Lakshay Sharma
FounderFounder/CEO at Cerulion
San Francisco, California, United States
FoundedCerulion · YC
About
Lakshay Sharma is cofounder and CEO of Cerulion, a robotics middleware company. He studied computer engineering, astrophysics and robotics at the University of Pennsylvania and conducted research on robot motion planning at MIT.
Founder/CEO at CerulionYC S24
Intro paths
YC
Lakshay went through Y Combinator (Summer 2024) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
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Their group partner at YC was Diana Hu, General Partner at Y Combinator — the partner who ran Cerulion's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗
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In turn, Lakshay can intro founders to Cerulion's investors below.
Experience
- CerulionFounder and CEOcurrent2024 — present
- Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyGraduate Research Assistantcurrent2021 — presentCambridge, Massachusetts, United States
- University of PennsylvaniaAutonomous Driving Undergraduate Researcher2020 — 2021
- University of PennsylvaniaElectrical Engineering Teaching Assistant2019 — 2021Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- University of PennsylvaniaAstrophysics Undergraduate Researcher2018 — 2021Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- Penn Aerospace ClubAvionics Lead for Rocket Team2017 — 2021Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- Physics and Astronomy (PandA) Club, University of PennsylvaniaCo-Founder and President2017 — 2021Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Skills & more
Leadership1C/C++2Java2Python3MATLAB1SolidWorks1Real-Time Operating Systems (RTOS)1Embedded Systems1Operating Systems1SLAM1Controls1Shell Script1
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Data StructuresAlgorithmsGraph AlgorithmsRadioMechanicsProgrammingSoftware DevelopmentPhysicsMachine LearningDeep LearningResearchState EstimationFrom Lakshay's professional profile.
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Lakshay Sharma?
- Lakshay Sharma is cofounder and CEO of Cerulion, a robotics middleware company. He studied computer engineering, astrophysics and robotics at the University of Pennsylvania and conducted research on robot motion planning at MIT.
- Where does Lakshay Sharma work?
- Lakshay Sharma is Founder/CEO of Cerulion.
- What companies did Lakshay Sharma found?
- Lakshay Sharma founded Cerulion.
- Where did Lakshay Sharma go to school?
- Lakshay Sharma studied at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Mechanical Engineering); University of Pennsylvania (Master of Science in Engineering - MSE, Robotics); University of Pennsylvania (Master of Science - MS, Physics and Astronomy).
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