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Nalin Gupta

Founder

Founder at Cignara · Founder/CEO at Auro Robotics

San Francisco, California, United States

FoundedAuro Robotics · YCCignara · YC

About

Nalin Gupta is a repeat founder who previously built autonomous vehicle technology at Auro Robotics before the company's acquisition. He is now developing AI-driven call center solutions for enterprise clients.

Founder at CignaraYC X26

Intro paths

YC

Nalin went through Y Combinator (Spring 2026) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.

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Their group partner at YC was Garry Tan, President & CEO of Y Combinator — the partner who ran Cignara's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗

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In turn, Nalin can intro founders to Cignara's investors below.

Cignara's investors · 1

Y CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2026

Founder/CEO at Auro RoboticsYC S15

Intro paths

YC

Nalin went through Y Combinator (Summer 2015) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.

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In turn, Nalin can intro founders to Auro Robotics's investors below.

Auro Robotics's investors · 3

Motus Ventures, LlcMenlo ParkReshapeNew York · $100K – $2M checksY CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2015

Co-founders at Auro Robotics

SRSrinivas Reddy Aellala
Srinivas Reddy AellalaFounder/CPO
JRJit Ray Chowdhury
Jit Ray ChowdhuryFounder

Experience

  1. Cignara (YC P26)Founder & CEOcurrent2025 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
  2. RidecellCreator + Senior Director of Business Development2021 — 2022San Francisco, California, United States
  3. RidecellDivision Head + Director of Business Development (via acquisition of Auro)2017 — 2021San Francisco, California, United States
  4. Auro (now the AV division of Ridecell)Co-founder & CEO2013 — 2017San Francisco, California, United States
  5. AadhaarUp PaymentsCo-Founder & Chief Product Architect2011 — 2013Gurgaon, India
  6. Autonomous Ground Vehicle Research GroupCo-Founder & Team Leader2011 — 2012IIT Kharagpur
  7. University of TübingenInternship in Brain-Computer Interfaces2011Tuebingen, Germany

Skills & more

C (Programming Language)1C++61Python (Programming Language)Artificial Intelligence (AI)2Go-to-Market Strategy1Product Innovation1Business Strategy1Business PlanningEntrepreneurship1Deep LearningProduct DevelopmentEngineering
+9 moreProduct DesignFundraisingBusiness DevelopmentProduct ManagementComputer VisionMachine LearningStart-upsRoboticsArtificial Neural Networks

Languages English · Hindi

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Nalin Gupta?
Nalin Gupta is a repeat founder who previously built autonomous vehicle technology at Auro Robotics before the company's acquisition. He is now developing AI-driven call center solutions for enterprise clients.
Where does Nalin Gupta work?
Nalin Gupta is Founder/CEO of Auro Robotics and Founder at Cignara.
What companies did Nalin Gupta found?
Nalin Gupta founded Auro Robotics, Cignara.
Where did Nalin Gupta go to school?
Nalin Gupta studied at Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur (B.Tech + M.Tech (Dual Degree), Electrical); Y Combinator (Startup Program, Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial Studies); KV Andrews Ganj, New Delhi (Class XII, CBSE Board).

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Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur mafia55

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Ridecell mafia3

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Jit Ray ChowdhuryPrincipal Engineer - Autonomous DrivingFounded Auro RoboticsSuchit DubeyInteraction Design InternFounded Narrative

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Deep NisharInvestment Team at General CatalystSomnathTechnology Partner and Chief Data Scientist at Clear VenturesMoiz SaifeePartner, Analytics at Correlation VenturesIndra SinghalOperating Partner at EMERGENT VENTURESVasu MurthyCPO Fellow at Mighty CapitalAntra SaxenaAssociate at Kae Capital

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Shared employers

Also worked at Ridecell8

Anshul AgarwalPartner at LG Technology VenturesMichael HammerCFO at BMW i VenturesRatan ManehaniPartner at R136 VenturesRaj AtluruManaging Director at Element PartnersLudovic CopéréInvestor at Sony Ventures CorporationJit Ray ChowdhuryFounder at Auro Robotics

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Also worked at Auro (now the AV division of Ridecell)2

Jit Ray ChowdhuryFounder at Auro RoboticsAnta PattabiramanFounder at Inai

Also worked at Autonomous Ground Vehicle Research Group3

Jit Ray ChowdhuryFounder at Auro RoboticsApoorve SinghalFounder at Slidely AIAbhay ShuklaCTO at Reflolabs

Also worked at University of Tübingen1

Markus HöfelsFounder and Entrepreneur at Realyze Ventures