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Abhay Agarwal

Founder

Founder at Poly

San Francisco, California, United States

FoundedPoly Β· YC

About

Abhay Agarwal is an AI researcher and designer who previously held positions as a research fellow at Microsoft Research and a lecturer at Stanford University. He holds a BS in Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences from UC Berkeley and an MS from Stanford.

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Founder at PolyYC S22

Intro paths

YC

Abhay went through Y Combinator (Summer 2022) β€” any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.

GP

Their group partner at YC was Jared Friedman, YC Group Partner β€” the partner who ran Poly's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile β†—

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In turn, Abhay can intro founders to Poly's investors below.

Experience

  1. PolyCEOcurrent2022 β€” presentSan Francisco Bay Area
  2. The University of Texas at AustinAdjunct Lecturer & Designer-In-Residence2022 β€” 2023Austin, Texas Metropolitan Area
  3. PolytopalFounder2019 β€” 2022San Francisco Bay Area
  4. Hasso Plattner Institute of Design at Stanford ( d.school )Lecturer2019Stanford, CA
  5. MicrosoftResearch Fellow2016 β€” 2017Global
  6. MesosphereGrowth Team Lead2015 β€” 2016San Francisco Bay Area
  7. Self-EmployedArtist2012 β€” 2014San Francisco Bay Area
  8. UC Berkeley College of EngineeringResearch Assistant (CITRIS)2011
  9. The University of Texas at AustinResearch Assistant (Center for Non Linear Dynamics)2008 β€” 2009Austin, Texas Metropolitan Area

Skills & more

JavaScript9Linux10C++5MySQL1Robotics7Entrepreneurship5Start-ups6Hardware Architecture2Interaction Design4Scalability43D Prototyping5iOS development2
+5 moreAndroid DevelopmentFPGA prototypingWeb DevelopmentMicrocontrollersMetal Fabrication

Languages English Β· Hindi

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Abhay Agarwal?
Abhay Agarwal is an AI researcher and designer who previously held positions as a research fellow at Microsoft Research and a lecturer at Stanford University. He holds a BS in Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences from UC Berkeley and an MS from Stanford.
Where does Abhay Agarwal work?
Abhay Agarwal is Founder of Poly.
What companies did Abhay Agarwal found?
Abhay Agarwal founded Poly.
Where did Abhay Agarwal go to school?
Abhay Agarwal studied at Stanford University (Master of Science - MS, Product Design); University of California, Berkeley (Bachelor of Science - BS, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science).

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