Kaivalya Hariharan
FounderFounder at Fulcrum
Basking Ridge, New Jersey, United States
FoundedFulcrum Β· YC
About
Kaivalya Hariharan is an MIT student studying computer science and mathematics with research interests in AI safety and alignment. He has published work on machine learning safety at NeurIPS, completed research internships at Redwood Research and Truthful AI, and founded MAIA, an MIT AI alignment initiative.
Founder at FulcrumYC S25
Intro paths
Kaivalya went through Y Combinator (Summer 2025) β any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
Their group partner at YC was Brad Flora, Backing expeditions into the future β the partner who ran Fulcrum's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile β
In turn, Kaivalya can intro founders to Fulcrum's investors below.
Fulcrum's investors Β· 4
Co-founders at Fulcrum
Experience
- FulcrumCo-Foundercurrent2025 β present
- MIT Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory (CSAIL)Student Researcher2023 β 2024
- Redwood ResearchRemix Resident2023
- MIT Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory (CSAIL)Student Researcher2022 β 2023
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Kaivalya Hariharan?
- Kaivalya Hariharan is an MIT student studying computer science and mathematics with research interests in AI safety and alignment. He has published work on machine learning safety at NeurIPS, completed research internships at Redwood Research and Truthful AI, and founded MAIA, an MIT AI alignment initiative.
- Where does Kaivalya Hariharan work?
- Kaivalya Hariharan is Founder of Fulcrum.
- What companies did Kaivalya Hariharan found?
- Kaivalya Hariharan founded Fulcrum.
- Where did Kaivalya Hariharan go to school?
- Kaivalya Hariharan studied at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Master of Engineering - MEng, Artificial Intelligence); Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Bachelor's degree, Mathematics); Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Bachelor's degree, Computer Science).
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