Ishan Balakrishnan
FounderFounder at Cair Health
Palo Alto, California, United States
FoundedCair Health · YC
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About
Ishan Balakrishnan is a co-founder at Cair Health and studied computer science and business at UC Berkeley.
Founder at Cair HealthYC S23
Intro paths
YC
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Cair Health's investors · 3
Co-founders at Cair Health
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Shehbaz VirkFounder
Experience
- Cair HealthCo-Founder (YC S23)current2023 — presentPalo Alto, California, United States
- Health EngineAdvisorcurrent2025 — present
- Health EngineDirector2022 — 2025
- University of California, Berkeley, Haas School of BusinessResearch Assistant2022 — 2023
- JLL TechnologiesProduct Strategy2022
- DatavantPM2022
- UnisysProduct2021Bellevue, Washington, United States
- Vidrio Financial LLCProduct2021New York City Metropolitan Area
- ConvergentDeveloper2020 — 2021Berkeley, California, United States
Skills & more
Data Analysis33Algorithms30Programming27Analytical Skills6Critical Thinking6Problem Solving5
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Ishan Balakrishnan?
- Ishan Balakrishnan is a co-founder at Cair Health and studied computer science and business at UC Berkeley.
- Where does Ishan Balakrishnan work?
- Ishan Balakrishnan is Founder of Cair Health.
- What companies did Ishan Balakrishnan found?
- Ishan Balakrishnan founded Cair Health.
- Where did Ishan Balakrishnan go to school?
- Ishan Balakrishnan studied at Y Combinator (Summer 2023 Batch); University of California, Berkeley, Haas School of Business (B.S., Business Administration); University of California, Berkeley (B.A., Computer Science (unfinished)).
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