Find your path to Aamir
370 people in our graph share verified history with Aamir — schools, employers, funds. One of them is your warm intro.
Alex TranunlockedAamir: together at Instacart (2016–2026)
×2Aamir: together at Instacart
×5Aamir: together at Y Combinator
Aamir: together at URX (acq. by Pinterest)
About
Aamir Poonawalla spent 9 years at Instacart developing ads serving infrastructure, machine learning systems, and experimentation platforms. He holds an MS in Computer Science from Georgia Tech and is a two-time Y Combinator founder.
Founder/CTO at OrchestraYC S26
Intro paths
YC
Aamir went through Y Combinator (Summer 2026) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
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Their group partner at YC was Tyler Bosmeny, General Partner at Y Combinator — the partner who ran Orchestra's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗
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In turn, Aamir can intro founders to Orchestra's investors below.
Orchestra's investors · 2
Co-founders at Orchestra
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Luis ManriqueFounder/CEO
Founder at Tap to LearnYC W12
Intro paths
YC
Aamir went through Y Combinator (Winter 2012) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
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In turn, Aamir can intro founders to Tap to Learn's investors below.
Tap to Learn's investors · 2
Co-founders at Tap to Learn
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Roby Thomas JohnFounder/CEO
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Avinash PandeyCo-Founder
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Priyanthy Aprain SrampicalFounder
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Sreejit JayanthanFounder
Experience
- Understudy LabsCo-Founder & CTOcurrent2026 — present
- InstacartSenior Software Development Manager2022 — 2026
- InstacartEngineering Manager2020 — 2022
- InstacartTechnical Lead2020San Francisco Bay Area
- InstacartTechnical Lead2018 — 2019San Francisco Bay Area
- InstacartSenior Software Engineer2016 — 2018San Francisco Bay Area
- URX (acq. by Pinterest)Senior Software Engineer2015 — 2016San Francisco Bay Area
- MicrosoftSoftware Developer at Yammer2013 — 2014San Francisco Bay Area
- MicrosoftSoftware Engineer at Skype2012 — 2013
- Skype ( Acquired by Microsoft)Software Developer2011San Francisco Bay Area
- Qik ( Acquired by Skype )Software Engineer2010 — 2011San Francisco Bay Area
Skills & more
Java9Android Development2Product Development1GoAPIsSoftware Design5Git4Java Enterprise Edition3Distributed Systems10XML2SIP1Start-ups2
From Aamir's professional profile.
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Aamir Poonawalla?
- Aamir Poonawalla spent 9 years at Instacart developing ads serving infrastructure, machine learning systems, and experimentation platforms. He holds an MS in Computer Science from Georgia Tech and is a two-time Y Combinator founder.
- Where does Aamir Poonawalla work?
- Aamir Poonawalla is Founder/CTO of Orchestra and Founder at Tap to Learn.
- What companies did Aamir Poonawalla found?
- Aamir Poonawalla founded Orchestra, Tap to Learn.
- Where did Aamir Poonawalla go to school?
- Aamir Poonawalla studied at Y Combinator (TapToLearn - yCombinator Class of W2012); Georgia Institute of Technology (Masters, Computer Science); Savitribai Phule Pune University (BE, Computer Engineering).
Founder mafias
Y Combinator mafia10,230
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Sam AltmanPresidentFounded Tools for Humanity +3Garry TanPresident & CEOFounded Y Combinator +1Jessica LivingstonCo-founderFounded Y CombinatorAlexis OhanianPartnerFounded RedditFred EhrsamYC Summer 2012Founded Nudge +1Matt HuangYC Winter 2011Founded Paradigm +1
+ 10,223 more
Georgia Institute of Technology mafia365
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Neil UnderwoodBSFounded Canapi Ventures +2Lukasz GadowskiExchange SemesterFounded Spreadshirt +2Bettina HeinMasters of Science in Computer ScienceFounded Juli +2Eduardo NeeterMBAFounded Atdc +2Jeff FlowersMS and BSFounded Carbonite +2Jonathan FriedmanBachelor of Science (B.Sc.)Founded Assembly +1
+ 358 more
Instacart mafia39
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Montana LowSenior Machine Learning EngineerFounded Tomo +3Quentin RousseauSenior Reliability EngineerFounded Rootly +2Jesse RobbinsStrategic AdvisorFounded Chef +1Kaitlyn KnoppHead of Global CompensationFounded Pequity +1Jake SeipSenior Product Manager, New VerticalsFounded Aero +1Matthew DeitersDirector of Product, Instacart AppFounded Assembly Made +1
+ 32 more
Savitribai Phule Pune University mafia36
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Sujay MaheshwariBEFounded Cloudanix +1Paresh BhayaBEFounded Natoma +1Satyam KumarMBAFounded LoanTap +1Vaibhav DomkundwarBachelor of EngineeringFounded MobileumPushkar MukewarBachelor of Engineering - BEFounded Drip CapitalJalaj ShuklaBachelor of Engineering - BEFounded Intelligence Factory
+ 29 more
Tap to Learn mafia4
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Same school
Also attended Y Combinator2,000
Tarek MansourCo-founder & CEO of KalshiSuhail DoshiFounder of Mixpanel; founder of ParticleSubomi OluwalanaCo-founder & CEO of ConvoyArhaan A.Deeptech Fellow at Clear VenturesCollin WallaceGeneral Partner at Lobby CapitalVictor SantosVictor Scout at One Way Ventures
+ 1,994 more
Also attended Georgia Institute of Technology706
Brando De CourtenData Engineer at P101 VenturesTom DyalCo-Founder at Redpoint VenturesWouter Van de PutteInvestment Director at Capricorn Venture PartnersWill McGinnisEntrepreneur and data science executive working at the intersection of AI/ML, technology, and business strategyJaya GuptaInvestor at Foundation CapitalJames WangGeneral Partner at Creative Ventures
+ 700 more
Also attended Savitribai Phule Pune University90
Pooja DeoSenior Director, Business Intelligence at Deerfield Management CompanyPrayag MohantyPrincipal at Fireside Ventures Advisory LlpAnimesh SharmaVP - GTM at Fireside Ventures Advisory LlpMayuresh RautCo-Founder & Managing Partner at SeafundMonish DardaInvestor at Pentathlon VenturesKaushikCo-founder at Figure 8 Investments
+ 84 more
Shared employers
Also worked at Understudy Labs1
Also worked at Instacart69
Apoorva MehtaFounder of Instacart; founder of Cloud Health SystemsAlex TranInvestment Team at General CatalystJesse RobbinsFounder and Investor in AI Developer ToolsNeil TolaneyGeneral Partner at TCVLily SarafanInvestor at Streamlined VenturesIhar MahaniokFounder & General Partner at Geek Ventures
+ 63 more
Also worked at URX (acq. by Pinterest)14
David GorceyVenture Partner at Rackhouse Venture Management LpLindsay UllmanCo-founder and part-time GP at Coalition OperatorsRichard SmithCo-Founder and Managing Partner at Mosaic General Partnership, LLCLauren NemethInvestor at Premji InvestCasey AylwardInvestor at AccelBen BravermanCo-Founder and Managing Partner at Flexport
+ 8 more
Also worked at Microsoft2,000
Reid HoffmanCo-founder of LinkedIn; Partner at GreylockGarry TanPresident & CEO of Y CombinatorNat FriedmanCo-lead of Meta Superintelligence Labs; co-founder of NFDGKai-Fu LeeChairman of Sinovation Ventures and CEO of 01.AIBill GatesCo-founder of Microsoft; Chair of the Gates FoundationMike KriegerCo-founder of Instagram; Chief Product Officer at Anthropic
+ 1,994 more