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Abhay Kalra

Founder

Founder at Avent

San Francisco, California, United States

FoundedAvent · YC

About

Abhay Kalra studied electrical engineering and computer science at UC Berkeley, where he focused on computer vision research for manufacturing defect detection. Prior to founding Avent, he worked as an operator in manufacturing and industrial distribution.

Founder at AventYC S25

Intro paths

YC

Abhay went through Y Combinator (Summer 2025) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.

GP

Their group partner at YC was Brad Flora, Backing expeditions into the future — the partner who ran Avent's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗

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

Avent's investors · 1

Y CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2025

Experience

  1. Avent (YC S25)Chief Executive Officercurrent2025 — presentSan Francisco, CA

Skills & more

LeadershipProblem SolvingManagementHTML51Cascading Style Sheets (CSS)Figma (Software)C++HTMLC (Programming Language)Amazon Web Services (AWS)JiraC#
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Frequently asked questions

Who is Abhay Kalra?
Abhay Kalra studied electrical engineering and computer science at UC Berkeley, where he focused on computer vision research for manufacturing defect detection. Prior to founding Avent, he worked as an operator in manufacturing and industrial distribution.
Where does Abhay Kalra work?
Abhay Kalra is Founder of Avent.
What companies did Abhay Kalra found?
Abhay Kalra founded Avent.
Where did Abhay Kalra go to school?
Abhay Kalra studied at UC Berkeley College of Engineering (Bachelor of Science - BS, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science); Y Combinator; University of California, Berkeley (Bachelor of Science - BS, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science).

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