Fundraising Fox

Anirudh Pai

Founder

Founder at Proprio Robotics

San Ramon, California, United States

FoundedProprio Robotics · YC

About

Anirudh Pai holds an M.S. in EECS from UC Berkeley's BAIR lab and specializes in computer vision and dexterous robotic manipulation. He is a co-founder of Proprio Robotics.

LinkedIn ↗X / Twitter ↗

Founder at Proprio RoboticsYC S26

Intro paths

YC

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

GP

Their group partner at YC was Ankit Gupta, General Partner at Y Combinator — the partner who ran Proprio Robotics's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗

→

In turn, Anirudh can intro founders to Proprio Robotics's investors below.

Proprio Robotics's investors · 1

Y Combinator

Co-founders at Proprio Robotics

RPRaghav Punnam
Raghav PunnamFounder

Experience

  1. Proprio Robotics (YC S26)Co-Foundercurrent2026 — present
  2. Berkeley Artificial Intelligence ResearchResearcher2024 — 2026Berkeley, California, United States
  3. Two SigmaSoftware Engineer Intern2025New York, United States
  4. University of California, BerkeleyUndergraduate Research Assistant2022 — 2025
  5. MetaSoftware Engineer Intern2024Menlo Park, California, United States
  6. EtsyLead Software Engineer2023
  7. RimbleMachine Learning Intern2023Berkeley, California, United States
  8. Sprinter HealthSoftware Developer2023Berkeley, California, United States
  9. Solana LabsSoftware Developer2022San Francisco, California, United States

Education

  1. University of California, BerkeleyMaster of Science - MS, Electrical Engineering & Computer Science2025 — 2026
  2. University of California, BerkeleyBachelor of Science - BS, Electrical Engineering & Computer Science2022 — 2025
  3. California High School (San Ramon CA.)High School Diploma, General Studies2018 — 2022

Skills & more

Python (Programming Language)JavaScriptData Science1Algorithms1Object-Oriented Programming (OOP)Deep LearningComputer VisionNatural Language Processing (NLP)TeachingWeb Content WritingContent ManagementBlogging
+2 moreMachine LearningData Analysis
  • Python and Flask Bootcamp — Udemy
  • Machine Learning A-Z — Udemy

From Anirudh's professional profile.

Founder mafias

Y Combinator mafia8,668

Also came through, then founded or led a company.

Sam AltmanPresidentFounded LooptFred EhrsamYC Summer 2012Founded CoinbaseMatt HuangYC Winter 2011Founded HotspotsTrae StephensYC Winter 2022Founded PursuitDelian AsparouhovYC Summer 2014Founded Nightingale +1Justin KanYC Winter 2018Founded Rye +3

+ 8,661 more

University of California, Berkeley mafia448

Also came through, then founded or led a company.

Ivan ZhouMolecular BiologyFounded Decagon +2Sean GroveFounded Linzumi +2Lucas HarringtonDoctor of Philosophy - PhDFounded Preventive +1Jinal JhaveriProfessional Certificate ProgramFounded SchoolMint +1Jacob HookerPh.D.Founded Sensorium Therapeutics +1Justin HughesBAFounded Revolution RE +1

+ 441 more

California High School (San Ramon CA.) mafia2

Also came through, then founded or led a company.

Aamir HuddaFounded Attain

Sprinter Health mafia2

Also came through, then founded or led a company.

Justin LarkinChief Product OfficerFounded WellSheet

Same school

Also attended University of California, Berkeley1,324

Byron DeeterPartner at Bessemer Venture PartnersTrevor OelschigInvestment Team at General CatalystBrendan Bulik-SullivanInvestor at GV (Google Ventures)Glen AndersonPartner at Monta Vista CapitalAnthony LinHead of Intel Capital, Corporate Vice President at Intel CapitalScott ShawChief of Staff at Intel Capital

+ 1,318 more

Also attended California High School (San Ramon CA.)2

Alex KimSocial Media Coordinator at Caruso VenturesAamir HuddaFounder at Attain

Shared employers

Also worked at Proprio Robotics (YC S26)1

Raghav PunnamFounder at Proprio Robotics

Also worked at Berkeley Artificial Intelligence Research22

Jeremy FianceFounder & Managing Partner at HouseMarissa Ramirez de ChanlatteFellow, Robotics & Computer Vision at Prime Movers LabAbhinav GopalFounder at RubbrbandManu ChopraFounder at LinumHugo (Kanghong) ZhanCo-Founder, CTO at RankaiEshaan MoorjaniFounder at Vango AI

+ 16 more

Also worked at Two Sigma34

Jakob PalmstiernaPresident at GSRColin BeirneFounding Partner at Deviation CapitalDusan PerovicPartner at Two Sigma VenturesJuliette HanBoard Member at MassChallenge MexicoKimberley BuenoVenture Advisor at Growth Warrior CapitalAnna CarusoDirector of Investor Relations at SemperVirens Venture Capital

+ 28 more

Also worked at University of California, Berkeley275

Paul JennyBoard Chair at CincyTechAndrea van ElsasInvestor at Third Rock VenturesMichael PerezDeputy General Counsel at Mucker CapitalFreada Kapor KleinFounding Partner at Kapor CapitalUlili OnovakpuriManaging Partner at Kapor CapitalRoseanneCo-founder at Renegade Partners

+ 269 more