About
Govind Chandrasekhar is a co-founder of Branch AI (Y Combinator S23). He previously co-founded Semantics3, acquired by Hearst Magazines, and worked as a machine learning lead at Twitter focused on recommendations systems.
Founder at Branch AIYC S23
Intro paths
YC
Govind went through Y Combinator (Summer 2023) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
GP
Their group partner at YC was Aaron Epstein, General Partner at Y Combinator — the partner who ran Branch AI's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗
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In turn, Govind can intro founders to Branch AI's investors below.
Branch AI's investors · 1
Co-founders at Branch AI
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Ishan AgrawalFounder
Experience
- GleanTech Lead, Agentscurrent2025 — presentBengaluru
- Pioneer FundVenture Partnercurrent2021 — present
- Weekend EntrepreneursPodcast Co-Host2024 — 2025
- Branch AICo-Founder & CEO2022 — 2024San Francisco Bay Area
- TwitterMachine Learning Lead, Retrieval & Ranking2021 — 2023Singapore
- Semantics3Co-Founder2016 — 2020Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
- Semantics3Co-Founder2013 — 2016San Francisco Bay Area
- Semantics3Co-Founder2011 — 2013Singapore
- Quantum InventionsSoftware Engineer Intern2011Singapore, Singapore
- Hand in HandMarket Research Intern2010Kanchipuram, Tamil Nadu, India
- Altosoft CorporationProduct Management2009 — 2010Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
- Godrej Sara Lee Ltd.Sales & Marketing Intern2008Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
Skills & more
Entrepreneurship23Analytics15E-commerce12Business Strategy7Business Development4Marketing4Management3
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Govind Chandrasekhar?
- Govind Chandrasekhar is a co-founder of Branch AI (Y Combinator S23). He previously co-founded Semantics3, acquired by Hearst Magazines, and worked as a machine learning lead at Twitter focused on recommendations systems.
- Where does Govind Chandrasekhar work?
- Govind Chandrasekhar is Founder of Branch AI.
- What companies did Govind Chandrasekhar found?
- Govind Chandrasekhar founded Branch AI.
- Where did Govind Chandrasekhar go to school?
- Govind Chandrasekhar studied at Y Combinator (Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial Studies); National University of Singapore (Bachelor’s Degree, Computer Engineering); University of Pennsylvania (Technology Entrepreneurship).
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