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Atharva Peshkar

Founder

Founder at AxionOrbital Space

United States

FoundedAxionOrbital Space Β· YC

About

Atharva Peshkar holds a PhD in Computer Science from the University of Colorado Boulder and has experience in computer vision research. He is a co-founder and CTO of AxionOrbital Space, which develops foundation models for Earth observation applications.

Founder at AxionOrbital SpaceYC W26

Intro paths

YC

Atharva went through Y Combinator (Winter 2026) β€” any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.

GP

Their group partner at YC was Tyler Bosmeny, General Partner at Y Combinator β€” the partner who ran AxionOrbital Space's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile β†—

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In turn, Atharva can intro founders to AxionOrbital Space's investors below.

Co-founders at AxionOrbital Space

Experience

  1. AxionOrbital Space (YC W26)Co-Foundercurrent2025 β€” presentSan Francisco Bay Area
  2. University of Colorado BoulderGraduate Teaching Assistant2025Boulder, Colorado, United States
  3. Jefferson HealthResearch Assistant2025Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
  4. University of Colorado BoulderGraduate Research Assistant2022 β€” 2025Boulder, Colorado, United States
  5. University of Colorado Anschutz Medical CampusVisiting Scholar2023 β€” 2025Aurora, Colorado, United States
  6. CapgeminiSenior Analyst Intern2022Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
  7. Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied SciencesResearch Assistant2021 β€” 2022Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States
  8. McGill Centre for the Convergence of Health and EconomicsResearch Assistant2020 β€” 2021Montreal, Quebec, Canada
  9. GHRCE Satellite Programme (UNITYSAT)Technical Team Member2020 β€” 2021Nagpur, Maharashtra, India
  10. IEEE CIS Student Chapter- GHRCESecretary2020 β€” 2021Nagpur, Maharashtra, India
  11. G.H. Raisoni College of Engineering(GHRCE), NagpurUndergraduate Student Researcher2019Nagpur, Maharashtra, India

Skills & more

Neural NetworksRadiation Therapy2Image Segmentation3D ReconstructionComputer Graphics1Image-Guided Radiation Therapy (IGRT)1Machine Learning5Programming6Data AnalysisEntrepreneurshipStart-upsBusiness Strategy
+12 moreComputer VisionFinancial MarketsDeep LearningData StructuresGNU OctaveData AnalyticsArtificial Intelligence (AI)Data ScienceGoogle Cloud Platform (GCP)PyTorchSurface Guided Radiation TherapyMulti-view Geometry

Languages English Β· Hindi Β· Marathi

  • CITI Health Information Privacy and Security (HIPS) for Clinical Investigators β€” CITI Program
  • Entrepreneurship 3: Growth Strategies β€” The Wharton School
  • Entrepreneurship 4: Financing and Profitability β€” The Wharton School
  • Convolutional Neural Networks in TensorFlow β€” DeepLearning.AI
  • Entrepreneurship 1: Developing the Opportunity β€” The Wharton School
  • Financial Markets β€” The Wharton School
  • Introduction to TensorFlow for Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, and Deep Learning β€” DeepLearning.AI
  • Introduction to Cyber Attacks β€” Coursera
  • Network Protocols and Architecture β€” Coursera
  • Machine Learning β€” Stanford University

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Atharva Peshkar?
Atharva Peshkar holds a PhD in Computer Science from the University of Colorado Boulder and has experience in computer vision research. He is a co-founder and CTO of AxionOrbital Space, which develops foundation models for Earth observation applications.
Where does Atharva Peshkar work?
Atharva Peshkar is Founder of AxionOrbital Space.
What companies did Atharva Peshkar found?
Atharva Peshkar founded AxionOrbital Space.
Where did Atharva Peshkar go to school?
Atharva Peshkar studied at Y Combinator (Winter 2026 Batch); University of Colorado Boulder (Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Computer Science); University of Colorado Boulder (Master of Science - MS, Computer Science).

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