Where does Akash Levy work?

Akash Levy is Founder of Silimate.

Where did Akash Levy go to school?

Akash Levy studied at Stanford University (Ph.D., Electrical Engineering); Princeton University (B.S.E., Electrical Engineering); University of Pittsburgh (Mathematics).

Akash Levy

Founder

Founder at Silimate

Mountain View, California, United States

FoundedSilimate · YC

About

Akash Levy holds a PhD in Electrical Engineering from Stanford and has worked in engineering roles at Synopsys, NVIDIA, and AWS, developing expertise in EDA, AI, and cloud infrastructure. He co-founded Silimate and has contributed to chip design and circuit research.

Founder at Silimate YC S23

Intro paths

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

Their group partner at YC was Jared Friedman, YC Group Partner — the partner who ran Silimate's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗

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

Silimate's investors · 6

468 CapitalBerlin LifeX VenturesSan Francisco Lombardstreet VenturesWoodside · $500K checks Sterling RoadSan Francisco · $50K – $150K checks The MBA Fund Y CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2023

Co-founders at Silimate

Ann WuFounder

Experience

Silimate (YC S23)Co-Founder & CTOcurrent2023 — presentMountain View, California, United States
Y CombinatorS23 Batch2023San Francisco Bay Area
PolygenceStudent Mentor2021 — 2023United States
Stanford UniversityResearch Assistant2018 — 2023Stanford, CA
Synopsys IncResearch Intern2022Mountain View, CA
Inspirit AIInstructor2020 — 2022Palo Alto, California, United States
NVIDIAVLSI CAD Intern2020Santa Clara, CA
Bessemer Venture PartnersInSITE Fellow2019 — 2020Redwood City, CA
AmazonSoftware Engineering Intern2018Sunnyvale, CA
Princeton UniversityHead Undergrad TA for ELE 206/COS 3062017 — 2018Princeton, NJ
Amazon Web Services (AWS)Software Engineering Intern2017Cupertino, CA
GoFundMeEngineering Intern2016Redwood City, CA
Harvard UniversitySummer Research Intern2015Cambridge, MA
Pittsburgh Supercomputing CenterSummer Research Intern2014Pittsburgh, PA

Skills & more

Entrepreneurship3Memory Controllers4Python (Programming Language)4RubyAmazon Web Services (AWS)Wireless NetworkingVenture CapitalInternet of Things (IoT)Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT)Reinforcement LearningEngineeringDigital Circuit Design

+12 more

Very-Large-Scale Integration (VLSI)EDAArtificial Neural NetworksMentoringResearchPhysicsMachine LearningProgrammingPianoGeneticsComputer ScienceGame Design

Languages Chinese · Chino · English · German · Hindi

Duolingo
62 DAC 2025 Engineering Track Special Session Speaker — DAC, The Chips to Systems Conference
RTL Architect: Using RTL Restructuring — Synopsys Inc
DSO.ai: Warm Start — Synopsys Inc
DSO.ai: Cold Start — Synopsys Inc
Fusion Compiler: Design Implementation — Synopsys Inc
Fusion Compiler: Synthesis and Design Implementation Jumpstart — Synopsys Inc
PrimePower: Jumpstart — Synopsys Inc
RTL Architect: Jumpstart — Synopsys Inc
DSO.ai: Introduction — Synopsys Inc

From Akash's professional profile.

Frequently asked questions

Who is Akash Levy?: Akash Levy holds a PhD in Electrical Engineering from Stanford and has worked in engineering roles at Synopsys, NVIDIA, and AWS, developing expertise in EDA, AI, and cloud infrastructure. He co-founded Silimate and has contributed to chip design and circuit research.
Where does Akash Levy work?: Akash Levy is Founder of Silimate.
What companies did Akash Levy found?: Akash Levy founded Silimate.
Where did Akash Levy go to school?: Akash Levy studied at Stanford University (Ph.D., Electrical Engineering); Princeton University (B.S.E., Electrical Engineering); University of Pittsburgh (Mathematics).