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Ashu Singhal

Unicorn founder

Founder at Benchling

Daly City, California, United States

FoundedBenchling$6.1B · YC

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About

Before co-founding the company in 2014, he was a staff software engineer at Twitter and co-founded Hotspots.io. He interned at Google and did undergraduate research at MIT CSAIL and the MIT Media Lab.

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Founder at BenchlingYC S12

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Benchling's investors · 34

Alkeon CapitalNew York · since 2021Alkeon InnovationNew York · since 2016Altimeter CapitalMenlo Park · $1M – $25M checks · since 2021Andreessen HorowitzMenlo Park · $500K – $50M checks · since 2016Artisanal VenturesTiburon · since 2016Ashton Kutchersince 2016Balaji Srinivasan$10K – $500K checks · since 2016BenchmarkSan Francisco · $100K – $30M checks · since 2021Draper AssociatesSan Mateo · $500K – $5M checks · since 2016Elad GilSan Francisco · $100K – $10M checks · since 2021F-Prime CapitalCambridge · $3M – $10M checks · since 2016Fidelity InvestmentsBoston · since 2016Founders FundSan Francisco · $500K – $5M checks · since 2016Franklin TempletonSan Mateo · since 2021General CatalystSan Francisco · $30M checks · since 2016ICONIQSan Francisco · since 2016Jude GomilaLynnwood · since 2016Kicker VenturesSan Francisco · $100K – $1M checks · since 2016Lead Edge CapitalNew York · $50M – $400M checks · since 2016Lux CapitalNew York · $100K – $100M checks · since 2016MarketX Venturessince 2016Menlo VenturesSan Francisco · $1M – $20M checks · since 2016Rock Health CapitalSan Francisco · $500K – $3M checks · since 2016Rogue CapitalSan FranciscoSequoia CapitalMenlo Park · $4.4M – $214M checks · since 2016SNR VCSeattle · since 2016Sound VenturesSanta Monica · since 2016Spark CapitalSan Francisco · $500K – $25M checks · since 2016Start Capitalsince 2016SV AngelSan Francisco · $150K – $20M checks · since 2016Thrive CapitalNew York · $500K – $25M checks · since 2016Tiger Global ManagementNew York · $1M – $100M checks · since 2021Venture Investment AssociatesPeapack · since 2016Y CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2012

Co-founders at Benchling

SWSajith Wickramasekara
Sajith WickramasekaraFounder/CEO
ASAshutosh Singhal
Ashutosh SinghalDirector

Experience

  1. BenchlingCo-Founder and Presidentcurrent2014 — present
  2. TwitterStaff Software Engineer2012 — 2014
  3. Hotspots.ioCo-founder2011 — 2012San Francisco, CA
  4. MIT CSAILUndergraduate Researcher2011
  5. GoogleSoftware Engineering Intern2010
  6. MIT Media LabUndergraduate Researcher2009 — 2010

Frequently asked questions

Who is Ashu Singhal?
Before co-founding the company in 2014, he was a staff software engineer at Twitter and co-founded Hotspots.io. He interned at Google and did undergraduate research at MIT CSAIL and the MIT Media Lab.
Where does Ashu Singhal work?
Ashu Singhal is Founder of Benchling.
What companies did Ashu Singhal found?
Ashu Singhal founded Benchling.
Where did Ashu Singhal go to school?
Ashu Singhal studied at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Bachelor of Science (B.S.), Computer Science, Mathematics).

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