Ashu Singhal
Unicorn founderFounder at Benchling
Daly City, California, United States
FoundedBenchling$6.1B · YC
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Ashu: together at Benchling
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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
Intro paths
YC
Ashu went through Y Combinator (Summer 2012) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
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Benchling's investors · 20
Alkeon InnovationNew York · since 2016Andreessen HorowitzMenlo Park · $500K – $50M checks · since 2016Artisanal VenturesTiburon · since 2016Balaji Srinivasan$10K – $500K checks · since 2016Draper AssociatesSan Mateo · $500K – $5M checks · since 2016F-Prime CapitalCambridge · $3M – $10M checks · since 2016Fidelity InvestmentsBoston · since 2016ICONIQSan Francisco · since 2016Jude GomilaLynnwood · since 2016Kicker VenturesMenlo Park · $100K – $1M checks · since 2016Lead Edge CapitalNew York · $50M – $400M checks · since 2016Lux CapitalNew York · $100K – $100M checks · since 2016Menlo VenturesSan Francisco · $1M – $20M checks · since 2016Original CapitalMiami · since 2016SNR VCSeattle · since 2016Sound VenturesSanta Monica · since 2016Spark CapitalSan Francisco · $500K – $25M checks · since 2016SV AngelSan Francisco · since 2016Thrive CapitalNew York · $500K – $25M checks · since 2016Y CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2012
Co-founders at Benchling
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Sajith WickramasekaraFounder/CEO
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Ashutosh SinghalDirector
Experience
- BenchlingCo-Founder and Presidentcurrent2014 — present
- TwitterStaff Software Engineer2012 — 2014
- Hotspots.ioCo-founder2011 — 2012San Francisco, CA
- MIT CSAILUndergraduate Researcher2011
- GoogleSoftware Engineering Intern2010
- 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).
Founder mafias
Y Combinator mafia10,218
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Sam AltmanPresidentFounded Tools for Humanity +3Garry TanPresident & CEOFounded Y Combinator +1Jessica LivingstonCo-founderFounded Y CombinatorAlexis OhanianAmbassador to the EastFounded RedditFred EhrsamYC Summer 2012Founded Nudge +1Matt HuangYC Winter 2011Founded Paradigm +1
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Massachusetts Institute of Technology mafia1,211
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Elad GilPhDFounded Brain Co. +1Hemant TanejaS.B.Founded Hippocratic AINat FriedmanBachelor of ScienceFounded XamarinBrad FeldS.B.Founded TechstarsMatt HuangB.S.Founded Paradigm +1Delian AsparouhovDropoutFounded Nightingale +1
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Same school
Also attended Massachusetts Institute of Technology2,000
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Shared employers
Also worked at Benchling24
Nina AchadjianInvestor at Index VenturesWill ReedInvestor at Spark CapitalDana ChamorroVice President, Technology at Redpoint VenturesJosephine ChenInvestor at Sequoia CapitalKrista CoppermanOperating Partner at TCVEric VishriaGeneral Partner at Benchmark
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Elad GilSolo general partner investing through Gil CapitalPeter FentonGeneral Partner at BenchmarkMatt HuangCo-founder and Managing Partner at ParadigmEvan WilliamsCo-founder of Twitter, Blogger and MediumFei-Fei LiCo-founder & CEO of World Labs; Sequoia Professor of Computer Science at StanfordMischa VaughnHead of Content at Felicis Ventures
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Also worked at Google2,000
Kai-Fu LeeChairman of Sinovation Ventures and CEO of 01.AIBrian SingermanCo-founder of GPx; Partner Emeritus at Founders FundJess LeePartner and Chief Product Officer at Sequoia CapitalHunter WalkCo-founder & Partner at HomebrewAydin SenkutFounder & Managing Partner at FelicisLaela SturdyManaging Partner at CapitalG
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