About
Akash Pavan is CEO at Chasi. Previously, he was part of the founding team and served as general manager at Axion, which raised funding from Bessemer and Salesforce. He has led AI implementation projects at major industrial manufacturers including Cummins, Harley Davidson, and Denso, and has experience building industrial automation and robotics systems.
Akash Pavan @akashpavan
Caterpillar thinks that I run a data center https://t.co/P2upZdc1WJ

Jul 30, 2026 Β· β₯ 4
Akash Pavan @akashpavan
Since getting back to SF, Iβve somehow ended up sitting next to some X celebrities Dylan Patel at Sunday brunch and Peter Steinberger at lunch today.
Jul 30, 2026 Β· β₯ 4
Akash Pavan @akashpavan
Man, they bought https://t.co/HiATcFuVG0 wth π, there's no connection between Buddhism and Chasi as per ChatGPT https://t.co/5TXdNQJKh2
Jul 29, 2026 Β· β₯ 4
Co-founder & CEO at ChasiYC W26
Intro paths
Akash went through Y Combinator (Winter 2026) β any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
Their group partner at YC was Gustaf Alstromer β the partner who ran Chasi's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile β
In turn, Akash can intro founders to Chasi's investors below.
