Akash Raju
FounderFounder at Glimpse
New York, New York, United States
FoundedGlimpse · YC
30 Under 30 2023 · Retail & Ecommerce30 Under 30 2015 · Consumer Technology
About
Founder and CEO of Glimpse, an AI platform that automates revenue recovery, cash application, and dispute management for retail brands.
Founder at GlimpseYC S20
Intro paths
YC
Akash went through Y Combinator (Summer 2020) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
GP
Their group partner at YC was Gustaf Alstromer — the partner who ran Glimpse's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗
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In turn, Akash can intro founders to Glimpse's investors below.
Glimpse's investors · 6
Co-founders at Glimpse
Experience
- GlimpseCo-Founder and CEOcurrent2024 — presentNew York City Metropolitan Area
- Angel InvestorAngel Investorcurrent2020 — present
- Glimpse Product PlacementsCo-Founder and CEO2020 — 2023New York, United States
- MicrosoftProgram Manager Intern2019Redmond, Washington
- TeslaSoftware Engineer Intern2018San Francisco Bay Area
- Purdue UniversityTeaching Assistant2017 — 2018Lafayette, Indiana Area
- VERISIGNSoftware Engineer Intern2017Reston, VA
- U.S. Naval Research LaboratoryResearch Intern2015Washington D.C. Metro Area
Skills & more
Python14Javascript13Java13C6MATLAB7Microsoft Office13HTML7Android SDK6Arduino6React6UnixSpring MVC
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Akash Raju?
- Founder and CEO of Glimpse, an AI platform that automates revenue recovery, cash application, and dispute management for retail brands.
- Where does Akash Raju work?
- Akash Raju is Founder of Glimpse.
- What companies did Akash Raju found?
- Akash Raju founded Glimpse.
- Where did Akash Raju go to school?
- Akash Raju studied at Y Combinator (Glimpse - Summer 2020); Purdue University (Bachelor’s Degree, Computer Engineering); Purdue University (Bachelor of Science - BS, Industrial Management - Engineering).
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