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Karthik Balakrishnan

Founder

Founder/CTO at Coin · Founder at Actual

San Francisco Bay Area

FoundedActualCoin · YC

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1,439 people in our graph share verified history with Karthik — schools, employers, funds. One of them is your warm intro.

Deep NisharunlockedKarthik: together at Stanford University (2015–2016)
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Karthik: together at UC San Diego

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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Coin's investors · 1

Y CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2013

Co-founders at Coin

KPKanishk Parashar
Kanishk ParasharFounder/CEO

Founder at Actual

Intro paths

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Actual's investors · 3

City LightNew York · $1M – $6M checksClimacticSan Francisco · $1.5M – $3M checksVirta VenturesSan Francisco · $100K – $750K checks

Co-founders at Actual

DLDerek Lyons
Derek LyonsFounder

Experience

  1. ActualCo-Founder and Presidentcurrent2018 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
  2. Pioneer FundVenture Partnercurrent2018 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
  3. SelfAngel Investor and Startup Advisorcurrent2017 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
  4. A³ by AirbusHead of Project, Altiscope2016 — 2018San Francisco Bay Area
  5. Coin, Inc.CTO and Co-Founder2012 — 2016San Francisco Bay Area
  6. Stanford UniversityPh.D. Candidate2009 — 2016San Francisco Bay Area
  7. The Aerospace CorporationEngineering Intern2008 — 2009El Segundo, CA
  8. NASA Ames Research CenterRobotics Academy2007San Francisco Bay Area
  9. NASA Goddard Space Flight CenterSHARP2004 — 2006Greenbelt, MD

Skills & more

Matlab33Labview18Solidworks14C++22Mathematica14Fortran9LaTeX4Simulink7LabVIEW7Python2C2SolidWorks6
+11 moreSimulationCompositesSimulationsFinite Element AnalysisCFDFluid MechanicsEngineeringAerodynamicsTestingRoboticsStart-ups

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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 of Actual and Founder/CTO at Coin.
What companies did Karthik Balakrishnan found?
Karthik Balakrishnan founded Actual, 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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