Where does Narayan Powderly work?

Narayan Powderly is Founder of atopile.

What companies did Narayan Powderly found?

Narayan Powderly founded atopile.

Where did Narayan Powderly go to school?

Narayan Powderly studied at Swinburne University of Technology (Bachelor's degree, Mechatronics); Y Combinator.

Narayan Powderly

Founder

Founder at atopile

San Francisco, California, United States

Foundedatopile · YC

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1,222 people in our graph share verified history with Narayan — schools, employers, funds. One of them is your warm intro.

Steve JurvetsonunlockedNarayan: together at Tesla (2020)

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Narayan: together at Monash University

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About

Narayan Powderly previously worked at Tesla, where he accelerated prototype development workflows. He is now developing tools at atopile aimed at applying software engineering speed to hardware design.

Founder at atopile YC W24

Intro paths

Narayan went through Y Combinator (Winter 2024) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.

Their group partner at YC was Jared Friedman, YC Group Partner — the partner who ran atopile's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗

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In turn, Narayan can intro founders to atopile's investors below.

atopile's investors · 2

Lombardstreet VenturesWoodside · $500K checks Y CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2024

Experience

atopileCo-CEOcurrent2025 — presentSan Francisco
atopileCo-Foundercurrent2023 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
TeslaSr Electronic Design Engineer2023Palo Alto, California, United States
TeslaElectronic Design Engineer2021 — 2023Palo Alto, California, United States
TeslaBattery Electronics Engineer2020 — 2021Palo Alto
Monash UniversityResearch Support Officer2018 — 2020

Frequently asked questions

Who is Narayan Powderly?: Narayan Powderly previously worked at Tesla, where he accelerated prototype development workflows. He is now developing tools at atopile aimed at applying software engineering speed to hardware design.
Where does Narayan Powderly work?: Narayan Powderly is Founder of atopile.
What companies did Narayan Powderly found?: Narayan Powderly founded atopile.
Where did Narayan Powderly go to school?: Narayan Powderly studied at Swinburne University of Technology (Bachelor's degree, Mechatronics); Y Combinator.

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