About
Adi Singh studied electrical engineering and computer science at UC Berkeley and cybernetics at NTNU. They previously developed a Rust-based IDE and now serve as co-founder and CEO of Ara.
Founder at AraYC X26
Intro paths
YC
Adi went through Y Combinator (Spring 2026) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
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Their group partner at YC was Aaron Epstein, General Partner at Y Combinator — the partner who ran Ara's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗
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In turn, Adi can intro founders to Ara's investors below.
Ara's investors · 1
Co-founders at Ara
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Sven MyhreCo-founder, CTO
Experience
- Ara (YC P26)Co-Foundercurrent2026 — presentSan Francisco, CA
- DereferenceCo-Founder2025San Francisco, CA
- Cogito NTNUMachine Learning Engineer2023 — 2025
- Scale AICodegen2023 — 2024
- Massachusetts Institute of TechnologySummer Research Student2022
Skills & more
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From Adi's professional profile.
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Adi Singh?
- Adi Singh studied electrical engineering and computer science at UC Berkeley and cybernetics at NTNU. They previously developed a Rust-based IDE and now serve as co-founder and CEO of Ara.
- Where does Adi Singh work?
- Adi Singh is Founder of Ara.
- What companies did Adi Singh found?
- Adi Singh founded Ara.
- Where did Adi Singh go to school?
- Adi Singh studied at University of California, Berkeley (Bachelor of Applied Science, Mathematics and Computer Science); Y Combinator (P26); Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU).
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Shared employers
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