Abhi Balijepalli
FounderFounder at CopyCat
San Francisco, California, United States
FoundedCopyCat · YC
About
Abhi Balijepalli is a co-founder at CopyCat and previously worked as an engineer at Zoom.
Founder at CopyCatYC W25
Intro paths
YC
Abhi went through Y Combinator (Winter 2025) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
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Their group partner at YC was Jared Friedman, YC Group Partner — the partner who ran CopyCat's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗
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In turn, Abhi can intro founders to CopyCat's investors below.
CopyCat's investors · 1
Co-founders at CopyCat
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Graham SabinFounder
Experience
- CopyCat AICTO & Co-Foundercurrent2024 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- PlatterCo-Founder2023 — 2024Bellevue, Washington, United States
- ZoomSoftware Engineer2022 — 2024Seattle, Washington, United States
- PondrFounding Engineer2021United States
- CiscoSoftware Engineer2021San Jose, California, United States
- Oregon State UniversityUndergraduate Researcher2019Johnson hall, Bioengineering Lab
- Aerojet RocketdynePropulsion Engineer2017Redmond, Washington, United States
Skills & more
Commercial Insurance1Artificial Intelligence (AI)1Property and Casualty Insurance1Insurance Brokerage1Python (Programming Language)13Linux6C++11Engineering7
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Abhi Balijepalli?
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- What companies did Abhi Balijepalli found?
- Abhi Balijepalli founded CopyCat.
- Where did Abhi Balijepalli go to school?
- Abhi Balijepalli studied at Y Combinator; Oregon State University (Bachelor of Science - BS, Computer Science); Tesla STEM High School.
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