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Nanda Guntupalli

Founder

Founder at Taiga

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

FoundedTaiga Β· YC

About

Nanda Guntupalli worked at Refresh (YC P25) where he built reinforcement learning environments for electronic health records systems. He studied at the University of Pennsylvania and has published research in IEEE and obtained patents in transformer design.

Founder at TaigaYC X26

Intro paths

YC

Nanda went through Y Combinator (Spring 2026) β€” any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.

GP

Their group partner at YC was Nicolas Dessaigne, General Partner at Y Combinator β€” the partner who ran Taiga's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile β†—

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In turn, Nanda can intro founders to Taiga's investors below.

Taiga's investors Β· 1

Y CombinatorSan Francisco Β· $500K checks Β· since 2026

Co-founders at Taiga

AWAdam Wax
Adam WaxFounder

Experience

  1. TaigaCo-Founder & CEOcurrent2026 β€” present
  2. Refresh (YC X25)Intern2025 β€” 2026
  3. Entelligence.AIIntern2025
  4. New Jersey Governor's School of Engineering & TechnologyScholar2023New Brunswick, New Jersey, United States

Frequently asked questions

Who is Nanda Guntupalli?
Nanda Guntupalli worked at Refresh (YC P25) where he built reinforcement learning environments for electronic health records systems. He studied at the University of Pennsylvania and has published research in IEEE and obtained patents in transformer design.
Where does Nanda Guntupalli work?
Nanda Guntupalli is Founder of Taiga.
What companies did Nanda Guntupalli found?
Nanda Guntupalli founded Taiga.
Where did Nanda Guntupalli go to school?
Nanda Guntupalli studied at Y Combinator; University of Pennsylvania (Bachelor's degree); Clearview Regional High School (High School Diploma).

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