About
Adam Mhatre is a co-founder of Photonium and studied computational physics at Stanford.
Founder at PhotoniumYC X25
Intro paths
YC
Adam went through Y Combinator (Spring 2025) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
GP
Their group partner at YC was Nicolas Dessaigne, General Partner at Y Combinator — the partner who ran Photonium's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗
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In turn, Adam can intro founders to Photonium's investors below.
Photonium's investors · 3
Co-founders at Photonium
JS
Jennifer SongFounder
PJ
Philip JohnstonFounder, CEO
Experience
- PhotoniumCo-founder, CTOcurrent2025 — present
- Stanford UniversityResearcher2023 — 2025Stanford, CA
- Avalanche EnergySimulation Engineer2024Seattle, WA
Skills & more
Python (Programming Language)1GitHub1Apache AirflowParaview1
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Adam Mhatre?
- Adam Mhatre is a co-founder of Photonium and studied computational physics at Stanford.
- Where does Adam Mhatre work?
- Adam Mhatre is Founder of Photonium.
- What companies did Adam Mhatre found?
- Adam Mhatre founded Photonium.
- Where did Adam Mhatre go to school?
- Adam Mhatre studied at Menlo School (High School Diploma); Stanford University (Bachelor of Science - BS, Physics).
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