About
Deepankur Thureja is CEO and co-founder of Dipole Labs, which develops optical hardware such as switching and compute modules for AI and quantum computing infrastructure. He was previously a postdoctoral researcher at Harvard, where he worked on photonic and quantum devices spanning materials science, optics, and AI.
Founder at Dipole LabsYC S26
Intro paths
YC
Deepankur went through Y Combinator (Summer 2026) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
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Their group partner at YC was Jared Friedman, YC Group Partner — the partner who ran Dipole Labs's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗
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In turn, Deepankur can intro founders to Dipole Labs's investors below.
Dipole Labs's investors · 2
Co-founders at Dipole Labs
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Gabriele PasqualeFounder
Experience
- Dipole LabsCo-founder and CEOcurrent2026 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- Harvard UniversityPostdoctoral Researcher2023 — 2026Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States
- ETH ZurichDoctoral Researcher2018 — 2023Zurich, Switzerland
- Avantama AGPart-time employee (20%), Research & Development2015 — 2016Stäfa
- Avantama AGIntern, Research & Development Opto-electronic Devices2015Stäfa
- ETH ZurichTeaching Assistant - Thermodynamics2013Zurich, ZH
- Lernzentren LfWPolymechanic Workshop Intern2012Dättwil, AG
- Alstom PowerWork Assistant, Gas Turbine Engineering Division2010Baden, AG
Education
- ETH ZürichMaster of Science (M.Sc.), Mechanical Engineering2015 — 2018
- Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyMaster's thesis, Chemical Engineering
- ETH ZürichBachelor of Science (BSc), Mechanical Engineering2011 — 2015
- Academic High School BadenPhysics and applications of Mathematics2007 — 2011
- ETH Zürich
Skills & more
CommunicationPublic SpeakingLaTeXPython (Programming Language)Matlab8Mathematica1C++1Microsoft Office2OptimizationStatistical AnalysisQuantum ComputingOptics
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ElectrodynamicsResearch and Development (R&D)Quantum OpticsQuantum MechanicsUniversity LecturingResearch SkillsPhysicsProject ManagementProgrammingMachine LearningMathematical ModelingStatisticsLanguages English · French · German · Hindi
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Deepankur Thureja?
- Deepankur Thureja is CEO and co-founder of Dipole Labs, which develops optical hardware such as switching and compute modules for AI and quantum computing infrastructure. He was previously a postdoctoral researcher at Harvard, where he worked on photonic and quantum devices spanning materials science, optics, and AI.
- Where does Deepankur Thureja work?
- Deepankur Thureja is Founder of Dipole Labs.
- What companies did Deepankur Thureja found?
- Deepankur Thureja founded Dipole Labs.
- Where did Deepankur Thureja go to school?
- Deepankur Thureja studied at ETH Zürich (Master of Science (M.Sc.), Mechanical Engineering); Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Master's thesis, Chemical Engineering); ETH Zürich (Bachelor of Science (BSc), Mechanical Engineering).
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