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Akash Kashyap

Founder

Founder at Dialtone

San Francisco Bay Area

FoundedDialtone · YC

About

Akash worked as an engineer at AWS and Google, contributing to Aurora and Stadia respectively, and later served as CEO of Tandem (YC S19) where he focused on go-to-market strategy and monetization.

Founder at DialtoneYC S23

Intro paths

YC

Akash went through Y Combinator (Summer 2023) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.

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In turn, Akash can intro founders to Dialtone's investors below.

Dialtone's investors · 3

Amino CapitalPalo Alto · $100K – $10M checksY CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2023Z Venture CapitalTokyo · $150K – $101M checks

Co-founders at Dialtone

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Experience

  1. Dialtone (YC S23)Co-Founder & CEOcurrent2022 — presentMountain View, California, United States
  2. Tandem (YC S19)CEO2022 — 2024San Francisco Bay Area
  3. Tandem (YC S19)Staff Software Engineer + Product Manager2021 — 2022San Francisco Bay Area
  4. GoogleSoftware Engineer2016 — 2021Mountain View, CA
  5. Amazon Web ServicesSoftware Engineer2014 — 2016Palo Alto, California
  6. Amazon Web ServicesSoftware Engineer Intern2013Seattle, Washington
  7. Cisco SystemsSoftware Engineer Intern2012San Francisco Bay Area
  8. Purdue UniversityTeaching Assistant for ECE 270 (Digital Systems Design)2012West Lafayette, IN
  9. Purdue UniversityUndergraduate Teaching Assistant for ENGR 131 (Ideas to Innovation)2011 — 2012West Lafayette, IN

Skills & more

C++11C14Python13Java6Software Engineering5Distributed Systems2Cloud Computing2AWS Stack2Software Development2Verilog2Object Oriented Design1Android
+5 moreLinuxAssembly LanguageEmbedded SystemsUnixGolang

Languages English · Hindi · Spanish

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Akash Kashyap?
Akash worked as an engineer at AWS and Google, contributing to Aurora and Stadia respectively, and later served as CEO of Tandem (YC S19) where he focused on go-to-market strategy and monetization.
Where does Akash Kashyap work?
Akash Kashyap is Founder of Dialtone.
What companies did Akash Kashyap found?
Akash Kashyap founded Dialtone.
Where did Akash Kashyap go to school?
Akash Kashyap studied at Purdue University (Bachelor's Degree, Computer Engineering); Y Combinator; Torrey Pines High School.

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