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Amit Yadav

Founder

CEO at Fern

United States

FoundedFern · YCFern · YC

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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.

CEO at FernYC W26

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YC

Amit went through Y Combinator (Winter 2026) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.

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Their group partner at YC was Gustaf Alstromer, General Partner at Y Combinator — 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 · 4

Capitalize VCChicago · $100K – $200K checksOUTBOUND CAPITALSaratoga SpringsV1 VCBoulder · $100K – $300K checksY CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2026

Co-founders at Fern

RXRobert Xu
Robert XuFounder

Founder at FernYC W23

Intro paths

YC

Amit went through Y Combinator (Winter 2023) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.

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Their group partner at YC was Brad Flora, Backing expeditions into the future — 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 · 17

Avlok CapitalLynnwoodBessemer Venture PartnersSan Francisco · $50K – $100M checks · since 2025CapitalXLynnwood · $250K checksChinaRock Capital ManagementSan FranciscoCrosstimbers Capital GroupHoustonEight CapitalNorwalkFlex Capital PartnersSan Francisco · $500K – $2M checksKleiner PerkinsMenlo Park · $500K – $15M checksNKECHI IREGBULEMSan FranciscoOrange CollectiveDanvillePeterson Venture PartnersSalt Lake City · $5M – $25M checksPioneerToronto, OntarioSequoia CapitalMenlo Park · $100K – $50M checksSoma CapitalSacramento · $100K – $300K checksTwenty Two VenturesPalo Alto · $50K – $250K checksV1 VCBoulder · $100K – $300K checksY CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2023

Co-founders at Fern

DSDeep Singhvi
Deep SinghviFounder
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Danny SheridanFounder
DS
Danny Sheridan Deep SinghviFounder
RXRobert Xu
Robert XuFounder
SD
Suhas DeshpandeFounder
ZK
Zach KirschFounder
ZK
Zach KovalFounder

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, Fern.

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