About
Amit Yadav is cofounder and CEO of Ishiki Labs. He previously worked as a research scientist at Meta, contributing to LLaMA and video AI systems for smart glasses, and holds a PhD from Purdue University with research published at major computer vision and machine learning conferences.
Founder at FernYC W26
Intro paths
YC
Amit went through Y Combinator (Winter 2026) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
GP
Their group partner at YC was Gustaf Alstromer — the partner who ran Fern's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗
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In turn, Amit can intro founders to Fern's investors below.
Fern's investors · 3
Co-founders at Fern
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Robert XuFounder
Experience
- FernCofoundercurrent2026 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- PANIIT USAMember Board of Directorscurrent2025 — presentUnited States
- MetaResearch Scientist2024 — 2026Burlingame, California, United States
- MetaResearch Scientist2024Menlo Park, California, United States
- Purdue University Elmore Family School of Electrical and Computer EngineeringResearch Assistant, VIPER Lab2021 — 2024Tippecanoe County, Indiana, United States
- Enphase EnergyEmbedded Software Engineer2020 — 2021Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
- Rakuten Institute of TechnologyResearch Intern2020Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
- MitacsGlobalink Research Intern2019Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
- JAISTSummer Research Intern2018Ishikawa, Fukushima, Japan
- Indian Institute of Technology GandhinagarClub Secretary2017 — 2018Gandhinagar, Gujrat, India
- Indian Institute of Technology GandhinagarConvenor IGNITE 4.02017 — 2018India
- Indian Institute of Technology GandhinagarRepresentative2017 — 2018Tamil Nadu, India
- Indian Institute of Technology GandhinagarBlithchron Sponsorship Team Member2016 — 2017
- Indian Institute of Technology GandhinagarClass Representative2016 — 2017Greater Ahmedabad Area
- Indian Institute of Technology GandhinagarFellowship2017India
- Indian Institute of Technology GandhinagarTechnical Coordinator IGNITE 3.02016 — 2017Gandhi Nagar, Gujarat, India
- Indian Institute of Technology GandhinagarRepresentative2017Greater Lucknow Area
- Indian Institute of Technology GandhinagarRepresentative2016Greater Lucknow Area
Skills & more
Management2Teamwork3Leadership2Generative AI2Large Language Models (LLM)3Speech Recognition3Pattern RecognitionDeep Learning1Machine Learning1Objective-CLinuxImage Processing2
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Human Computer InteractionPythonMicrosoft OfficeC++Computer VisionArduinoEmbedded SystemsLanguages English · Hindi
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Amit Yadav?
- Amit Yadav is cofounder and CEO of Ishiki Labs. He previously worked as a research scientist at Meta, contributing to LLaMA and video AI systems for smart glasses, and holds a PhD from Purdue University with research published at major computer vision and machine learning conferences.
- Where does Amit Yadav work?
- Amit Yadav is Founder of Fern.
- What companies did Amit Yadav found?
- Amit Yadav founded Fern.
- Where did Amit Yadav go to school?
- Amit Yadav studied at Y Combinator (Winter 2026); Purdue University (Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Electrical and Computer Engineering(ECE)); Indian Institute of Technology Gandhinagar (Bachelor of Technology (BTech), Electrical Engineering).
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Tarek MansourCo-founder & CEO of KalshiSuhail DoshiFounder of Mixpanel; founder of ParticleSubomi OluwalanaCo-founder & CEO of ConvoyMaroof AhmedFounder at Octopus VenturesJustin SwartPartner at Bitkraft Esports VenturesCollin WallaceGeneral Partner at Lobby Capital
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Shared employers
Also worked at Fern1
Also worked at Meta304
Nat FriedmanCo-lead of Meta Superintelligence Labs; co-founder of NFDGDaniel GrossMeta Superintelligence Labs; co-founder of NFDG and Safe SuperintelligenceDrew HoustonCo-founder & CEO of DropboxGabriel PereyraCo-founder & President of HarveyTinaInvestments & Portfolio Services Team Member at Clear VenturesMike ArpaiaComputer scientist working on machine learning and data infrastructure
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