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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.
CEO at ChasiYC W26
Intro paths
Akash went through Y Combinator (Winter 2026) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
Their group partner at YC was Gustaf Alstromer, General Partner at Y Combinator — the partner who ran Chasi's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗
In turn, Akash can intro founders to Chasi's investors below.
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Co-founders at Chasi
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Akash Pavan?
- 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.
- Where does Akash Pavan work?
- Akash Pavan is CEO of Chasi.
- What companies did Akash Pavan found?
- Akash Pavan founded Chasi.
Founder mafias
Y Combinator mafia10,686
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Government College of Technology, Coimbatore mafia4
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
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