About
Founder of Paragon, which develops AI software to automate operations for manufacturers and distributors in essential industries.
Founder at ParagonYC W25
Intro paths
YC
Ishir went through Y Combinator (Winter 2025) β any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
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In turn, Ishir can intro founders to Paragon's investors below.
Paragon's investors Β· 3
Co-founders at Paragon
KC
Kasyap ChakraFounder
Experience
- ParagonFoundercurrent2025 β present
- The Wharton SchoolResearcher2024 β 2025
- IMC TradingQuantative Trading2024
- SplunkSoftware Engineering2023
- SplunkSecurity Engineering2022 β 2023San Francisco Bay Area
- DasionMachine Learning Intern2020 β 2021Claremont, California, United States
- San Jose State UniversityAssociate Researcher2020 β 2021San Jose, California, United States
- Elevate the FuturePresident of Headquarters2019 β 2021San Jose, California, United States
- AmbertagSoftware Engineer Intern2019Milpitas, California, United States
- RambusComputational Finance Intern2018Sunnyvale, California, United States
Skills & more
JavaPython (Programming Language)Machine Learning
- National Honor Society Member β The National Principals Association
From Ishir's professional profile.
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Ishir Vaidyanath?
- Founder of Paragon, which develops AI software to automate operations for manufacturers and distributors in essential industries.
- Where does Ishir Vaidyanath work?
- Ishir Vaidyanath is Founder of Paragon.
- What companies did Ishir Vaidyanath found?
- Ishir Vaidyanath founded Paragon.
- Where did Ishir Vaidyanath go to school?
- Ishir Vaidyanath studied at Jerome Fisher M&T Program (Bachelors, Computer Science); Y Combinator; The Wharton School (Operations, Information).
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