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About
Akshay Trikha has worked on machine learning model training at QuantumScape and materials property prediction research at Berkeley. He is currently founder and CEO at Madrone, developing data center cooling technology.
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- a•••@madrone.coolreveal75% confident
CEO at MadroneYC X26
Intro paths
Akshay went through Y Combinator (Spring 2026) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
Their group partner at YC was Tom Blomfield, Monzo and GoCardless co-founder; Y Combinator partner on leave and Anthropic compute-team member. — the partner who ran Madrone's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗
In turn, Akshay can intro founders to Madrone's investors below.
Madrone's investors · 12
Co-founders at Madrone
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Akshay Trikha?
- Akshay Trikha has worked on machine learning model training at QuantumScape and materials property prediction research at Berkeley. He is currently founder and CEO at Madrone, developing data center cooling technology.
- Where does Akshay Trikha work?
- Akshay Trikha is CEO of Madrone.
- What companies did Akshay Trikha found?
- Akshay Trikha founded Madrone.
Founder mafias
Y Combinator mafia10,594
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University of California, Berkeley mafia1,343
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Harvey Mudd College mafia45
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UWC South East Asia mafia14
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
QuantumScape mafia5
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