About
Archish Arun studied computer science at Stanford and has worked at PayPal and Holistic. He is a published researcher in computer science.
Founder at cocreateYC S25
Intro paths
YC
Archish went through Y Combinator (Summer 2025) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
GP
Their group partner at YC was Gustaf Alstromer — the partner who ran cocreate's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗
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In turn, Archish can intro founders to cocreate's investors below.
cocreate's investors · 3
Co-founders at cocreate
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Tamish PulappadiFounder
Experience
- CocreateCo-Foundercurrent2025 — present
- Holistic AIMachine Learning Research Intern2024 — 2025Palo Alto, California, United States
- 52prime ProductionsLead Producer2017 — 2025Mountain View, California, United States
- UpSideCo-Founder2021 — 2023New York, United States
- PayPalSoftware Engineering and QE Intern2023San Jose, California, United States
- EduVisaCo-founder, Executive Board Member, Chief Marketing Officer2019 — 2023
- PayPalSoftware Engineer Intern, Enterprise OmniChannel Team2022San Jose, California, United States
- Koolio AIProduct and Marketing Intern2020 — 2022
- San Jose JazzLead Pianist2018 — 2021
- MVHacksDirector of Sponsorship and Outreach2020 — 2021
- MVHacksSponsorship and Outreach2019 — 2020Mountain View, California
- InflurryMarketing Intern2019Los Angeles, California, United States
Skills & more
Next.jsReact.jsTailwind CSSGoogle Cloud Platform (GCP)JavaScript2C (Programming Language)2AWS Lambda1Rust (Programming Language)1BashSplunk EnterprisePython (Programming Language)4HTML54
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CSSJavaDenoFundraisingSoftware DevelopmentObject-Oriented Programming (OOP)GitOpsMusic ProductionAgile MethodologiesProduct DevelopmentSocial MediaPerforming Arts- First Degree Black Belt — Hiruko Wellness Inc.
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Archish Arun?
- Archish Arun studied computer science at Stanford and has worked at PayPal and Holistic. He is a published researcher in computer science.
- Where does Archish Arun work?
- Archish Arun is Founder of cocreate.
- What companies did Archish Arun found?
- Archish Arun founded cocreate.
- Where did Archish Arun go to school?
- Archish Arun studied at Stanford University (Bachelor of Science - BS, Computer Science); Mountain View High School (Student); Foothill College (Courses, Computer Science).
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