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Dan RuchunlockedHemant: together at Y Combinator
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About
Co-founder and CEO of twentyfour26. Holds an MS in Aerospace Engineering from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign.
Founder/CEO at twentyfour26YC F26
Intro paths
YC
Hemant went through Y Combinator (Fall 2026) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
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Their group partner at YC was Charlie Warren — the partner who ran twentyfour26's batch and knows the company first-hand.
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In turn, Hemant can intro founders to twentyfour26's investors below.
twentyfour26's investors · 1
Co-founders at twentyfour26
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Sam MathewFounder/CTO
Experience
- twentyfour26Co-Foundercurrent2026 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- Founders, Inc.Founder in Residencecurrent2026 — presentSan Francisco, CA
- Grain & Protein TechnologiesDesign Engineer2024 — 2026Assumption, IL
- AGCO CorporationSimulations Engineer2023 — 2024Champaign, Illinois, United States
- University of Illinois Urbana-ChampaignSummer Camp Instructor (Aerospace Department)2023Champaign, Illinois, United States
- University of Illinois Research ParkGraduate Assistant - Illinois Reboot2023Champaign, IL
- Team JatayuBAJA SAE2019 — 2021
- Super School IndiaTutor2020 — 2021
- Defence Research & Development Organisation (DRDO)Summer Intern at CFEES2019 — 2020
- InternshalaStudent Intern2018
Skills & more
Systems Engineering2Mathematical Analysis2SOLIDWORKS2C++1MATLAB1Python (Programming Language)1Computer-Aided Design (CAD)1Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD)1Finite Element Analysis (FEA)
Languages English · Hindi · Japanese · Punjabi
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Hemant Mahendru?
- Co-founder and CEO of twentyfour26. Holds an MS in Aerospace Engineering from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign.
- Where does Hemant Mahendru work?
- Hemant Mahendru is Founder/CEO of twentyfour26.
- What companies did Hemant Mahendru found?
- Hemant Mahendru founded twentyfour26.
- Where did Hemant Mahendru go to school?
- Hemant Mahendru studied at University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (Master of Science - MS, Aerospace, Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering); Maharaja Agrasen Institute Of Technology, Delhi (Bachelor of Technology - BTech, Mechanical And Automation Engineering); Lancer's Convent, Prashant Vihar (Higher Secondary).
Founder mafias
Y Combinator mafia10,444
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Same school
Also attended University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign850
Max LevchinCo-founder of PayPal; founder, chairman & CEO of Affirm; partner at SciFi VCLuke NosekCo-founder of PayPal; co-founder of GigafundSundeep PeechuGeneral Partner at Felicis VenturesDeep NisharInvestment Team at General CatalystPrashant ShahPartner at Monta Vista CapitalNoorPartner at Clear Ventures
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Also attended Maharaja Agrasen Institute Of Technology, Delhi5
Shared employers
Also worked at twentyfour261
Also worked at University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign149
Fei-Fei LiCo-founder & CEO of World Labs; Sequoia Professor of Computer Science at StanfordDavid KoleskyPrincipal at MPM BioImpactGraham CareyInvestment Director - Advanced Materials at Emerald Technology Ventures AgDavid AnSenior Software Engineer at Red Cell IncubationSara Crown StarVenture Partner at FemHealth VenturesDorin BanielPartner, Israel at NightDragon
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