About
Akshay Chalana is the CEO of Saphira AI, which automates safety and systems engineering. He previously worked at Citadel on trading workflow configuration, Apple on large-scale dataset management for voice and vision products, Tesla on battery systems, Meta on machine learning frameworks, and Hyperloop on pod systems.
Founder at Saphira AIYC S24
Intro paths
YC
Akshay went through Y Combinator (Summer 2024) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
GP
Their group partner at YC was Jared Friedman, YC Group Partner — the partner who ran Saphira AI's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗
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In turn, Akshay can intro founders to Saphira AI's investors below.
Saphira AI's investors · 3
Co-founders at Saphira AI
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Oscar AvatareFounder
Experience
- Saphira AICEO & Co-Foundercurrent2024 — presentSan Francisco, California, United States
- Citadel SecuritiesSystems Software Engineer2021 — 2024New York, NY, United States
- AppleSoftware Engineer2019 — 2021Seattle, Washington, United States
- Saphira TechnologyPartner2017 — 2019Greater Seattle Area
- MoneySen.seFounder2011 — 2019Seattle, WA
- SELCO FoundationFinancial Services for Migrant Communities2018Bengaluru
- FacebookSoftware Engineer2018Menlo Park, California
- JumpstartMachine Learning Consultant2017 — 2018San Francisco Bay Area
- 3D Hubs3D Designer & Printer Operator2015 — 2018Bothell/Seattle, WA
- Doppler LabsMachine Learning Engineer2017San Francisco, California
- University of WashingtonResearch Assistant2016 — 2017Seattle, Washington
- University of WashingtonResearch Assistant - Programming Languages & Software Engineering2016Seattle, WA
- TeslaSoftware Engineer2016Palo Alto, California
- SamaritanSoftware Developer2015 — 2016Seattle
- Crowds on DemandPartnerships2014Greater Seattle Area
- WinshuttleDocumentation2014Bothell, WA
Skills & more
Python94C++21ClickHouse4Java85JavaScript24SQL16HTML20CSS16Educational Technology11PHP9Python (Programming Language)9IEC 6150844
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ISO 13849Machine LearningApache SparkResearchSocial MediaNonprofitsCommunity OutreachProgram DevelopmentEvent PlanningEntrepreneurshipProgrammingTeaching- edX Verified Certificate for Scalable Machine Learning — edX
- edX Verified Certificate for Introduction to Big Data with Apache Spark — edX
- The Data Scientist’s Toolbox — Coursera
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Akshay Chalana?
- Akshay Chalana is the CEO of Saphira AI, which automates safety and systems engineering. He previously worked at Citadel on trading workflow configuration, Apple on large-scale dataset management for voice and vision products, Tesla on battery systems, Meta on machine learning frameworks, and Hyperloop on pod systems.
- Where does Akshay Chalana work?
- Akshay Chalana is Founder of Saphira AI.
- What companies did Akshay Chalana found?
- Akshay Chalana founded Saphira AI.
- Where did Akshay Chalana go to school?
- Akshay Chalana studied at Y Combinator; University of Washington (Bachelor's degree, Computer Science (Data Science)).
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