About
Founder of Item, an AI-native CRM platform for go-to-market teams. Prior background information not provided in the self-written profile.
Akshay Guthal @akguthal
Glad to see HubSpot catching up to where we were in 2024. Now let's see how long it will take them to realize people do not want workflow builders in 2026 π https://t.co/OvoFfQWzAe
Jul 24, 2026 Β· β₯ 10 Β· β 1
Akshay Guthal @akguthal
truly a mindblowing feature, i wouldn't have expected picture-in-picture to make such a meaningful difference how it feels to use computer-use https://t.co/MlwrpA5wk9
Jul 9, 2026 Β· β₯ 2
Akshay Guthal @akguthal
5 days since this tweet and it's still not GA... https://t.co/nqbhlFSdCF
Jul 7, 2026 Β· β₯ 3
Founder at itemYC F25
Intro paths
Akshay went through Y Combinator (Fall 2025) β any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
Their group partner at YC was Pete Koomen, General Partner at Y Combinator β the partner who ran item's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile β
In turn, Akshay can intro founders to item's investors below.
item's investors Β· 1
Co-founders at item
Experience
- item (YC F25)Co-Foundercurrent2024 β presentSan Francisco, CA
- Wellfound (formerly AngelList Talent)Senior Software Engineer2022 β 2023New York, United States
- Wellfound (formerly AngelList Talent)Product Engineer2020 β 2022New York
- AngelListProduct Engineering Intern2019New York, New York
- The DiamondbackDirector of Diamondback Lab2016 β 2019College Park, Maryland
- Capital OneSoftware Engineering Intern2018Richmond, Virginia
- NETSCOUTSoftware Engineering Intern2017Rockville, Maryland
- Intelligent Automation, Inc.Software Development Intern2016
- Intelligent Automation, Inc.Software Development Intern2015Rockville, MD
- University of Maryland at College ParkSummer Research Intern2014Physics Department
- Montgomery County Public SchoolsWeb Services Intern2013 β 2014Web Services
- University of Maryland at College ParkSummer Research Intern2013Physics Department
Education
- University of MarylandMaster of Science - MS, Computer Science2018 β 2019
- University of MarylandBachelor of Science - BS, Computer Science2015 β 2018
- Montgomery Blair High SchoolHigh School Diploma, Magnet Program2011 β 2015
Skills & more
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Autodesk InventorPianoLanguages English Β· French Β· Kannada
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Same school
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Shared employers
Also worked at AngelList59
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Also worked at The Diamondback1
Also worked at Capital One111
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