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Pranav Nair

Founder

Co-Founder at Exla

San Francisco Bay Area

FoundedExla · YC

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

Garry TanunlockedPranav: together at Y Combinator (2025)
×11Pranav: together at Y Combinator

About

Pranav Nair is CTO at Exla. He previously worked as an OS engineer at Apple focused on sleep and hibernation functionality across Apple devices, and holds a B.S. in Computer Science from Purdue University.

Co-Founder at ExlaYC W25

Intro paths

YC

Pranav went through Y Combinator (Winter 2025) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.

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Their group partner at YC was Brad Flora, Backing expeditions into the future — the partner who ran Exla's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗

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In turn, Pranav can intro founders to Exla's investors below.

Exla's investors · 2

Transpose Platform ManagementHoustonY CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2025

Co-founders at Exla

VDViraat Das
Viraat DasFounder

Experience

  1. Exla (YC W25)Co-Foundercurrent2025 — present
  2. AppleSoftware Engineer2022 — 2024Cupertino, California, United States
  3. AppleSoftware Engineer Intern2021Cupertino, California, United States
  4. Purdue University - Reliable and Secure Systems LabSystems Research Intern2020West Lafayette, Indiana, United States
  5. Purdue Envision CenterSimulation Programmer2020West Lafayette
  6. Purdue UniversityUndergraduate Teaching Assistant2020West Lafayette

Skills & more

C++3Operating Systems3C (Programming Language)1Java2Python2Unity1C#1HTML1React1Node.js1Bootstrap1Organizational Leadership4
+10 moreGraphic DesignMachine LearningGame DevelopmentGame DesignHerokuFull-Stack DevelopmentFront-end DevelopmentBack-End Web DevelopmentMathematics ResearchLinear Regression Models

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Pranav Nair?
Pranav Nair is CTO at Exla. He previously worked as an OS engineer at Apple focused on sleep and hibernation functionality across Apple devices, and holds a B.S. in Computer Science from Purdue University.
Where does Pranav Nair work?
Pranav Nair is Co-Founder of Exla.
What companies did Pranav Nair found?
Pranav Nair founded Exla.
Where did Pranav Nair go to school?
Pranav Nair studied at Y Combinator (W25); Purdue University (Bachelor of Science - BS, Computer Science); GEMS Wellington International School (High School, Dubai).

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Also worked at Exla (YC W25)1

Viraat DasFounder at Exla