About
Malhar Bhide studied computer science at UIUC and has worked in ML research roles at Wadhwani AI and Automorphic (YC S23), where he now serves as CTO at Origin.
malhar @malhar317
It was an honor to meet PM @narendramodi and discuss the potential impact of the work we are doing at @origin_bio https://t.co/lW6HJa2gXA
Feb 21, 2026 · ♥ 21 · ⇄ 2
malhar @malhar317
Cell and gene therapies have the potential to offer a much higher quality of life to patients. Getting transcriptional control right is going to unlock a whole new class of them. Happy to share a small preview into Axis’ ability to design novel regulatory DNA sequences. It’s so https://t.co/8VLOE8uH3N https://t.co/97Opvygm9I
Feb 5, 2026 · ♥ 43 · ⇄ 5
Founder at OriginYC W26
Intro paths
Malhar went through Y Combinator (Winter 2026) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
Their group partner at YC was Ankit Gupta, General Partner at Y Combinator — the partner who ran Origin's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗
In turn, Malhar can intro founders to Origin's investors below.
Origin's investors · 2
Co-founders at Origin
Experience
- OriginCTOcurrent2025 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- AutomorphicResearch Engineer2024
- Wadhwani AIML Intern2020
Education
- University of Illinois Urbana-ChampaignBachelor of Science - BS, Computer Science2022 — 2024
- Y Combinator
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- Hill Spring International School2018 — 2022
Same school
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