Guru Rao
FounderFounder & CEO at DigitalCarbon
San Francisco, California, United States
FoundedDigitalCarbon · YC
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About
Guru Rao is cofounder and CEO of DigitalCarbon. He previously worked as AI Lead at AssemblyAI (YC 2017), where he was an early employee, and has been working in AI since 2015.
Founder & CEO at DigitalCarbonYC S24
Intro paths
Guru went through Y Combinator (Summer 2024) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
Their group partner at YC was Garry Tan, President & CEO of Y Combinator — the partner who ran DigitalCarbon's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗
In turn, Guru can intro founders to DigitalCarbon's investors below.
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Experience
- DigitalCarbonCo-Founder, CEOcurrent2024 — presentSan Francisco, California, United States
- AssemblyAIFounding Engineer & AI team lead2018 — 2022San Francisco Bay Area
- Impact ResearchDeep Learning Engineer2016 — 2018Washington DC-Baltimore Area
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Guru Rao?
- Guru Rao is cofounder and CEO of DigitalCarbon. He previously worked as AI Lead at AssemblyAI (YC 2017), where he was an early employee, and has been working in AI since 2015.
- Where does Guru Rao work?
- Guru Rao is Founder & CEO of DigitalCarbon.
- What companies did Guru Rao found?
- Guru Rao founded DigitalCarbon.
- Where did Guru Rao go to school?
- Guru Rao studied at Y Combinator.
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