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 VCBostonUnshackled VenturesPalo Alto · $300K – $500K checksWayfinder 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 mafia8,773
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Sam AltmanPresidentFounded Tools for Humanity +3Jessica LivingstonCo-founderFounded Y CombinatorAlexis OhanianYC Summer 2005Founded RedditFred EhrsamYC Summer 2012Founded Nudge +1Matt HuangYC Winter 2011Founded HotspotsTrae StephensYC Winter 2022Founded Pursuit +1
+ 8,766 more
Y Combinator mafia4,716
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Ryan SheaEntrepreneurshipFounded StacksTarek MansourFounded KalshiSuhail DoshiEating beans & riceFounded Playground +1Subomi OluwalanaW22Founded ConvoyDarius "Bubs" MonsefS19Founded Sightbox +3Matthew ScholzFounded Oisin Biotechnologies +3
+ 4,709 more
UWC Mahindra College mafia3
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 ConvoyMaroof AhmedFounder at Octopus VenturesJustin SwartPartner at Bitkraft Esports VenturesCollin WallaceGeneral Partner at Lobby Capital
+ 1,994 more
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Shared employers
Also worked at Luminai5
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Also worked at The Thiel Foundation38
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
+ 32 more