Find your path to Kesava
64 people in our graph share verified history with Kesava — schools, employers, funds. One of them is your warm intro.
Quentin ClarkunlockedKesava: together at Luminai (2022–2026)
×10Kesava: together at The Thiel Foundation
Kesava: together at UWC Mahindra College
About
Kesava Dinakaran is the CEO of Luminai. He holds two world records in speedcubing competitions.
Founder at LuminaiYC S20
Intro paths
YC
Kesava went through Y Combinator (Summer 2020) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
GP
Their group partner at YC was Aaron Epstein, General Partner at Y Combinator — the partner who ran Luminai's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗
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In turn, Kesava can intro founders to Luminai's investors below.
Luminai's investors · 11
Define VenturesSan Francisco · $750K – $6M checks · since 2026General CatalystSan Francisco · $30M checks · since 2026Moxxie VenturesBoulder · $500K – $2M checksPeak XV PartnersTrianon · $100K – $10M checks · since 2026Scribble VenturesPortola Valley · $750K – $1.5M checksShrug CapitalSunnyvale · $100K – $3M checksUnderscore VCBoston · since 2020Unshackled VenturesPalo Alto · $300K – $500K checks · since 2020Wayfinder VenturesSan Francisco · $300K – $1M checksWEEKENDMiami · $100K – $300K checksY CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2020
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Co-founders at Luminai
HG
Harsh GuptaFounder
Experience
- LuminaiCEO and Foundercurrent2020 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- The Thiel FoundationThiel Fellowcurrent2023 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- Something NewStartups + explored2018 — 2020San Francisco Bay Area
Skills & more
Entrepreneurship18Leadership13Public Speaking10Research3Management3Teamwork5
Languages English · Tamil
From Kesava's professional profile.
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Kesava Kirupa Dinakaran?
- Kesava Dinakaran is the CEO of Luminai. He holds two world records in speedcubing competitions.
- Where does Kesava Kirupa Dinakaran work?
- Kesava Kirupa Dinakaran is Founder of Luminai.
- What companies did Kesava Kirupa Dinakaran found?
- Kesava Kirupa Dinakaran founded Luminai.
- Where did Kesava Kirupa Dinakaran go to school?
- Kesava Kirupa Dinakaran studied at Y Combinator (Summer 2020); UWC Mahindra College (International Baccalaureate (High School Diploma), Mathematics).
Founder mafias
Y Combinator mafia10,230
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Sam AltmanPresidentFounded Tools for Humanity +3Garry TanPresident & CEOFounded Y Combinator +1Jessica LivingstonCo-founderFounded Y CombinatorAlexis OhanianPartnerFounded RedditFred EhrsamYC Summer 2012Founded Nudge +1Matt HuangYC Winter 2011Founded Paradigm +1
+ 10,223 more
UWC Mahindra College mafia5
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Same school
Also attended Y Combinator2,000
Tarek MansourCo-founder & CEO of KalshiSuhail DoshiFounder of Mixpanel; founder of ParticleSubomi OluwalanaCo-founder & CEO of ConvoyArhaan A.Deeptech Fellow at Clear VenturesCollin WallaceGeneral Partner at Lobby CapitalVictor SantosVictor Scout at One Way Ventures
+ 1,994 more
Shared employers
Also worked at Luminai6
Also worked at The Thiel Foundation52
Ritesh AgarwalFounder & CEO of OYOSebastian CaliriInvestment Team at 8VCKevin WangCEO, FOSSA Inc. at OSS CapitalAndrew BrackinPartner at Gradient investing across vertical AI, healthcare, and the application layerIan LeePrincipal at Signum CapitalDanielle StrachmanInvestor at NZVC
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