Find your path to Amitav
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Garry TanunlockedAmitav: together at Y Combinator (2026)
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About
Amitav Kohli is the founder and CEO of Talos and an Electrical and Computer Engineering student at Carnegie Mellon University, where he designs power systems for disaster response snake robots in the Biorobotics Lab. He previously interned at Constellation Energy on power engineering and predictive maintenance systems.
Founder/CEO at TalosYC F26
Intro paths
YC
Amitav went through Y Combinator (Fall 2026) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
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Their group partner at YC was Kulveer Taggar — the partner who ran Talos's batch and knows the company first-hand.
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In turn, Amitav can intro founders to Talos's investors below.
Talos's investors · 6
Co-founders at Talos
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Kevin HwangFounder/CTO
HM
Himani MuskuFounder/COO
Experience
- TalosCEOcurrent2026 — presentSan Francisco, California, United States
- ConstellationElectrical Engineering Intern2026Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
- Carnegie Mellon University Robotics InstituteStudent Researcher @ CMU Biorobotics Lab2026Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States
- eBay for BusinessEcommerce Business Owner2022 — 2026United States
- Adaptive EquipmentOrganization leader and founder2022 — 2025
- ACTIVEchargeSummer Intern2024Baltimore, Maryland, United States
- Self-employedVirtual Currency Mining2021 — 2023
Skills & more
Academic ResearchStart-up LeadershipFundraisingStart-up VenturesEnterprise SoftwareResearch SkillsPrinted Circuit Board (PCB) DesignEagle PCBPCB AssemblyMathematicsDrumsCNC Programming
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Laser Cutting3D PrintingPresentation SkillsSalesCNC OperationBusiness and MarketingeBay SalesDrum SetAutodesk Fusion 360Application-Specific Integrated Circuits (ASIC)From Amitav's professional profile.
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Amitav Kohli?
- Amitav Kohli is the founder and CEO of Talos and an Electrical and Computer Engineering student at Carnegie Mellon University, where he designs power systems for disaster response snake robots in the Biorobotics Lab. He previously interned at Constellation Energy on power engineering and predictive maintenance systems.
- Where does Amitav Kohli work?
- Amitav Kohli is Founder/CEO of Talos.
- What companies did Amitav Kohli found?
- Amitav Kohli founded Talos.
- Where did Amitav Kohli go to school?
- Amitav Kohli studied at Carnegie Mellon University (Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE), Electrical and Computer Engineering); Y Combinator (F26); Rochester Institute of Technology (Project Lead The Way, Engineering).
Founder mafias
Y Combinator mafia10,230
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Sam AltmanPresidentFounded Tools for Humanity +3Garry TanPresident & CEOFounded Y Combinator +1Jessica LivingstonCo-founderFounded Y CombinatorAlexis OhanianPartnerFounded RedditFred EhrsamYC Summer 2012Founded Nudge +1Matt HuangYC Winter 2011Founded Paradigm +1
+ 10,223 more
Carnegie Mellon University mafia481
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Kai-Fu LeeResearch Computer Scientist / Assistant ProfessorFounded 01Lucy GuoComputer Science & Human-Computer InteractionsFounded Passes +1Guillaume LampleMaster's degreeFounded Mistral AIJoshua XuMaster's degreeFounded HeyGenJonathan RothbergBachelor of Science (BS)Founded Raindance Technologies +4Andrew NgBachelor of Science - BSFounded Factored +3
+ 474 more
Purdue University mafia187
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Gaurav SantBSCEFounded CarbonBuilt +2Vu LamMSEEFounded Katalon +2John GedmarkBachelor of ScienceFounded Astranis Space Technologies Corp. +1Aaron SistoBSFounded Searchable AI +1Ignacio MartinezAgribusiness Leadership PlusFounded Cibo Technologies +1Jack O'MearaBachelor’s DegreeFounded Aerska +1
+ 180 more
Rochester Institute of Technology mafia60
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
John TraverBSFounded Frame Io +1Davis FosterMicroelectronic EngineeringFounded Agency Tool Company +1Tyler SchrodtMaster of Business Administration (M.B.A.)Founded electronic gaming federation +1Andrea MazzocchiBSFounded Paceline Bio +1Corey KaplanBachelor of ScienceFounded Bloom Credit +1Anna SweetB.S. Computer ScienceFounded Badrobotgames
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Glenelg High School mafia2
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Same school
Also attended Carnegie Mellon University732
Kai-Fu LeeChairman of Sinovation Ventures and CEO of 01.AILucy GuoCo-founder of Scale AI; founder & CEO of PassesGuillaume LampleCo-founder & Chief Scientist of Mistral AIJoshua XuCo-founder & CEO of HeyGenJavier SolteroSenior Venture Partner at Felicis VenturesAvi BharadwajInvestment Director at Intel Capital
+ 726 more
Also attended Y Combinator2,000
Tarek MansourCo-founder & CEO of KalshiSuhail DoshiFounder of Mixpanel; founder of ParticleSubomi OluwalanaCo-founder & CEO of ConvoyArhaan A.Deeptech Fellow at Clear VenturesCollin WallaceGeneral Partner at Lobby CapitalVictor SantosVictor Scout at One Way Ventures
+ 1,994 more
Also attended Rochester Institute of Technology127
Anna SweetInvestor at Makers FundJim HuntGeneral Partner at Lavrock VenturesDavid GrenetzInvestor at Notable CapitalBryan BergInvestor at Standard CapitalAndrew RadinInvestor at Inception Studio CapitalKylie TrettnerInvestment & Research Analyst at Undeterred Capital
+ 121 more
Also attended Purdue University466
Mamoon HamidPartner at Kleiner PerkinsNabeel HyattInvestor helping founders and working on AI that enables human creativity and agencyKenneth Morand, Ph.D.Life Sciences Partner at CincyTechJane CommerfordOperations at 8VCSven StrohbandInvestor at Khosla VenturesJeff PetersPartner at Ibex Investors
+ 460 more
Shared employers
Also worked at Talos1
Also worked at Constellation31
Ryan McQueeneyCFO at Acadian Ventures Management, LlcPercy LiFinancial Quantitative Analyst at SWaN & Legend Venture PartnersShounok SinhaManaging Director, Investments at Constellation Technology VenturesNate BenderPrincipal, Venture Investing at Constellation Technology VenturesEvan GanzPrincipal at Constellation Technology VenturesLindsay GoeddelInvestor at Constellation Technology Ventures
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Also worked at Carnegie Mellon University Robotics Institute7
Christopher HeiserVenture Advisor at Woven CapitalBrian DoughertyElectrical Prototyping Engineer at Innovation WorksSiddharth GirdharFounder at Pivot RoboticsShaunak SrivastavaFounder at Truffle AIAnanth KashyapFounder at SureformJinxiang ChaiFounder at XMOV
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