About
Founder of Kara, which produces single-crystal diamond for applications including thermal management, power electronics, quantum sensing, and photonics. He previously worked in AI/ML at Amazon and in data at Salesforce, and studied computer science, data science, and applied mathematics at UC Berkeley.
Founder at KaraYC S26
Intro paths
YC
Arjun went through Y Combinator (Summer 2026) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
GP
Their group partner at YC was Brad Flora, Backing expeditions into the future — the partner who ran Kara's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗
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In turn, Arjun can intro founders to Kara's investors below.
Kara's investors · 1
Co-founders at Kara
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Anuveer ChadhaFounder
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Aarin JhaveriFounder
Experience
- Kara (YC S26)Foundercurrent2026 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- Founders, Inc.Founder in Residence2026San Francisco Bay Area
- AmazonSoftware Development Engineer2025Seattle, Washington, United States
- UC Berkeley College of Computing, Data Science, and SocietyMachine Learning Researcher2025Berkeley, California, United States
- SalesforceTech Sales2024San Francisco Bay Area
- Code For Good BerkeleySoftware Developer2023 — 2024Berkeley, California, United States
- CoolClimate NetworkSoftware Engineer2023 — 2024Berkeley, California, United States
- UC IrvineCosmos2023Irvine, California, United States
- The Artest FoundationFull Stack Developer2023New York, United States
- HubOnFull Stack Developer2022Fremont, California, United States
- Clerisoft IncSoftware Engineer2020 — 2021Fremont, California, United States
Skills & more
iOS Development2Statistical Process Control (SPC)2Data Science2C++1C (Programming Language)1Web DevelopmentHTMLAdobe PhotoshopVideo EditingSoundREST APIsRobot Programming
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Mechanical EngineeringRobotic DesignFigma (Software)TeachingObject-Oriented Programming (OOP)Mobile ApplicationsTechnical ReportsNumerical AnalysisUI developmentGraphical User Interface (GUI)Project ManagementStatistical Data AnalysisLanguages English · Hindi · Punjabi
- Palantir Winter Tech — Palantir Technologies
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Arjun Lakhanpal?
- Founder of Kara, which produces single-crystal diamond for applications including thermal management, power electronics, quantum sensing, and photonics. He previously worked in AI/ML at Amazon and in data at Salesforce, and studied computer science, data science, and applied mathematics at UC Berkeley.
- Where does Arjun Lakhanpal work?
- Arjun Lakhanpal is Founder of Kara.
- What companies did Arjun Lakhanpal found?
- Arjun Lakhanpal founded Kara.
- Where did Arjun Lakhanpal go to school?
- Arjun Lakhanpal studied at Y Combinator; University of California, Berkeley (Bachelor of Arts - BA, Computer Science); Foothill College.
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