About
Adarsh Ambati is a Stanford graduate working as a founder at Candor.
CEO/Co-Founder at CandorYC W25
Intro paths
YC
Adarsh went through Y Combinator (Winter 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 Candor's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗
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In turn, Adarsh can intro founders to Candor's investors below.
Candor's investors · 3
Co-founders at Candor
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Ansh GuptaCo-Founder
AI
Aditya IyengarFounder
Experience
- Applied IntuitionSoftware Engineercurrent2026 — presentSunnyvale, California, United States
- Candor (YC W25)CEO & Co-Founder (YC W25)2025 — 2026San Francisco Bay Area
- Stanford University Department of Computer ScienceSection Leader2023 — 2025Stanford, California, United States
- JPMorganChaseQuantitative Research Analyst2024New York City Metropolitan Area
- Business Association of Stanford Entrepreneurial Students (BASES)Vice President of Hackspace Team2023 — 2024Stanford, California, United States
- Stanford UniversityCS 105 Teaching Fellow2023Stanford, California, United States
- AMDSummer Software Development Engineering Intern2023San Jose, California, United States
- BioCuriousStudent Board Leader, Teens Teaching Teens Biotech Program2018 — 20233108 Patrick Henry Dr, Santa Clara, CA 95054
- Stanford Medicine Biochemistry Department: Brandman LabScientific Researcher2021 — 2022Stanford, California, United States
- Archbishop Mitty Advocacy ProjectEnvironmental Justice Team Lead2018 — 2022
- Archbishop Mitty High SchoolAP Biology Teaching Assistant2021 — 2022San Jose, California, United States
- Congresswoman Anna Eshoo’s Student Advisory BoardClimate Change Committee Vice-Chair2020 — 2022
- The Tech InteractiveSenior Board Member, Student Board for Tech for Global Good2020 — 2022
- Archbishop Mitty Green TeamClub President2019 — 2022San Jose, California, United States
- Archbishop Mitty Biology ClubClub President2018 — 2022
- Stanford University: Payne Lab, History of Life ProgramStanford Earth Young Investigator2020 — 2021Stanford, California, United States
- Archbishop Mitty Speech and Debate TeamExtemporaneous Co-Captain2020 — 2021
- San Jose’s District 10 Youth Leadership CoalitionVice-Chair (2020-2021)2017 — 2021
- Gro-STEMsFounder and CEO2017 — 2020
Skills & more
Software InfrastructureEngineeringMathematical Modeling3Natural Language Processing (NLP)3Database Design2Lab DesignCampaignsTutoringLegislative ResearchEnvironmental PolicyPolicy WritingEducation
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Conference OrganizationEvent PlanningConference CoordinationPolicy AnalysisEnvironmental JusticeTeachingEnvironmental AwarenessLogistic RegressionTeam LeadershipLeadershipHTML/CSSR (Programming Language)Languages English · Spanish · Telugu
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Adarsh Ambati?
- Adarsh Ambati is a Stanford graduate working as a founder at Candor.
- Where does Adarsh Ambati work?
- Adarsh Ambati is CEO/Co-Founder of Candor.
- What companies did Adarsh Ambati found?
- Adarsh Ambati founded Candor.
- Where did Adarsh Ambati go to school?
- Adarsh Ambati studied at Y Combinator; Stanford University (Bachelor of Science - BS, Mathematics); Archbishop Mitty High School (High School Diploma).
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