Vishnu Tejus founded Nooks as a second hire and founding engineer, developing AI for go-to-market teams. He subsequently conducted research in analytical chemistry and cancer biology at the University of Washington, UCSF, and Stanford, publishing in peer-reviewed journals.
Intro paths
YC
Vishnu went through Y Combinator (Winter 2026) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
GP
Their group partner at YC was Jon Xu, General Partner at Y Combinator — the partner who ran 10x Science's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗
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In turn, Vishnu can intro founders to 10x Science's investors below.
10x Science's investors · 2
Co-founders
DR
David RobertsFounder and CEO
AR
Andrew ReiterFounder and COO