Enrique Ferrao
FounderFounder at Pipeshift
San Francisco, California, United States
FoundedPipeshift · YC
About
Enrique Ferrao is CTO at Pipeshift, where he works on GPU optimization for large language models.
Founder at PipeshiftYC S24
Intro paths
YC
Enrique went through Y Combinator (Summer 2024) — 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 — the partner who ran Pipeshift's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗
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In turn, Enrique can intro founders to Pipeshift's investors below.
Pipeshift's investors · 8
Arka Venture LabsMumbai · $100K – $500K checks · since 2025Good News VenturesToronto · since 2025gradCapital$1K – $200K checks · since 2025MyAsiaVCSeattle · since 2025Nivesha Venturessince 2025SenseAI VenturesIndia · since 2025Strategxy Ventures LLCBeverly Hills · $1M – $5M checksY CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2024
Co-founders at Pipeshift
AC
Arko CCo-founder, CEO
PR
Pranav ReddyFounder
Experience
- Pipeshift (YC S24)Co-founder & CTOcurrent2024 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- Pipeshift (YC S24)Co-founder & CTO (Xylem Al - pivoted to Pipeshift)2023 — 2024Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
- Forbes Technology CouncilMembercurrent2025 — present
- AmigoCo-founder & Chief Technology Officer2021 — 2022Hyderabad, Telangana, India
- Hult Prize FoundationHult Prize Global Accelerator2022Boston, Massachusetts, United States
- Linux Users’ Group, ManipalCore Committee Member2019 — 2021Manipal
- Linux Users’ Group, ManipalMember2019Manipal
- Manipal Information Security TeamTechnical Head2020 — 2021Manipal
- Manipal Information Security TeamManagement Committee Member2019 — 2020
- RUGVED SystemsTeam Leader2020 — 2021Manipal
- RUGVED SystemsAI Subsystem Member2019 — 2021Manipal
Skills & more
Large Language Models (LLM)1System Architecture1Kubernetes1Machine Learning2DevOpsComputer NetworkingContinuous Integration and Continuous Delivery (CI/CD)DatabasesLinuxAmazon Web Services (AWS)Google Cloud Platform (GCP)Microsoft Azure
Languages English
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Enrique Ferrao?
- Enrique Ferrao is CTO at Pipeshift, where he works on GPU optimization for large language models.
- Where does Enrique Ferrao work?
- Enrique Ferrao is Founder of Pipeshift.
- What companies did Enrique Ferrao found?
- Enrique Ferrao founded Pipeshift.
- Where did Enrique Ferrao go to school?
- Enrique Ferrao studied at Y Combinator (S24); Manipal Institute of Technology (Bachelor of Technology - BTech, Mechatronics).
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