, and foreign policy.

Career

Mayflower

In 2025, Chittem co-founded Mayflower alongside Aryan Gulati. The company developed an artificial intelligence plug-in designed to automate human resources immigration screening and compliance processes for employers. Based in San Francisco, California, the startup launched with a small team of two employees.

Mayflower was accepted into Y Combinator, one of the technology industry's most prominent startup accelerators. The company's core product addresses the complexities that employers face when navigating immigration-related hiring requirements, using AI to streamline what has traditionally been a labor-intensive and error-prone compliance process.

The company's focus on immigration compliance technology places it at the intersection of artificial intelligence, human resources technology, and immigration law — a sector that has grown as employers increasingly seek automated solutions for regulatory compliance in hiring.