About
Ashwin Dharne previously worked on security and cloud conversational AI systems at Google and is now building AI tools for Excel.
Founder at MelderYC F24
Intro paths
YC
Ashwin went through Y Combinator (Fall 2024) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
GP
Their group partner at YC was Diana Hu, General Partner at Y Combinator — the partner who ran Melder's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗
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In turn, Ashwin can intro founders to Melder's investors below.
Melder's investors · 1
Co-founders at Melder
PB
Philip BrewerFounder
Experience
- MelderCo-Foundercurrent2024 — presentNew York, New York, United States
- GoogleSoftware Engineer2020 — 2023New York, New York, United States
- UCLA Henry Samueli School of Engineering and Applied ScienceGroup Tutor2019 — 2020Los Angeles, California, United States
- UCLA Henry Samueli School of Engineering and Applied ScienceUndergraduate Researcher2017 — 2020Los Angeles Metropolitan Area
- DMAISoftware Engineer2017 — 2020Los Angeles, California
- GoogleSoftware Engineering Intern2019Sunnyvale, CA
- University of California, Los AngelesResident Assistant2017 — 2018Los Angeles Metropolitan Area
Skills & more
C++Java18Python8C3JavaScript3HTML3Linux4Mandarin15Software Development6
Languages Chinese (Simplified)
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Ashwin Dharne?
- Ashwin Dharne previously worked on security and cloud conversational AI systems at Google and is now building AI tools for Excel.
- Where does Ashwin Dharne work?
- Ashwin Dharne is Founder of Melder.
- What companies did Ashwin Dharne found?
- Ashwin Dharne founded Melder.
- Where did Ashwin Dharne go to school?
- Ashwin Dharne studied at Y Combinator (F24); UCLA (Bachelor’s Degree, Computer Science); Sage Hill School (High School).
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