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Madhav Lavakare

Founder

Founder at AirCaps

San Francisco, California, United States

FoundedAirCaps · YC

About

Madhav Lavakare studied computer science at Yale, where his senior thesis addressed speech extraction from noisy multi-speaker environments. He previously conducted audio AI research at MIT Media Lab as part of a team that collaborated on a live musical performance integrating human and AI components.

Founder at AirCapsYC F25

Intro paths

YC

Madhav went through Y Combinator (Fall 2025) — 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 AirCaps's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗

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In turn, Madhav can intro founders to AirCaps's investors below.

AirCaps's investors · 2

Lombardstreet VenturesWoodside · $500K checksY CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2025

Co-founders at AirCaps

NNNirbhay Narang
Nirbhay NarangFounder

Experience

  1. AirCaps (YC F25)Founder & CEOcurrent2024 — presentSan Francisco, CA
  2. MIT Media LabVisiting Student Researcher2024Cambridge, MA
  3. Yale UniversityProgrammer, Levy Decision Neuroscience Lab2023 — 2024New Haven, Connecticut, United States
  4. Soft Robotics Laboratory, ETH ZurichVisiting Student Researcher2023Zurich, Switzerland
  5. Yale School of Engineering & Applied ScienceIndependent Researcher2022 — 2023
  6. Government of IndiaIndian Presidential/Prime Minister's Gold Medal2018 — 2019India
  7. National Innovation Foundation - IndiaNational Innovation Award2018India
  8. AshokaAshoka Youth Venturer2018
  9. nasscomInvited Speaker2018Bengaluru Area, India
  10. Indian Institute of Technology, DelhiGuest Speaker2018India
  11. AmdocsKeynote Guest Speaker2018India
  12. EduTech AcademyCourse Mentor2017 — 2018New Delhi Area, India
  13. Project BetaHead of Audio Engineering2016 — 2018New Delhi Area, India
  14. SmartVizX - We are VR®Intern2017Noida Area, India
  15. CompLit For AllFounder2011 — 2017New Delhi Area, India

Skills & more

Embedded Systems7Python7Raspberry Pi6Arduino1Game Development1Video Editing1Graphic Design1Computer-Aided Design (CAD)1Audio EngineeringMicrosoft OfficePianoGuitar Playing
+6 moreHardware DevelopmentElectronicsCommunicationDigital MediaRoboticsProduct Development

Languages English · French · Hindi

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Madhav Lavakare?
Madhav Lavakare studied computer science at Yale, where his senior thesis addressed speech extraction from noisy multi-speaker environments. He previously conducted audio AI research at MIT Media Lab as part of a team that collaborated on a live musical performance integrating human and AI components.
Where does Madhav Lavakare work?
Madhav Lavakare is Founder of AirCaps.
What companies did Madhav Lavakare found?
Madhav Lavakare founded AirCaps.
Where did Madhav Lavakare go to school?
Madhav Lavakare studied at Yale University (Bachelor of Science - BS, Computer Science); Sanskriti School.

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