About
Gaurav Luhariwala grew up in India and previously founded Tejas AI, where he developed data-driven financial products for banks and institutions in India.
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Founder & CEO at Elip AIYC W25
Intro paths
YC
Gaurav went through Y Combinator (Winter 2025) β any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
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Their group partner at YC was Harj Taggar, General Partner at Y Combinator β the partner who ran Elip AI's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile β
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In turn, Gaurav can intro founders to Elip AI's investors below.
Elip AI's investors Β· 1
Experience
- Elip AI (YC W25)Founder & CEOcurrent2024 β present
- TartanSenior Manager, Business & Product2024
- TartanProduct Team Lead2023 β 2024Gurugram, Haryana, India
- TartanFounder's Office β’ Product & Business2023 β 2024Gurugram, Haryana, India
- ShopflixFounder2022 β 2023Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
- Entrepreneurship Development Cell, MNIT JaipurPresident2021 β 2023
- TropodFounder's office - Product and Growth2021 β 2022
- The CrescendoFounding Member & Editorial Board Member2020 β 2022Jaipur, Rajasthan
- CaaryaFounder's office - Product2020 β 2021
- Cakegift.inDeveloper2020
Education
- Y CombinatorW25
- Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani - Goa CampusBachelor of Science - BS, Electrical and Electronics Engineering
- Indian Institute of Information Technology KotaBachelor's degree, Computer Science
- Neerja Modi SchoolMatriculation- SSC - AISSE, (Mathematics
- Tagore International SchoolHigh School Diploma/ Intermediate - HSC - AISSCE, ( Physics,Chemistry
Skills & more
Strategic Planning4Operational Excellence1NegotiationClarityCommunicationTeamwork1Analytical SkillsManagement5Public Speaking3Problem SolvingLeadership1Team Leadership1
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Software as a Service (SaaS)LearningBusiness OwnershipStrategy ExecutionGo-to-Market StrategyArtificial Intelligence (AI)Key Performance IndicatorsKey MetricsStrategic InitiativesNew Business OpportunitiesStreamliningOperations ManagementLanguages English Β· Hindi
From Gaurav's professional profile.
Founder mafias
Y Combinator mafia8,668
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Sam AltmanPresidentFounded LooptFred EhrsamYC Summer 2012Founded CoinbaseMatt HuangYC Winter 2011Founded HotspotsTrae StephensYC Winter 2022Founded PursuitDelian AsparouhovYC Summer 2014Founded Nightingale +1Justin KanYC Winter 2018Founded Rye +3
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Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani - Goa Campus mafia6
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Same school
Also attended Y Combinator2,000
Leo LuInvestor at Foundation CapitalMaroof AhmedFounder at Octopus VenturesJustin SwartPartner at Bitkraft Esports VenturesVictor SantosVictor Scout at One Way VenturesSwapnil JainCEO, Observe.AI at EMERGENT VENTURESChase AdamPartner at Very Serious Ventures
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Also attended Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani - Goa Campus10
Nishita GiriInvestor at Powerhouse VenturesAdit SreenivasanCommunity Manager at 2am VCAbhinav PathakInvestment Partner at Woodstock FundVokkant ThakkarResearch Associate at Woodstock FundPankaj AgarwalAssociate Vice President at Prime Venture PartnersNimit MehraCo Founder at Zeo Route Planner
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