About
Karthik Balakrishnan holds a PhD in Aeronautics and Astronautics from Stanford. He co-founded Coin through Y Combinator's W13 cohort, which was later acquired by Fitbit, and subsequently founded Airbus UTM to develop air traffic control infrastructure for unmanned aircraft systems.
Founder/CTO at CoinYC W13
Intro paths
YC
Karthik went through Y Combinator (Winter 2013) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
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In turn, Karthik can intro founders to Coin's investors below.
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Co-founders at Coin
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Kanishk ParasharFounder/CEO
Experience
- ActualCo-Founder and Presidentcurrent2018 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- Pioneer FundVenture Partnercurrent2018 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- SelfAngel Investor and Startup Advisorcurrent2017 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- A³ by AirbusHead of Project, Altiscope2016 — 2018San Francisco Bay Area
- Coin, Inc.CTO and Co-Founder2012 — 2016San Francisco Bay Area
- Stanford UniversityPh.D. Candidate2009 — 2016San Francisco Bay Area
- The Aerospace CorporationEngineering Intern2008 — 2009El Segundo, CA
- NASA Ames Research CenterRobotics Academy2007San Francisco Bay Area
- NASA Goddard Space Flight CenterSHARP2004 — 2006Greenbelt, MD
Skills & more
Matlab33Labview18Solidworks14C++22Mathematica14Fortran9LaTeX4Simulink7LabVIEW7Python2C2SolidWorks6
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SimulationCompositesSimulationsFinite Element AnalysisCFDFluid MechanicsEngineeringAerodynamicsTestingRoboticsStart-upsFrom Karthik's professional profile.
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Karthik Balakrishnan?
- Karthik Balakrishnan holds a PhD in Aeronautics and Astronautics from Stanford. He co-founded Coin through Y Combinator's W13 cohort, which was later acquired by Fitbit, and subsequently founded Airbus UTM to develop air traffic control infrastructure for unmanned aircraft systems.
- Where does Karthik Balakrishnan work?
- Karthik Balakrishnan is Founder/CTO of Coin.
- What companies did Karthik Balakrishnan found?
- Karthik Balakrishnan founded Coin.
- Where did Karthik Balakrishnan go to school?
- Karthik Balakrishnan studied at Stanford University (Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Aeronautics and Astronautics); Stanford University (MS, Aeronautics and Astronautics); UC San Diego (BS, Aerospace Engineering).
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