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Ankit Gupta

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General Partner at Y Combinator · CTO at Reverie Labs · Founder at Bicycle Health

Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States

FoundedBicycle HealthReverie Labs · YC

30 Under 30 2023 · Healthcare

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About

Co-founder and CTO of Reverie Labs (acquired by Ginkgo Bioworks) and a deep learning researcher. Did YC W18.

Invests in

AI & Machine LearningBiotech

Beyond investing

Founded
Ankit Gupta co-founded Reverie Labs, which developed machine learning models for drug discovery and advanced its own medicines to the clinic.
Education
Studied at Harvard (BA, Computer Science)
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Reverie Labs, which Gupta co-founded, was acquired by Ginkgo Bioworks in 2024. Prior to Reverie Labs, Gupta was a deep learning researcher and published at conferences such as ICML.

Mentioned above: the Ginkgo Bioworks mafia → · the Ginkgo Bioworks mafia →

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CTO at Reverie LabsYC W18

Intro paths

YC

Ankit went through Y Combinator (Winter 2018) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.

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In turn, Ankit can intro founders to Reverie Labs's investors below.

Reverie Labs's investors · 24

Array Ventures Management LlcSan Francisco · $1.5M checks · since 2018BoxGroupNew York · $250K – $1M checksBuckley Ventures Management Company LlcNew York · $300K checksDorm RoomBrooklyn · $90K – $500K checksDuro VenturesLynnwoodFirst Round CapitalSan Francisco · $100K – $20M checksFoundation CapitalPalo Alto · $250K – $15M checksHack VCPalo Alto · $3M checksLifeforce CapitalChevy Chase · $500K – $5M checksNeoNeoSan Francisco · $100K – $10M checksRidgeback CapitalNew YorkRough Draft VenturesCambridge · $25K – $2M checksRuvento Ventures Pte Ltd.Singapore · $100K – $500K checksSoma CapitalSacramento · $100K – $300K checksSouth Park CommonsSan Francisco · $1M – $10M checksSV AngelSan Francisco · $150K – $20M checksTwenty Two VenturesPalo Alto · $50K – $250K checksUNCOMMON DENOMINATORNew YorkUpHonest CapitalSilicon Valley · $50K – $1M checksWebb Investment NetworkSan Francisco · $500K – $750K checksWireframe VenturesSan Francisco · $500K – $2M checksWormhole CapitalY CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2018

Co-founders at Reverie Labs

CDConnor Duffy
Connor DuffyFounder
JKJonah Kallenbach
Jonah KallenbachFounder

Founder at Bicycle Health

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Bicycle Health's investors · 7

City LightNew York · $1M – $6M checksCobalt VenturesKansas City · $10M – $75M checks · since 2022Frist Cressey VenturesNashville · $500K – $20M checks · since 2022Hustle FundSan Carlos · $150K checksNext Play VenturesMenlo Park · $100K – $5M checksQuesta CapitalSan Francisco · $15M – $40M checks · since 2022SignalFireSan Francisco · $250K – $15M checks · since 2020

Podcasts & interviews

featuring Ankit Gupta

World Models, Explained

Decoded

The 10 Lines of Code Behind AI Image Gen

Decoded

How To Get Your First Users

Main Function

Transformers Explained: The Discovery That Changed AI Forever

Decoded

How To Train An LLM with Anthropic's Head of Pretraining

Main Function

GPT-OSS vs. Qwen vs. Deepseek: Comparing Open Source LLM Architectures

YC Decoded

Colleagues at Y Combinator

Aaron Epstein
General Partner at Y Combinator
Adele Gower
Workplace Operations Manager (HR and Workplace) at Y Combinator
Alex Petersen
Associate General Counsel (Legal) at Y Combinator
Alexis Katsilometes
Executive Assistant (Batch) at Y Combinator
Allison Bryan
Director of Accounting (Finance) at Y Combinator
Amir Sharif
Product Engineer (Software) at Y Combinator
Andrew Hsiao
Product Engineer (Post Batch) at Y Combinator
Andrew Miklas
General Partner at Y Combinator

Frequently asked questions

Who is Ankit Gupta?
Co-founder and CTO of Reverie Labs (acquired by Ginkgo Bioworks) and a deep learning researcher. Did YC W18.
Where does Ankit Gupta work?
Ankit Gupta is Founder of Bicycle Health and General Partner at Y Combinator and CTO at Reverie Labs.
What does Ankit Gupta invest in?
Ankit Gupta invests in AI & Machine Learning, Biotech.
What companies did Ankit Gupta found?
Ankit Gupta founded Bicycle Health, Reverie Labs.
What podcasts and interviews feature Ankit Gupta?
Tracked appearances include "World Models, Explained", "The 10 Lines of Code Behind AI Image Gen", "How To Get Your First Users", and 3 more.

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