Kunaal Sikka
InvestorFounderPresident at SubImage
San Francisco, California, United States
FoundedSubImage · YC
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About
Kunaal Sikka is co-founder of SubImage. He previously worked as a Member of Technical Staff at Anthropic and as a Staff Engineer at Lyft, where he built security infrastructure including SIEM, insider threat detection, and vulnerability management systems. He holds a degree in computer science from the University of Washington.
President at SubImageYC W25
Intro paths
Kunaal went through Y Combinator (Winter 2025) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
Their group partner at YC was Gustaf Alstromer, General Partner at Y Combinator — the partner who ran SubImage's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗
In turn, Kunaal can intro founders to SubImage's investors below.
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Kunaal Sikka?
- Kunaal Sikka is co-founder of SubImage. He previously worked as a Member of Technical Staff at Anthropic and as a Staff Engineer at Lyft, where he built security infrastructure including SIEM, insider threat detection, and vulnerability management systems. He holds a degree in computer science from the University of Washington.
- Where does Kunaal Sikka work?
- Kunaal Sikka is President of SubImage.
- What companies did Kunaal Sikka found?
- Kunaal Sikka founded SubImage.
- What companies has Kunaal Sikka invested in?
- Investments tracked here include Bystreet, CopyCat AI, Inth, Kestrel AI, Mastra, Ralo, Roark, TrainLoop, Vocality Health.
Founder mafias
Y Combinator mafia10,594
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Microsoft mafia1,488
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ETH Zürich mafia246
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Lyft mafia100
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Anthropic mafia61
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