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Jai Bhatia

Founder

Founder/CTO at Turnstone

San Francisco, California, United States

FoundedTurnstone Β· YC

About

Jai Bhatia studied computer science at UC Berkeley and has worked as a software engineer at five startups. He now serves as CTO at Crow.

Founder/CTO at TurnstoneYC W26

Intro paths

YC

Jai went through Y Combinator (Winter 2026) β€” 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 β€” the partner who ran Turnstone's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile β†—

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In turn, Jai can intro founders to Turnstone's investors below.

Turnstone's investors Β· 1

Y CombinatorSan Francisco Β· $500K checks Β· since 2026

Co-founders at Turnstone

AVAryan Vij
Aryan VijFounder/CEO

Experience

  1. Crow (YC W26)Co-Foundercurrent2025 β€” present
  2. TypefaceSoftware Engineer2025Palo Alto, CA
  3. percipient.aiSoftware Engineer2024Santa Clara, CA
  4. Stanford UniversityResearch, Computer Vision & the Learning Sciences2021

Skills & more

Languages English Β· Hindi Β· Spanish

From Jai's professional profile.

Frequently asked questions

Who is Jai Bhatia?
Jai Bhatia studied computer science at UC Berkeley and has worked as a software engineer at five startups. He now serves as CTO at Crow.
Where does Jai Bhatia work?
Jai Bhatia is Founder/CTO of Turnstone.
What companies did Jai Bhatia found?
Jai Bhatia founded Turnstone.
Where did Jai Bhatia go to school?
Jai Bhatia studied at Y Combinator; University of California, Berkeley (Computer Science); Fremont High School (High School Diploma).

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Stanford University mafia903

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Shared employers

Also worked at Crow (YC W26)1

Aryan VijFounder at Crow

Also worked at Typeface3

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