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Nitish Poddar

Founder

CTO at Kastle

San Francisco, California, United States

FoundedKastle · YC

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About

Nitish Poddar is co-founder and CTO of Kastle. He previously served as a tech lead at Verkada, where he oversaw development of a motion search system, built backend inference infrastructure, and led teams responsible for firmware delivery and incident management products; he holds a Computer Science degree from UIUC.

CTO at KastleYC S24

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YC

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

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Their group partner at YC was Diana Hu, General Partner at Y Combinator — the partner who ran Kastle's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗

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Kastle's investors · 6

Commerce VenturesSan Francisco · $1M – $5M checks · since 2026Emergence Capital PartnersSan Francisco · $500K – $10M checksFifth WallLos Angeles · $250K – $100M checks · since 2026Insight PartnersNew York · $120M – $350M checks · since 2026Romulus CapitalBoston · $250K – $10M checksY CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2024

Co-founders at Kastle

RCRishi Choudhary
Rishi ChoudharyCEO
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Rishi Choudhary Nitish PoddarFounder

Frequently asked questions

Who is Nitish Poddar?
Nitish Poddar is co-founder and CTO of Kastle. He previously served as a tech lead at Verkada, where he oversaw development of a motion search system, built backend inference infrastructure, and led teams responsible for firmware delivery and incident management products; he holds a Computer Science degree from UIUC.
Where does Nitish Poddar work?
Nitish Poddar is CTO of Kastle.
What companies did Nitish Poddar found?
Nitish Poddar founded Kastle.

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