Bhairav Mehta
FounderFounder at CharacterQuilt · Founder at Buzzle
San Francisco, California, United States
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Alexandra FarmerunlockedBhairav: together at University of Michigan (2016–2018)
Bhairav: together at Mila - Quebec Artificial Intelligence Institute
×2Bhairav: together at Twilio Inc.
×4Bhairav: together at Massachusetts Institute of Technology
About
Bhairav Mehta is a founder who previously participated in Y Combinator twice and studied at MIT. He has worked at research institutions including Mila and has experience at NVIDIA.
Founder at CharacterQuiltYC X26
Intro paths
YC
Bhairav went through Y Combinator (Spring 2026) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
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Their group partner at YC was Pete Koomen, General Partner at Y Combinator — the partner who ran CharacterQuilt's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗
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In turn, Bhairav can intro founders to CharacterQuilt's investors below.
CharacterQuilt's investors · 3
Co-founders at CharacterQuilt
CB
Clint BurgessFounder
Founder at BuzzleYC S21
Intro paths
YC
Bhairav went through Y Combinator (Summer 2021) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
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In turn, Bhairav can intro founders to Buzzle's investors below.
Buzzle's investors · 2
Co-founders at Buzzle
AR
Adithya RamanathanFounder
MS
Michael StauntonFounder
Experience
- CharacterQuiltCo-Founder, CEOcurrent2024 — present
- PulleySales Development Representative2023
- buzzle.aiCo-Founder, CEO2021 — 2023
- Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyPHD Student2020 — 2022Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States
- NVIDIADeep Learning and Robotics Research2020Greater Seattle Area
- Mila - Quebec Artificial Intelligence InstituteStudent2019 — 2020Montreal, Canada Area
- NASA Jet Propulsion LaboratoryRobotics2017Pasadena, California
- Twilio Inc.Data Science Intern2017San Francisco Bay Area
Skills & more
Research7Python (Programming Language)4C++4Tensorflow1Pytorch1ROS1
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Bhairav Mehta?
- Bhairav Mehta is a founder who previously participated in Y Combinator twice and studied at MIT. He has worked at research institutions including Mila and has experience at NVIDIA.
- Where does Bhairav Mehta work?
- Bhairav Mehta is Founder of Buzzle and Founder at CharacterQuilt.
- What companies did Bhairav Mehta found?
- Bhairav Mehta founded Buzzle, CharacterQuilt.
- Where did Bhairav Mehta go to school?
- Bhairav Mehta studied at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Computer Science); Y Combinator; Mila - Quebec Artificial Intelligence Institute (Master of Science - MS, Machine Learning).
Founder mafias
Y Combinator mafia10,230
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Sam AltmanPresidentFounded Tools for Humanity +3Garry TanPresident & CEOFounded Y Combinator +1Jessica LivingstonCo-founderFounded Y CombinatorAlexis OhanianPartnerFounded RedditFred EhrsamYC Summer 2012Founded Nudge +1Matt HuangYC Winter 2011Founded Paradigm +1
+ 10,223 more
Massachusetts Institute of Technology mafia1,221
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Elad GilPhDFounded Brain Co. +1Hemant TanejaMinorFounded Hippocratic AINat FriedmanBachelor of ScienceFounded XamarinBrad FeldS.B.Founded TechstarsMatt HuangB.S.Founded Paradigm +1Delian AsparouhovDropoutFounded Nightingale +1
+ 1,214 more
University of Michigan mafia339
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Erik TorenbergBachelor of Arts (B.A.)Founded VillageglobalDavid R. WaltBachelor of Science - BSFounded Sherlock Biosciences +4Eric LefkofskyFounded InnerWorkings +2Chris VoigtBSEFounded Asimov +2Val AgostinoB.S.E.Founded Monarch +2Dillon ErbMaster of Architecture (M.Arch.)Founded Paperspace +2
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NVIDIA mafia136
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Jonathan RossChief Software ArchitectFounded GroqAlán Aspuru-GuzikSenior Director of Quantum ChemistryFounded Intrepid Labs +1Saurabh SrivastavaNemotron, Advanced Deep Learning ResearchFounded Warpdrive by Synthetic Minds +1Lee LiuWeb Software EngineerFounded Mezmo +1Musawir ShahSr. Software Engineer - TegraFounded Jerry +1Alex SismanisAndroid Developer InternFounded L1 Advisors +1
+ 129 more
Pulley mafia9
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Yin WuFounderFounded Echo Locker +1Charlie GuoStaff AI EngineerFounded Crowdmade +1Austin MillsLead Product ManagerFounded Codes Health +1Dominic SavoieSoftware EngineerFounded ListRunnerTi ZhaoProductFounded Kip HealthAli AhmedProduct ManagerFounded Pantheon
+ 2 more
Same school
Also attended Massachusetts Institute of Technology2,000
Fred WilsonCo-founder & Partner at Union Square VenturesElad GilSolo general partner investing through Gil CapitalAileen LeeFounder & Managing Partner of Cowboy VenturesHemant TanejaCEO & Managing Director of General CatalystPhilippe LaffontFounder & CIO of Coatue ManagementNat FriedmanCo-lead of Meta Superintelligence Labs; co-founder of NFDG
+ 1,994 more
Also attended Y Combinator2,000
Ryan SheaCo-founder of Blockstack (Stacks)Suhail DoshiFounder of Mixpanel; founder of ParticleArhaan A.Deeptech Fellow at Clear VenturesAkshat GoenkaInvestor at Moonfire VenturesJon XuGeneral Partner at Y CombinatorChris GoldaGeneral Partner at Y Combinator
+ 1,994 more
Also attended Mila - Quebec Artificial Intelligence Institute7
Julien LacherePartner, Patent Agent, Head of the Intellectual Property Group at BCF at Lalotte VenturesAmar ShahCo-Founder at WayveManuel Del VermeFounder at SilverstreamTejas VaidhyaFounder at NolanoSelim GilonCo-Founder at SportboostYassine KassisCo-Founder at Sportboost
+ 1 more
Also attended University of Michigan1,045
Erik TorenbergGeneral Partner at Andreessen Horowitz; founder of TurpentineGlen AndersonPartner at Monta Vista CapitalAlexandra FarmerPrincipal at Intel Capital, North AmericaScott ShawChief of Staff at Intel CapitalZach PoleyPartner and Chief Technology Officer at Clear VenturesTom DanilekPartner, Rise of the Rest Real Estate at Revolution
+ 1,039 more
Shared employers
Also worked at CharacterQuilt2
Also worked at Massachusetts Institute of Technology867
Aileen LeeFounder & Managing Partner of Cowboy VenturesMatt HuangCo-founder and Managing Partner at ParadigmMichael TruellCo-founder & CEO of CursorRaquel UrtasunFounder & CEO of WaabiColin WebbFounder & CEO of Avatar RoboticsAbraham BachrachCo-founder & CTO of Skydio
+ 861 more
Also worked at NVIDIA194
Jonathan RossFounder of Groq; inventor of Google's TPU — now at NvidiaDiana HuGeneral Partner at Y CombinatorIan ShannonFinance/Legal/IR at 8VCRay SchuderSr. Investment Director at Samsung Catalyst FundSandy YuanAdvisor, AV & Robotics at Verissimo VenturesAbhi DinkarAdvisor - Enterprise Technology at Augment Ventures
+ 188 more
Also worked at Mila - Quebec Artificial Intelligence Institute13
Mike ArpaiaComputer scientist working on machine learning and data infrastructureSasha LuccioniInvestor at Blue Tulip VenturesMagaly CharbonneauPartner at Inovia CapitalJean-David BeginMentor at Amiral VenturesJustine GauthierAdvisory Board at AInBCMichel DuboisPartner, Chief Scientist and Head of AI Lab at Innovobot
+ 7 more