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About
Ankur Rustagi led engineering and safety teams at Facebook and Roblox, where he worked on machine learning applications addressing child protection and content moderation. He founded Sero AI to help companies build trust and safety systems.
Founder at SaatvyYC S23
Intro paths
YC
Ankur went through Y Combinator (Summer 2023) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
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Co-founders at Saatvy
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Talha BaigFounder
Experience
- Augment CodeMember of Technical Staffcurrent2025 — present
- Sero AI (YC S23)Founder2023 — 2025San Jose, California, United States
- RobloxEngineering Manager2022 — 2023San Francisco Bay Area
- MetaEngineering Manager / Staff Software Engineer2018 — 2022Menlo Park, California
- eBayStaff Software Engineer2013 — 2018San Jose, California
- MyBackCo-Founder2013 — 2014
- EpicSoftware Developer2012 — 2013Madison, Wisconsin Area
- Center for Interactive Smart Oilfield Technologies (USC)Researcher2012Greater Los Angeles Area
Skills & more
Applied Machine Learning1Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA)1Data Pipelines1Artificial Intelligence (AI)Start-up LeadershipEngineering ManagementOrganizational LeadershipEngineering LeadershipMachine Learning11Apache Spark3Service Oriented Architecture Design2Algorithms7
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Data StructuresSoftware Design PatternsSoftware EngineeringNLPDistributed SystemsDatabase DesignVimObject Oriented DesignDeep Neural NetworksRESTJavaJavaScriptLanguages English · Hindi
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Ankur Rustagi?
- Ankur Rustagi led engineering and safety teams at Facebook and Roblox, where he worked on machine learning applications addressing child protection and content moderation. He founded Sero AI to help companies build trust and safety systems.
- Where does Ankur Rustagi work?
- Ankur Rustagi is Founder of Saatvy.
- What companies did Ankur Rustagi found?
- Ankur Rustagi founded Saatvy.
- Where did Ankur Rustagi go to school?
- Ankur Rustagi studied at Y Combinator; University of Southern California (Masters, Computer Science); Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University (Bachelors of Technology, Computer Science).
Founder mafias
Y Combinator mafia10,230
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Sam AltmanPresidentFounded Tools for Humanity +3Garry TanPresident & CEOFounded Y Combinator +1Jessica LivingstonCo-founderFounded Y CombinatorAlexis OhanianPartnerFounded RedditFred EhrsamYC Summer 2012Founded Nudge +1Matt HuangYC Winter 2011Founded Paradigm +1
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University of Southern California mafia349
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Marc BenioffB.S.B.A.Founded SalesforceGabriel PereyraBachelor's degreeFounded HarveyKent WakefordJuris Doctorate (J.D.)Founded Breaking +4Brian CruverBAFounded Xenex +2Francisco TolmaskyBachelorsFounded RunKit +2Erica BresciaBSFounded Bitnami +1
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Epic mafia14
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Andy KonwinskiInternFounded Perplexity +1Shobhan ThakkarCorporate CounselFounded RedoxBen TaylorBusiness Intelligence DeveloperFounded DoorportNick WeilandTPMFounded GovlyCaroline McKeonTechnical Solutions EngineerFounded Alga BiosciencesSai SrirampurSoftware DeveloperFounded PeerDB
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Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University mafia13
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Beenu AroraBachelor of Engineering - BEFounded Cyble +1Lokesh JainB.TechFounded FreightwallaAbhinav DasB.TechFounded Orangewood LabsSarthak GoelUSICT (Main Campus) - Engineer’s DegreeFounded InvoidJitin BhasinB. TechFounded SaveINSanket MunjalBachelor of Technology (B.Tech.)Founded SureBright
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Augment Code mafia2
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Same school
Also attended Y Combinator2,000
Tarek MansourCo-founder & CEO of KalshiSuhail DoshiFounder of Mixpanel; founder of ParticleSubomi OluwalanaCo-founder & CEO of ConvoyArhaan A.Deeptech Fellow at Clear VenturesCollin WallaceGeneral Partner at Lobby CapitalVictor SantosVictor Scout at One Way Ventures
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Also attended University of Southern California970
Shaun MaguirePartner at Sequoia CapitalMarc BenioffCo-founder, Chair & CEO of SalesforceGabriel PereyraCo-founder & President of HarveyDamir BecirovicInvestor at Index VenturesVojtech HornaInvestor at Index VenturesNatalie VaisInvestor at Spark Capital
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Also attended Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University32
Kavita GuptaSpecial Advisor at Buckhill CapitalVipul RawalVenture Partner at Gemba Capital Venture PartnersLokesh JainVice President, Portfolio & Fund Management at Eximius VenturesMayank KhandujaPartner at Elevation CapitalRajat DewanInvestment Analyst at ENGIE New VenturesAkshay ChiripalAssociate at Bertelsmann India Investments
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Shared employers
Also worked at Augment Code7
Shardul ShahInvestor at Index VenturesBenny LiaoInvestor at Acorn Pacific VenturesAlex ClaytonPartner at Meritech Capital PartnersDror BermanFounding Partner at Innovation EndeavorsVaibhav AgrawalFounder at BaseFrameJon EnglerVP, Worldwide Sales at Bedrockdata
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Also worked at Roblox51
Konstantine BuhlerInvestor at Sequoia CapitalVlad LoktevInvestor at Index VenturesDiego DzodanCo-Founder & CEO at Facily at PICUS CAPITALMike Sho LiuGeneral Partner at SV AngelElena MosseAssociate at LowercarbonRob BlanckaertInvestor at NZVC
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Also worked at Meta463
Nat FriedmanCo-lead of Meta Superintelligence Labs; co-founder of NFDGDaniel GrossMeta Superintelligence Labs; co-founder of NFDG and Safe SuperintelligenceDrew HoustonCo-founder & CEO of DropboxGabriel PereyraCo-founder & President of HarveyTinaInvestments & Portfolio Services Team Member at Clear VenturesMike ArpaiaComputer scientist working on machine learning and data infrastructure
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