Where does Ankit Gupta work?

Ankit Gupta is Founder/CTO of Reverie Labs and General Partner at Y Combinator.

What does Ankit Gupta invest in?

Ankit Gupta invests in AI & Machine Learning, Biotech.

What companies did Ankit Gupta found?

Ankit Gupta founded Reverie Labs.

Where did Ankit Gupta go to school?

Ankit Gupta studied at Harvard University (Bachelor of Arts (A.B.), magna cum laude with highest honors); Harvard University (Master of Science (S.M.), Computer Science).

Ankit Gupta

InvestorFounder

General Partner at Y Combinator · Founder/CTO at Reverie Labs

Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States

FoundedReverie Labs · YC

30 Under 30 2023 · Healthcare

About

Co-founder and CTO of Reverie Labs (acquired by Ginkgo Bioworks) and a deep learning researcher across language, vision, and biology.

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)
More: 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 →

From Ankit's own website — common ground for a warm intro.

Founder/CTO at Reverie Labs YC W18

Intro paths

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 · 7

Dorm RoomBrooklyn · $90K – $250K checks First Round CapitalSan Francisco · $2M checks Lifeforce CapitalChevy Chase · $500K – $5M checks Neo Ruvento Ventures Pte Ltd.Singapore · $100K – $500K checks Wireframe VenturesSan Francisco · $500K – $2M checks Y CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2018

Co-founders at Reverie Labs

Connor DuffyFounder

Jonah KallenbachFounder

Experience

Y CombinatorGeneral Partnercurrent2025 — presentCambridge, Massachusetts, United States
Y CombinatorVisiting Partner2024 — 2025Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States
Ginkgo Bioworks, Inc.Head of AI2024 — 2025Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Reverie LabsCo-Founder, CTO (acquired by Ginkgo)2017 — 2024San Francisco Bay Area
Vicarious AIResearcher2017San Francisco Bay Area
Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied SciencesHead Teaching Fellow, CS 181 (Machine Learning)2016 — 2017Cambridge, Massachusetts
Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied SciencesMachine Learning Researcher2015 — 2017Cambridge, MA
Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied SciencesTeaching Fellow, CS 182 (Artificial Intelligence)2016Cambridge, Massachusetts
Palantir TechnologiesSoftware Engineering2016New York, New York
GoogleSoftware Engineering2015Mountain View, California
Harvard Medical SchoolResearcher2014Boston, Massachusetts
Bridgewater AssociatesTechnology Associate2014

Education

Harvard UniversityBachelor of Arts (A.B.), magna cum laude with highest honors
Harvard UniversityMaster of Science (S.M.), Computer Science

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

Colleagues at Y Combinator

Aaron Epstein

General Partner at Y Combinator

Andrew Miklas

General Partner at Y Combinator

Brad Flora

Backing expeditions into the future

Chris Golda

General Partner at Y Combinator

David Lieb

General Partner at Y Combinator

Diana Hu

General Partner at Y Combinator

Garry Tan

President & CEO of Y Combinator

Grey Baker

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 across language, vision, and biology.
Where does Ankit Gupta work?: Ankit Gupta is Founder/CTO of Reverie Labs and General Partner at Y Combinator.
What does Ankit Gupta invest in?: Ankit Gupta invests in AI & Machine Learning, Biotech.
What companies did Ankit Gupta found?: Ankit Gupta founded Reverie Labs.
Where did Ankit Gupta go to school?: Ankit Gupta studied at Harvard University (Bachelor of Arts (A.B.), magna cum laude with highest honors); Harvard University (Master of Science (S.M.), Computer Science).