About
Aakash Mahalingam previously built enterprise products at Windsurf and worked on AI tooling for foundational models. He led the launch of an enterprise self-serve offering and is a competitive programmer with recognition in ICPC APAC.
Aakash Mahalingam @aakash_mahali
Mom I made it. On a serious note, always great catching up with @davj Thanks to @posthog and @Fondocom https://t.co/nTv9TNlVWk
May 14, 2026 Β· β₯ 25 Β· β 4
Aakash Mahalingam @aakash_mahali
Today, we're thrilled to announce the launch of Aladdin: World's first real-time sales copilot. βΆ Aladdin AI enhances sales meetings by providing live transcripts as interactive dialogue cards. βΆ On a single click of these dialogue cards, Sales reps can effortlessly retrieve https://t.co/wOIVTyjhGI
Mar 21, 2024 Β· β₯ 3
Aakash Mahalingam @aakash_mahali
β¨ Onboard SEβs in mere DAYS. πΌ Close deals 1.25X FASTER. π RECLAIM 5+ sales hrs/wk. π Introducing Aladdin, the co-pilot for your AE's and SE's during discovery calls and sales pitches. π Join the waitlist now @ https://t.co/cdhSsZeHid π Spaces are limited. Don't miss out
Jan 1, 2024 Β· β₯ 4 Β· β 1
Founder at CanaryYC W26
Intro paths
Aakash went through Y Combinator (Winter 2026) β any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
Their group partner at YC was Jon Xu, General Partner at Y Combinator β the partner who ran Canary's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile β
In turn, Aakash can intro founders to Canary's investors below.
Canary's investors Β· 3
Co-founders at Canary
Experience
- Canary (YC W26)Cofounder and CEOcurrent2026 β present
- WindsurfSoftware Engineer2025 β 2026
- Chan Zuckerberg InitiativeSoftware Engineer Intern2023California, United States
- Amazon Web Services (AWS)Software Engineer2021 β 2022
- Morgan StanleyTechnology Associate2021
- Morgan StanleyTechnology Analyst2020 β 2021
- Morgan StanleyTechnology Analyst Intern2020
- FreshworksSoftware Engineer Intern2018
Education
- Y Combinator
- Northeastern UniversityMaster of Science - MS, Computer Science2022 β 2024
- Masters' UnionProduct Management2022
- Shanmugha Arts, Science, Technology and Research AcademyBachelor of Technology - BTech, Computer Science2016 β 2020
- Chettinad Vidyashram2014 β 2016
- The PSBB Millennium School2009 β 2014
Skills & more
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JavaScriptDatabasesGitCSQLHTMLCascading Style Sheets (CSS)MySQLC (Programming Language)Competitve Programming- ACM ICPC Regionals
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Also attended Masters' Union4
Also attended Shanmugha Arts, Science, Technology and Research Academy1
Shared employers
Also worked at Windsurf6
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Also worked at Chan Zuckerberg Initiative10
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Also worked at Amazon Web Services (AWS)144
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Also worked at Morgan Stanley881
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