Akash Raju

Experience

1. GlimpseCo-Founder and CEOcurrent2024 — presentNew York City Metropolitan Area
2. Angel InvestorAngel Investorcurrent2020 — present
3. Glimpse Product PlacementsCo-Founder and CEO2020 — 2023New York, United States
4. MicrosoftProgram Manager Intern2019Redmond, Washington
5. TeslaSoftware Engineer Intern2018San Francisco Bay Area
6. Purdue UniversityTeaching Assistant2017 — 2018Lafayette, Indiana Area
7. VERISIGNSoftware Engineer Intern2017Reston, VA
8. U.S. Naval Research LaboratoryResearch Intern2015Washington D.C. Metro Area

Education

1. Y CombinatorGlimpse - Summer 2020
2. Purdue UniversityBachelor’s Degree, Computer Engineering2016 — 2020
3. Purdue UniversityBachelor of Science - BS, Industrial Management - Engineering2016 — 2020
4. Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology2012 — 2016

Skills & more

From Akash's professional profile.

Founder mafias

Y Combinator mafia8,668

Also came through, then founded or led a company.

SASam AltmanPresidentFounded LooptFEFred EhrsamYC Summer 2012Founded CoinbaseMHMatt HuangYC Winter 2011Founded HotspotsTSTrae StephensYC Winter 2022Founded PursuitDADelian AsparouhovYC Summer 2014Founded Nightingale +1JKJustin KanYC Winter 2018Founded Rye +3

+ 8,661 more

Purdue University mafia61

Also came through, then founded or led a company.

GSGaurav SantMSCEFounded CarbonBuilt +1GSGuarav SantMSCEFounded CarbonBuilt +1JKJason KonradBachelorsFounded 280 North +1MBManav BokinalaBachelor of Science - BSFounded vly.ai +1KMKenneth Morand, Ph.D.Ph.D.Founded Neucore BioTWTodd WallachBSFounded SOLUtion Medical

+ 54 more

Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology mafia20

Also came through, then founded or led a company.

DGDhruv GuptaHigh SchoolFounded Drumkit +1AMAustin MillsFounded Codes Health +1PCParth ChopraFairfax County Advanced High School DiplomaFounded LagunaLMLisa MarroneFounded RevelASAlex SandsFounded PlasticityPKPranab KrishnanFounded Zeal

+ 13 more

VeriSign mafia5

Also came through, then founded or led a company.

JLJennifer LumDirector, Digital Content ServicesFounded BiospringJTJessvin ThomasConsultantFounded AuguriaSKShail KhiyaraManaging DirectorFounded SwarmASAbhisheik SharmaAI/ML InternFounded Protent

Same school

Also attended Y Combinator2,000

LLLeo LuInvestor at Foundation CapitalMAMaroof AhmedFounder at Octopus VenturesJSJustin SwartPartner at Bitkraft Esports VenturesVSVictor SantosVictor Scout at One Way VenturesSJSwapnil JainCEO, Observe.AI at EMERGENT VENTURESCAChase AdamPartner at Very Serious Ventures

+ 1,994 more

Also attended Purdue University196

MHMamoon HamidPartner at Kleiner PerkinsNHNabeel HyattInvestor helping founders and working on AI that enables human creativity and agencyKMKenneth Morand, Ph.D.Life Sciences Partner at CincyTechJCJane CommerfordOperations at 8VCSSSven StrohbandInvestor at Khosla VenturesJPJeff PetersPartner at Ibex Investors

+ 190 more

Also attended Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology33

MVMarcie VuPartner at GreycroftMCMorgan CheathamPartner and Head of Healthcare and Life Sciences at Breyer CapitalEDEdi DanalacheSenior Associate at Scale Venture PartnersSGShreyas GargInvestor at IVP (Institutional Venture Partners)ARAnis RashidEIR at Serena VenturesWZWill ZengPartner at Quantonation

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Shared employers

Also worked at Angel Investor43

SASahir AzamInvestor at Index VenturesJ(Jessica (Bartos) ThomasPartner at Notion CapitalSGStella GarberSenior Advisor at Chingona VenturesPNPreeti Nellore SampatPartner at Eximius VenturesMSMiten SampatAdvisor at Roots VenturesPHPhilip H. BeauregardFormer Founder, Operator at Impellent Ventures

+ 37 more

Also worked at Microsoft1,056

RHReid HoffmanCo-founder of LinkedIn; Partner at GreylockGTGarry TanPresident & CEO of Y CombinatorNFNat FriedmanCo-lead of Meta Superintelligence Labs; co-founder of NFDGJSJavier SolteroSenior Venture Partner at Felicis VenturesVFViviana FagaGeneral Partner at Felicis VenturesWCWesley ChanInvestor at Felicis Ventures

+ 1,050 more

Also worked at Tesla180

SJSteve JurvetsonCo-founder of Future VenturesASArpan ShahInvestor at Spark CapitalJLJustin LiuVice President at Sapphire VenturesEWErica WaichmanHead of People & Community at Canvas VenturesBFBen FawEntrepreneur-in-Residence at Context VenturesBCBrock CsiraInvestor at Matter Venture Partners

+ 174 more

Also worked at Purdue University39

MAMohammed AlmeshekahFounder & General Partner at Outliers VCGSGaurav SantAdvisor, Director, UCLA Institute for Carbon Management at Overture ClimateDMDr. Mung ChiangPresident Northwestern University at NEW VISTA CAPITALCBCarla BrodleyInvestor at Blue Tulip VenturesADAlibek DostiyarovInvestor at FEBE VenturesRJRouz JazayeriCo-founder at Catapult Ventures

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