Anshul Ahluwalia
FounderFounder at Surtr Defense Systems
San Francisco Bay Area
FoundedSurtr Defense Systems · YC
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Anshul: together at Georgia Institute of Technology
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About
Anshul Ahluwalia previously worked as an autonomy engineer at Shield-AI and is now building command and control systems focused on counter-unmanned aircraft applications.
Founder at Surtr Defense SystemsYC X26
Intro paths
YC
Anshul went through Y Combinator (Spring 2026) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
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Their group partner at YC was Andrew Miklas, General Partner at Y Combinator — the partner who ran Surtr Defense Systems's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗
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Co-founders at Surtr Defense Systems
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Cameron FioreFounder
Experience
- Surtr Defense SystemsCo-founder & CEOcurrent2026 — presentSan Francisco, California, United States
- Shield AISenior Robotics Engineer2025 — 2026San Diego, California, United States
- Shield AIRobotics Engineer2024 — 2025San Diego, California, United States
- Skylark LabsMachine Learning Intern2023 — 2024Atlanta, Georgia, United States
- Georgia Institute of TechnologyGraduate Researcher @ SAIL2023Atlanta, Georgia, United States
- Georgia Institute of TechnologyGraduate Researcher @ Hays Lab2022 — 2023
- Georgia Institute of TechnologyGraduate Teaching Assistant2022 — 2023Atlanta, Georgia, United States
- Shield AIAutonomy Engineer Intern2023San Diego Metropolitan Area
- MetaSoftware Engineer Intern2022Menlo Park, California, United States
- DropboxLaunch SWE Intern2020Seattle, Washington, United States
Skills & more
Python (Programming Language)3C++3Deep Learning2Deep Reinforcement Learning1Graph Neural NetworksPyTorch GeometricModel CompressionPHPFront-End Development1BackendPyTorchTransformers1
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Anshul Ahluwalia?
- Anshul Ahluwalia previously worked as an autonomy engineer at Shield-AI and is now building command and control systems focused on counter-unmanned aircraft applications.
- Where does Anshul Ahluwalia work?
- Anshul Ahluwalia is Founder of Surtr Defense Systems.
- What companies did Anshul Ahluwalia found?
- Anshul Ahluwalia founded Surtr Defense Systems.
- Where did Anshul Ahluwalia go to school?
- Anshul Ahluwalia studied at Georgia Institute of Technology (Master of Science - MS, Computer Science); Georgia Institute of Technology (Bachelor of Science - BS, Computer Science).
Founder mafias
Y Combinator mafia10,230
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Georgia Institute of Technology mafia365
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Shield AI mafia9
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Same school
Also attended Georgia Institute of Technology706
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Shared employers
Also worked at Surtr Defense Systems1
Also worked at Shield AI24
Jesse RobbinsFounder and Investor in AI Developer ToolsDavid FrankelSeed Stage Venture Capital in the United StatesForrest UnderwoodVenture Partner at IronGate Capital AdvisorsStephen MarcusCo-Founder and General Partner at Riot VenturesWill CoffieldCo-founder and General Partner at Riot VenturesAatish NayakPartner at KPCB
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