About
Founder of Item, an AI-native CRM platform for go-to-market teams. Prior background information not provided in the self-written profile.
Founder at itemYC F25
Intro paths
YC
Akshay went through Y Combinator (Fall 2025) β any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
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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
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In turn, Akshay can intro founders to item's investors below.
item's investors Β· 1
Co-founders at item
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Andres SantanillaFounder
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
Skills & more
Java16Matlab8HTML11JavaScript5C4PHP4C#4MySQL5Node.js4Unity3D4Final Cut Pro5After Effects4
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Autodesk InventorPianoLanguages English Β· French Β· Kannada
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Akshay Guthal?
- Founder of Item, an AI-native CRM platform for go-to-market teams. Prior background information not provided in the self-written profile.
- Where does Akshay Guthal work?
- Akshay Guthal is Founder of item.
- What companies did Akshay Guthal found?
- Akshay Guthal founded item.
- Where did Akshay Guthal go to school?
- Akshay Guthal studied at University of Maryland (Master of Science - MS, Computer Science); University of Maryland (Bachelor of Science - BS, Computer Science); Montgomery Blair High School (High School Diploma, Magnet Program).
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Shared employers
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