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Ajith Govind

Founder

Co-Founder & CEO at Cactus

San Francisco, California, United States

FoundedCactus Β· YC

About

Ajith Govind is a computer science-educated entrepreneur who previously founded Turing Labs, which raised over $20M in Series A funding and worked with major consumer packaged goods companies. He is now building Cactus, a platform for home service businesses.

Co-Founder & CEO at CactusYC X25

Intro paths

YC

Ajith went through Y Combinator (Spring 2025) β€” any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.

GP

Their group partner at YC was Tom Blomfield, Monzo and GoCardless co-founder; Y Combinator partner on leave and Anthropic compute-team member. β€” the partner who ran Cactus's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile β†—

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In turn, Ajith can intro founders to Cactus's investors below.

Cactus's investors Β· 4

Pelion Venture PartnersSalt Lake City Β· $1M – $20M checks Β· since 2025Rebel FundSan Francisco Β· $100K – $5M checks Β· since 2025Wellington ManagementBoston Β· $5M – $50M checks Β· since 2025Y CombinatorSan Francisco Β· $500K checks Β· since 2025

Co-founders at Cactus

AJAvinash Joshi
Avinash JoshiCo-founder & CTO

Experience

  1. CactusCo-Founder & CEOcurrent2024 β€” presentSan Francisco Bay Area
  2. Pioneer FundVenture Partnercurrent2026 β€” presentSan Francisco Bay Area
  3. ODFFellow at ODF222024San Francisco Bay Area
  4. Turing Labs Inc.Co-Founder & CPO2019 β€” 2024San Francisco Bay Area
  5. Dextro Analytics Inc.Co-Founder & CEO2015 β€” 2019Singapore
  6. BayesiaRegional Manager, North America2012 β€” 2015Singapore
  7. Mu SigmaSenior Business Analyst2011 β€” 2013Austin, Texas, United States
  8. Cognizant Technology SolutionsProgrammer Analyst2010 β€” 2011
  9. Tata Consultancy ServicesIntern2010

Skills & more

Customer Experience31Sales17Customer Satisfaction14Business Analysis Planning & Monitoring4Product DevelopmentAnalytics99Customer Analytics10Statistical Modeling35Business Analytics99Data Analysis57Business Analysis56Business Intelligence50
+12 morePredictive AnalyticsOptimizationMarket ResearchManagement ConsultingSegmentationEntrepreneurshipBusiness DevelopmentConsultingTeam LeadershipanalyitcsSASSQL

Languages English Β· Hindi Β· Konkani

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Ajith Govind?
Ajith Govind is a computer science-educated entrepreneur who previously founded Turing Labs, which raised over $20M in Series A funding and worked with major consumer packaged goods companies. He is now building Cactus, a platform for home service businesses.
Where does Ajith Govind work?
Ajith Govind is Co-Founder & CEO of Cactus.
What companies did Ajith Govind found?
Ajith Govind founded Cactus.
Where did Ajith Govind go to school?
Ajith Govind studied at Y Combinator (X25); Y Combinator (W20); Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham (Bachelor of Technology, Computer Science).

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Shared employers

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