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Chandru Shanumugasundaram

Founder

CTO at burnt

United States

Foundedburnt · YC

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About

Chandru Shanumugasundaram has built backend systems across legal technology, developer tools, banking, and restaurant applications. He is currently developing agents for food distributors and suppliers.

CTO at burntYC S25

Intro paths

YC

Chandru went through Y Combinator (Summer 2025) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.

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Their group partner at YC was Jon Xu, General Partner at Y Combinator — the partner who ran burnt's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗

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In turn, Chandru can intro founders to burnt's investors below.

burnt's investors · 14

Alameda ResearchCentral and Western · since 2022Alliance DAO (ex DeFi Alliance)New York City · $400K – $800K checks · since 2022Animoca BrandsHong Kong · since 2022DeFiance CapitalSingapore · since 2022FigmentNew York · since 2022Formation VCNew York · since 2025Mechanism CapitalLiberty Hill · since 2022Multicoin CapitalAustin · $1M – $50M checks · since 2022Penny Jar Capital VenturePalo Alto · since 2025Play VenturesSingapore · since 2022Scribble VenturesPortola Valley · $750K – $1.5M checks · since 2025Tribe CapitalSan Francisco · $25K – $40M checks · since 2022Valor Capital GroupNew York · $100K – $5M checks · since 2022Y CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2025

Co-founders at burnt

JJJoseph Jacob
Joseph JacobCEO
RKRhea Karimpanal
Rhea KarimpanalFounder
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JJCo-Founder & CEO

Frequently asked questions

Who is Chandru Shanumugasundaram?
Chandru Shanumugasundaram has built backend systems across legal technology, developer tools, banking, and restaurant applications. He is currently developing agents for food distributors and suppliers.
Where does Chandru Shanumugasundaram work?
Chandru Shanumugasundaram is CTO of burnt.
What companies did Chandru Shanumugasundaram found?
Chandru Shanumugasundaram founded burnt.

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