About
Advith Chelikani is the founder of Pylon, which provides post-sales workflow management tools for B2B teams across multiple communication platforms.
Founder at PylonYC W23
Intro paths
YC
Advith went through Y Combinator (Winter 2023) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
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Their group partner at YC was Harj Taggar, General Partner at Y Combinator — the partner who ran Pylon's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗
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In turn, Advith can intro founders to Pylon's investors below.
Pylon's investors · 5
Co-founders at Pylon
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Marty KausasFounder
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Robert EngFounder
Experience
- PylonCo-Foundercurrent2022 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- Samsara, IncSenior Software Engineer, Team Lead2018 — 2022San Francisco Bay Area
- CourseraSoftware Engineering Intern2017Mountain View, CA
- Kleiner Perkins Caufield & ByersKPCB Engineering Fellow2017San Francisco Bay Area
- SlackSoftware Engineering Intern2017San Francisco Bay Area
- HacktechHead Organizer2015 — 2017Caltech - Pasadena, CA
- NutanixSoftware Engineering Intern2016San Jose, CA
- JPL (NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory)Undergraduate Research Fellow2015Pasadena, CA
- CityScan, Inc.Software Engineering Intern2014Chicago, IL
Education
- Y Combinator2023
- CaltechBachelor of Science (BS), Computer Science2014 — 2018
- Illinois Mathematics and Science AcademyHigh School Diploma2011 — 2014
Skills & more
Pylon3Zendesk4Python17Java9JavaScript10CSS4C++7Research6Web Development6Drupal2Node.js1Flask1
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BootstrapHTML5Unity3DHackathonsMatlabMathematicaRMySQLOCamlUnderscore.jsjQueryBackbone.jsFrom Advith's professional profile.
Founder mafias
Y Combinator mafia8,668
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Sam AltmanPresidentFounded LooptFred EhrsamYC Summer 2012Founded CoinbaseMatt HuangYC Winter 2011Founded HotspotsTrae StephensYC Winter 2022Founded PursuitDelian AsparouhovYC Summer 2014Founded Nightingale +1Justin KanYC Winter 2018Founded Rye +3
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Caltech mafia53
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Chris VoigtPhDFounded Asimov +2Bill GrossBachelor of Science (B.S.)Founded X1 +2Seth LieblichDoctor of Philosophy - PhDFounded Protomer +1Shyam SrinivasanBSFounded Zitara +1Evan MurphyBSFounded Zitara +1Ayan BandyopadhyayBachelor’s DegreeFounded Finic +1
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Kleiner Perkins mafia51
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Raphael RouvinovEngineering FellowFounded Luminopia +1Rebecca LeeKleiner Perkins FellowFounded Elayne +1Jesse HuEngineering FellowFounded Abundant +1Ted SchleinGeneral PartnerFounded GetReal SecurityMuzzammil (MZ) ZaveriPartnerFounded ProxinoNina LuVenture Capital AssociateFounded Comet Health
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Samsara mafia16
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Hemant TanejaBoard MemberFounded CommureJames HarveyMember Of Technical StaffFounded ZeroMailer +1Tyler MyracleSenior Product ManagerFounded SouthparkcommonsFelipe KettlunInternFounded BlisswayChristopher WuPrincipal, Growth StrategyFounded CacheEdvard ErikssonGrowth EngineerFounded rift
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Same school
Also attended Y Combinator2,000
Leo LuInvestor at Foundation CapitalMaroof AhmedFounder at Octopus VenturesJustin SwartPartner at Bitkraft Esports VenturesVictor SantosVictor Scout at One Way VenturesSwapnil JainCEO, Observe.AI at EMERGENT VENTURESChase AdamPartner at Very Serious Ventures
+ 1,994 more
Also attended Caltech133
Shaun MaguirePartner at Sequoia CapitalScott BillerInvestor at GV (Google Ventures)Seth LieblichInvestment Team at 8VCMarkus EnzelbergerPartner at Versant VenturesWen HsiehFounding Managing Partner at Matter Venture PartnersHaomiao HuangFounding Partner at Matter Venture Partners
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Also attended Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy18
Rishi ModiInvestor at GV (Google Ventures)Demetrios L. KouzoukasPartner at Team8Winjie Tang MiaoExecutive Advisor at LRVHealthBo ShiVice President at Sandbox IndustriesOmair KhanPartner at Artis VenturesJessica Droste YaganPartner and CEO at Impact Engine
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Shared employers
Also worked at Samsara, Inc25
Hemant TanejaCEO & Managing Director of General CatalystHemamAdvisor at Clear VenturesAidan Madigan-CurtisPartner at Eclipse VenturesEvaline TsaiPrincipal at Gigascale CapitalAustin NicholsSales Coach at Galileo VenturesAlana GoyalManaging Partner at Base Case Capital
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Also worked at Coursera24
Pierre-Eric LeiboviciInvestor at DaphniJessica NealOperating Partner at TCVSourabh BajajEngineering Advisor at Modern TechnicalCarmen ChangPartner, Head of Asia at New Enterprise Associates (NEA)Rob HutterFounder, Managing Partner at Learn CapitalAndrew NgManaging General Partner at AI Fund
+ 18 more
Also worked at Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers142
Mary MeekerFounder & General Partner at BONDAileen LeeFounder & Managing Partner of Cowboy VenturesMamoon HamidPartner at Kleiner PerkinsAlex TranInvestment Team at General CatalystJordan OrmontPartner, Talent at Menlo VenturesSaket SrivastavaInvestor at Foundation Capital
+ 136 more
Also worked at Slack51
Mamoon HamidPartner at Kleiner PerkinsHans TungManaging Partner at Notable CapitalDave MunichielloInvestor at GV (Google Ventures)Neha JewalikarDirector of Communications at Scale Venture PartnersGlenn SolomonInvestor at GGV CapitalJules MaltzInvestor at IVP (Institutional Venture Partners)
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