About
Kirthi Banothu previously worked as a trader and engineer at high-frequency trading firms Optiver and DRW, where he developed low-latency systems across futures, crypto, equities, and options markets. He later led the onboard sensor and machine learning libraries team at autonomous vehicle company Argo AI.
Kirthi @kirthibanothu
why do people still buy @samsung products https://t.co/EzGTeQaJI3
Oct 28, 2025 Β· β₯ 1
Kirthi @kirthibanothu
whoβs betting yes on this? like okay, your $1k turns into $100k, but who cares about money if jesus christ just came back https://t.co/71JjwXlRwU
Oct 24, 2025 Β· β₯ 1
Kirthi @kirthibanothu
one startup year equals seven big tech years. maybe i should get a dog⦠for science
Oct 24, 2025 Β· β₯ 2
Founder at attimetYC F24
Intro paths
Kirthi went through Y Combinator (Fall 2024) β any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
Their group partner at YC was Diana Hu, General Partner at Y Combinator β the partner who ran attimet's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile β
In turn, Kirthi can intro founders to attimet's investors below.
attimet's investors Β· 1
Co-founders at attimet
Experience
- AttimetFounder and Managing Partnercurrent2025 β presentSan Francisco, California, United States
- Gardening LeaveGardening Leave2023 β 2025
- OptiverTeam Lead2021 β 2023
- Argo AITeam Lead2020 β 2021
- Gardening LeaveGardening leave2020 β 2021
- DRWQuant Strategist | HFT2016 β 2020Chicago, Illinois, United States
Founder mafias
Y Combinator mafia8,668
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
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Shared employers
Also worked at Attimet1
Also worked at Optiver17
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