Where does Kartik Sawhney work?

Kartik Sawhney is Founder of Samora AI.

What companies did Kartik Sawhney found?

Kartik Sawhney founded Samora AI.

Where did Kartik Sawhney go to school?

Kartik Sawhney studied at Stanford University (M.S., Computer Science (artificial intelligence)); Stanford University (B.S., Computer Science); Delhi Public School - R. K. Puram (High school).

Kartik Sawhney

Founder

Founder at Samora AI

Bellevue, Washington, United States

FoundedSamora AI · YC

About

Kartik Sawhney studied computer science at Stanford and previously worked at Microsoft, IBM, and Uber in engineering and product roles. He is now building multilingual voice agents for workflow automation at Samora AI.

Founder at Samora AI YC W26

Intro paths

Kartik went through Y Combinator (Winter 2026) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.

Their group partner at YC was Tyler Bosmeny, General Partner at Y Combinator — the partner who ran Samora AI's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗

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In turn, Kartik can intro founders to Samora AI's investors below.

Samora AI's investors · 1

Y CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2026

Co-founders at Samora AI

Vineeth KumarFounder

Shakul Raj SonkerFounder

Experience

Samora AI (YC W26)Co-Foundercurrent2025 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
I-StemCo-foundercurrent2021 — presentGreater Delhi Area
Our Ability, Inc.Technology and product advisorcurrent2022 — presentAlbany, New York Metropolitan Area
Take2 AIAdvisorcurrent2024 — presentBellevue, Washington, United States
MicrosoftEngineering and product2018 — 2024Redmond, Washington, United States
NextBillion.orgChief Technology Officer2016 — 2018Vancouver, Canada
The Education CommissionMember, Expert panel on technology and innovation2016 — 2018New York
UberSoftware engineering intern2017San Francisco
MicrosoftSoftware Engineering Intern2016Bellevue, WA
MicrosoftSoftware engineer intern2015Redmond, WA
Stanford UniversityUndergraduate Research Assistant2015Stanford, CA
IBM ResearchResearch Scientist Intern2014New Delhi

Skills & more

Strategic Partnerships2Disability Advocacy1Technical LeadershipAgile MethodologiesDigital AccessibilityAIInclusive design1Software Development21Accessibility7Research8Training3Machine learning1

+12 more

Natural language processingAlgorithmsDeep LearningEntrepreneurshipProduct ManagementManagementPublic SpeakingLeadershipStrategyC++PythonJavaScript

Languages English · French · Hindi · Punjabi

IAAP Certified Professionals in Accessibility Core Competencies (CPACC) — IAAP - International Association of Accessibility Professionals

From Kartik's professional profile.

Frequently asked questions

Who is Kartik Sawhney?: Kartik Sawhney studied computer science at Stanford and previously worked at Microsoft, IBM, and Uber in engineering and product roles. He is now building multilingual voice agents for workflow automation at Samora AI.
Where does Kartik Sawhney work?: Kartik Sawhney is Founder of Samora AI.
What companies did Kartik Sawhney found?: Kartik Sawhney founded Samora AI.
Where did Kartik Sawhney go to school?: Kartik Sawhney studied at Stanford University (M.S., Computer Science (artificial intelligence)); Stanford University (B.S., Computer Science); Delhi Public School - R. K. Puram (High school).