Anirudh Ramanathan

Experience

1. SignadotCo-Founder & CTOcurrent2019 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
2. Founder InstituteMentorcurrent2025 — present
3. The Apache Software FoundationCommitter @ Apache Sparkcurrent2018 — present
4. doc.aiAdvisor2018 — 2021Palo Alto, California
5. Kubernetes EcosystemSIG Lead @ Kubernetes2016 — 2020
6. Rockset (acquired by OpenAI)Senior Software Engineer2018 — 2019San Mateo, California
7. GoogleSenior Software Engineer2016 — 2018Mountain View, California
8. NVIDIASoftware Architect2012 — 2014
9. VizExpertsSoftware Development Intern2011

Education

1. Y Combinator2020
2. Texas A&M UniversityMaster's degree, Computer Science
3. Indian Institute of Technology (Banaras Hindu University), VaranasiB. Tech, Electronics Engineering
4. Stanford Continuing StudiesBusiness/Commerce, General

Skills & more

Languages English · Hindi · Kannada · Tamil

• LFC101: Inclusive Speaker Orientation — The Linux Foundation
• Cloud Computing Applications, Part 2: Big Data and Applications in the Cloud — Coursera
• Cloud Computing Applications, Part 1: Cloud Systems and Infrastructure — Coursera
• Cloud Computing Concepts: Part 2 — Coursera
• Entrepreneurship 1: Developing the Opportunity — Coursera
• Cloud Computing Concepts, Part 1 — Coursera Course Certificates
• Microsoft Certified Professional in HTML5/JavaScript/CSS3 — Microsoft

From Anirudh's professional profile.

Founder mafias

Y Combinator mafia8,668

Also came through, then founded or led a company.

SASam AltmanPresidentFounded LooptFEFred EhrsamYC Summer 2012Founded CoinbaseMHMatt HuangYC Winter 2011Founded HotspotsTSTrae StephensYC Winter 2022Founded PursuitDADelian AsparouhovYC Summer 2014Founded Nightingale +1JKJustin KanYC Winter 2018Founded Rye +3

+ 8,661 more

Texas A&M University mafia21

Also came through, then founded or led a company.

JTJason TraffBBAFounded Shipwell +1JWJeff Wilson aka Professor DumpsterFounded No Cap +1RRRay RothrockBSFounded RedSealCHChuck HendersonBachelor of Applied Science (B.A.Sc.)Founded DiabetesBBBikram BakshiMaster of ScienceFounded UnitedHealth GroupTMTyler MyracleB.S.Founded Southparkcommons

+ 14 more

Stanford Continuing Studies mafia8

Also came through, then founded or led a company.

SOSasha OrloffContinuing EducationFounded Lendup +1AKAlex KharisNegotiation Mastery: Achieving Outstanding Results and Relationships courseFounded UnfurlEOEduardo Ortiz de Lanzagorta GonzalezFrom Data to Deployment: Creating Production-Ready Large Language Model Applications (TECH 14)Founded FuellJJJames JiangNatural Language Processing with Deep LearningFounded MSPilotMMMika MelchankaTECH 05: Storytelling with DataFounded No CapAYAmy YanSTAT 05 W - Statistics for Artificial IntelligenceFounded Nowadays

+ 1 more

Indian Institute of Technology (Banaras Hindu University), Varanasi mafia5

Also came through, then founded or led a company.

ADAbhijeet DwivediB.Tech.Founded Central +1AKAditya KandoiBachelor of Technology - BTechFounded Redcliffe LifetechRARahul AsatiB.TechFounded AtlasMJMadhav JhaB.TechFounded Emergent

Same school

Also attended Y Combinator2,000

LLLeo LuInvestor at Foundation CapitalMAMaroof AhmedFounder at Octopus VenturesJSJustin SwartPartner at Bitkraft Esports VenturesVSVictor SantosVictor Scout at One Way VenturesSJSwapnil JainCEO, Observe.AI at EMERGENT VENTURESCAChase AdamPartner at Very Serious Ventures

+ 1,994 more

Also attended Texas A&M University133

KGKanu GulatiInvestor at Khosla VenturesNHNathaniel HardingManaging Partner at Cortado VenturesJPJackie PfisterChief Operating Officer at Mercury FundLRLisa RobertsChief Product Officer at Mercury FundBKBrent KeltonPartner & Texas Leader at Moneta VenturesCBClinton BybeeCo-founder & Managing Director, Emeritus at ARCH Venture Partners

+ 127 more

Also attended Indian Institute of Technology (Banaras Hindu University), Varanasi18

SLSaurabh LahotiFounding Partner at Pentathlon VenturesMKMohan KumarInvestor at Pentathlon VenturesDJDilip JamesSenior Advisor at Elevar EquitySSShirish SathayePartner at Cervin VenturesHSHarpinder SinghPartner at Innovation EndeavorsSCShankar ChandranPartner at Walden Catalyst

+ 12 more

Also attended Stanford Continuing Studies36

AHArlan HamiltonFounder & Managing Partner at Backstage CapitalACAnne CaillatVice President, Programs & Community at StartXRMRaghu MadabushiInvestment Director at Samsung Catalyst FundTWTiffine WangInvestor at Inception Studio CapitalIVIsidora VerdugoAnalyst at Fen VenturesMLMarin LicinaEntrepreneur in Residence at Peak

+ 30 more

Shared employers

Also worked at doc.ai4

WVWim Van CriekingeCo-Founder / Managing Director at Novalis BiotechATAbby TarquinioConsulting at Rock HealthSDSam de BrouwerStrategic Advisor at Claritas CapitalASAkshay SharmaPartner at FirsthandVC

Also worked at Kubernetes Ecosystem5

SRShiven RamjiVenture Partner at Inflection VenturesSTShimon ToltsFounder at DatreeEFEden FedermanFounder at Odigos Technologies Inc.NRNaresh RameshFounder at CodeStorySPShubham PalriwalaFounder at Agnost AI

Also worked at Rockset (acquired by OpenAI)6

PRPreeti RathiGeneral Partner at Icon VenturesJCJerry ChenPartner at Greylock PartnersMVMike VernalPartner at Sequoia CapitalJMJay MaloneyVP Sales, Cloud at CrusoeVFVahid Fazel-RezaiFounder at OverfitNBNithik BalaFounder at Amulet

Also worked at Google1,533

RCRon ConwayFounder of SV AngelEGElad GilSolo general partner investing through Gil CapitalBSBrian SingermanCo-founder of GPx; Partner Emeritus at Founders FundJLJess LeePartner and Chief Product Officer at Sequoia CapitalTTTomasz TunguzFounder & General Partner at Theory VenturesHWHunter WalkCo-founder & Partner at Homebrew

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