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.
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Co-founders at Dialtone
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Experience
- Dialtone (YC S23)Co-Founder & CEOcurrent2022 — presentMountain View, California, United States
- Tandem (YC S19)CEO2022 — 2024San Francisco Bay Area
- Tandem (YC S19)Staff Software Engineer + Product Manager2021 — 2022San Francisco Bay Area
- GoogleSoftware Engineer2016 — 2021Mountain View, CA
- Amazon Web ServicesSoftware Engineer2014 — 2016Palo Alto, California
- Amazon Web ServicesSoftware Engineer Intern2013Seattle, Washington
- Cisco SystemsSoftware Engineer Intern2012San Francisco Bay Area
- Purdue UniversityTeaching Assistant for ECE 270 (Digital Systems Design)2012West Lafayette, IN
- Purdue UniversityUndergraduate Teaching Assistant for ENGR 131 (Ideas to Innovation)2011 — 2012West Lafayette, IN
Education
- Purdue UniversityBachelor's Degree, Computer Engineering2010 — 2014
- Y Combinator2023 — 2033
- Torrey Pines High School2006 — 2010
Skills & more
C++11C14Python13Java6Software Engineering5Distributed Systems2Cloud Computing2AWS Stack2Software Development2Verilog2Object Oriented Design1Android
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LinuxAssembly LanguageEmbedded SystemsUnixGolangLanguages English · Hindi · Spanish
From Akash'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
+ 8,661 more
Purdue University mafia61
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Gaurav SantMSCEFounded CarbonBuilt +1Guarav SantMSCEFounded CarbonBuilt +1Jason KonradBachelorsFounded 280 North +1Manav BokinalaBachelor of Science - BSFounded vly.ai +1Kenneth Morand, Ph.D.Ph.D.Founded Neucore BioTodd WallachBSFounded SOLUtion Medical
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Same school
Also attended Purdue University196
Mamoon HamidPartner at Kleiner PerkinsNabeel HyattInvestor helping founders and working on AI that enables human creativity and agencyKenneth Morand, Ph.D.Life Sciences Partner at CincyTechJane CommerfordOperations at 8VCSven StrohbandInvestor at Khosla VenturesJeff PetersPartner at Ibex Investors
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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 Torrey Pines High School12
Brigitte BonebrakeAssistant Controller at Lerer HippeauJackie PlashkesInvestor at Side Door VenturesNathan LianStrategic Advisor, Strategic Finance & GTM at Asymmetric Capital PartnersTy McGuirePartner at Black Mountain Investment GroupKaiwen LiuAssociate at LEADEric GuanHead of Token Economics at Superlayer
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Shared employers
Also worked at Tandem (YC S19)3
Also worked at Google1,533
Ron ConwayFounder of SV AngelElad GilSolo general partner investing through Gil CapitalBrian SingermanCo-founder of GPx; Partner Emeritus at Founders FundJess LeePartner and Chief Product Officer at Sequoia CapitalTomasz TunguzFounder & General Partner at Theory VenturesHunter WalkCo-founder & Partner at Homebrew
+ 1,527 more
Also worked at Amazon Web Services252
Nancy WangInvestor at Felicis VenturesJon TurowVenture Partner at Madrona Venture GroupEric AndersonPartner at Scale Venture PartnersKeerthi NalabotuInvestor at True VenturesKen HowardVice President of Technology Services at Flare Capital PartnersJared SaulFormer Chief Medical Officer, Commercial Health & Life Sciences (External Advisor) at Flare Capital Partners
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