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Ishan Balakrishnan

Founder

Founder at Cair Health

Palo Alto, California, United States

FoundedCair Health · YC

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

Ishan went through Y Combinator (Summer 2023) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.

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In turn, Ishan can intro founders to Cair Health's investors below.

Cair Health's investors · 3

Evolution VenturesSan FranciscoTRAC (Third Round Analytics Capital)San Francisco · $250K – $2M checksY CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2023

Co-founders at Cair Health

SVShehbaz Virk
Shehbaz VirkFounder

Experience

  1. Cair HealthCo-Founder (YC S23)current2023 — presentPalo Alto, California, United States
  2. Health EngineAdvisorcurrent2025 — present
  3. Health EngineDirector2022 — 2025
  4. University of California, Berkeley, Haas School of BusinessResearch Assistant2022 — 2023
  5. JLL TechnologiesProduct Strategy2022
  6. DatavantPM2022
  7. UnisysProduct2021Bellevue, Washington, United States
  8. Vidrio Financial LLCProduct2021New York City Metropolitan Area
  9. ConvergentDeveloper2020 — 2021Berkeley, California, United States

Skills & more

Data Analysis33Algorithms30Programming27Analytical Skills6Critical Thinking6Problem Solving5

From Ishan's professional profile.

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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