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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.
CTO at CoinYC W13
Intro paths
Karthik went through Y Combinator (Winter 2013) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
In turn, Karthik can intro founders to Coin's investors below.
Coin's investors · 8
Co-founders at Coin
President and Co-Founder at Actual
Intro paths
In turn, Karthik can intro founders to Actual's investors below.
Actual's investors · 4
Co-founders at Actual
Investments
Per curated public sources.
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 President and Co-Founder of Actual and CTO at Coin.
- What companies did Karthik Balakrishnan found?
- Karthik Balakrishnan founded Actual, Coin.
- What companies has Karthik Balakrishnan invested in?
- Investments tracked here include Aerones, Assembly, Bulk MRO Industrial Supply, Cashfree Payments, Wright Electric.
Founder mafias
Y Combinator mafia10,638
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Stanford University mafia2,297
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
UC San Diego mafia313
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
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