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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.

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.

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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 ↗

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

Proprio Robotics's investors · 1

Y CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2026

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

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

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Anirudh Pai?
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.
Where does Anirudh Pai work?
Anirudh Pai is Founder of Proprio Robotics.
What companies did Anirudh Pai found?
Anirudh Pai founded Proprio Robotics.
Where did Anirudh Pai go to school?
Anirudh Pai studied at University of California, Berkeley (Master of Science - MS, Electrical Engineering & Computer Science); University of California, Berkeley (Bachelor of Science - BS, Electrical Engineering & Computer Science); California High School (San Ramon CA.) (High School Diploma, General Studies).

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