Where does Akash Pavan work?

Akash Pavan is Co-founder & CEO of Chasi.

Where did Akash Pavan go to school?

Akash Pavan studied at Y Combinator (Winter 2026 batch under Gustaf Alströmer); Government College of Technology, Coimbatore (Mechanical Engineering).

Akash Pavan

Founder

Co-founder & CEO at Chasi

San Francisco, California, United States

FoundedChasi · YC

Find your path to Akash

10,175 people in our graph share verified history with Akash — schools, employers, funds. One of them is your warm intro.

Paul MascarenasunlockedAkash: together at SAE International (2018–2020)

×2Akash: together at SAE International

Akash: together at YC W26

×8Akash: together at Y Combinator

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.

Co-founder & CEO at Chasi YC 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 — the partner who ran Chasi's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗

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

Chasi's investors · 1

Y CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2026

Co-founders at Chasi

Sarman AulakhCo-Founder & CTO

Experience

Chasi AICo-Founder & CEOcurrent2025 — presentSan Francisco, California, United States
AxionFounding Team & GM Industrials2022 — 2025Brooklyn, New York, United States
Titan Engineering & Automation LimitedRobotics & Industrial Engineering2020 — 2022
SAE InternationalTeam Captain - BajaSAE Off-road Racing2018 — 2020
TAFE - Massey Ferguson IndiaPowertrain Research & Development2018

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 Co-founder & CEO of Chasi.
What companies did Akash Pavan found?: Akash Pavan founded Chasi.
Where did Akash Pavan go to school?: Akash Pavan studied at Y Combinator (Winter 2026 batch under Gustaf Alströmer); Government College of Technology, Coimbatore (Mechanical Engineering).