About
Anchit Kumar studied computer science at UC San Diego, where he worked on AI and autonomy for Mars cave exploration drones and multimodal AI safety for vision-language-action robots. He is a co-founder of Daqstra, which develops orchestration software for test infrastructure in physical R&D, and has experience across multiple test campaigns.
Founder at DaqstraYC S26
Intro paths
Anchit went through Y Combinator (Summer 2026) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
Their group partner at YC was Gustaf Alstromer — the partner who ran Daqstra's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗
In turn, Anchit can intro founders to Daqstra's investors below.
Daqstra's investors · 1
Co-founders at Daqstra
Founding Engineer at DaqstraYC S26
Intro paths
Anchit went through Y Combinator (Summer 2026) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
Their group partner at YC was Gustaf Alstromer — the partner who ran Daqstra's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗
In turn, Anchit can intro founders to Daqstra's investors below.
Daqstra's investors · 1
Co-founders at Daqstra
Experience
- DaqstraCo-Foundercurrent2025 — presentSan Francisco, CA
- UC San Diego Computer Science and Engineering Department (CSE)Multimodal AI Research2025 — 2026San Diego, CA
- SEDS UCSDAtlas - Project Manager2024 — 2026San Diego, CA
- SEDS UCSDPropulsion Team - Software Lead2023 — 2024San Diego, CA
- UC San Diego Computer Science and Engineering Department (CSE)CSE Tutor2023 — 2025San Diego, CA
- IpsosSoftware Development Intern2023Bengaluru
- Hyperreality TechnologiesIntern at Hyperreality Technologies2021 — 2022Bengaluru
- eVidyaloka TrustVolunteer Math Teacher2021 — 2022Bengaluru South
Skills & more
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Full-Stack DevelopmentReinforcement LearningArtificial Intelligence (AI)ARM AssemblyObject-Oriented Programming (OOP)OpenCVPandasLinuxDockerGitPythonMATLABLanguages English · French · Hindi · Japanese · Spanish
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Anchit Kumar?
- Anchit Kumar studied computer science at UC San Diego, where he worked on AI and autonomy for Mars cave exploration drones and multimodal AI safety for vision-language-action robots. He is a co-founder of Daqstra, which develops orchestration software for test infrastructure in physical R&D, and has experience across multiple test campaigns.
- Where does Anchit Kumar work?
- Anchit Kumar is Founder of Daqstra.
- What companies did Anchit Kumar found?
- Anchit Kumar founded Daqstra.
- Where did Anchit Kumar go to school?
- Anchit Kumar studied at UC San Diego (Bachelor of Science - BS, Computer Science); UC San Diego Computer Science and Engineering Department (CSE) (Master of Science, Computer Science).
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Shared employers
Also worked at Daqstra1
Also worked at UC San Diego Computer Science and Engineering Department (CSE)3
Also worked at SEDS UCSD2
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