About
Hursh Shah founded Edviro at 18 and previously founded Skyglass, a smart glasses startup. He has experience with medtech research and prior involvement with ChatGPT Lab and NeurIPS 2024.
Founder, CEO at EdviroYC S26
Intro paths
YC
Hursh went through Y Combinator (Summer 2026) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
GP
Their group partner at YC was Jared Friedman, YC Group Partner — the partner who ran Edviro's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗
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In turn, Hursh can intro founders to Edviro's investors below.
Edviro's investors · 1
Co-founders at Edviro
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Tanuj SiripurapuFounder
Experience
- Edviro (YC S26)Founder & CEOcurrent2025 — present
- OpenAIChatGPT Lab Membercurrent2025 — present
- ucsb.networkFounder2026
- lichess.orgCompetitive Chess Player2012 — 2025
- Invest in NiedersachsenIntern2024
- Stealth StartupResearch2023 — 2024
- Yale UniversityResearch2023 — 2024
Skills & more
Machine Learning6Artificial Intelligence (AI)3Finance3Research Skills2Investments2Algorithmic Trading1
Languages English · German · Hindi
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Hursh Shah?
- Hursh Shah founded Edviro at 18 and previously founded Skyglass, a smart glasses startup. He has experience with medtech research and prior involvement with ChatGPT Lab and NeurIPS 2024.
- Where does Hursh Shah work?
- Hursh Shah is Founder, CEO of Edviro.
- What companies did Hursh Shah found?
- Hursh Shah founded Edviro.
- Where did Hursh Shah go to school?
- Hursh Shah studied at Y Combinator; Monta Vista High School; UC Santa Barbara (Bachelor's degree, Computer Science).
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OpenAI mafia68
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UC Santa Barbara mafia61
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Monta Vista High School mafia16
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Also attended Stevenson High School, Lincolnshire, IL4
Shared employers
Also worked at Edviro (YC S26)1
Also worked at OpenAI133
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Also worked at ucsb.network1
Also worked at Stealth Startup351
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