About
Pranav Sekhar is a machine learning engineer and two-time founder who works on growth at Replicate.
Founder at ScoutYC W20
Intro paths
YC
Pranav went through Y Combinator (Winter 2020) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
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In turn, Pranav can intro founders to Scout's investors below.
Experience
- CloudflareGrowth & GTMcurrent2025 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- ReplicateGrowth Leadcurrent2025 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- Almost AppsCo-Founder, Growth, Engineering2022 — 2025San Francisco Bay Area
- StatMuse Inc.Engineer2022
- ScoutFounder, CEO2019 — 2022San Francisco Bay Area
- test.aiEngineer2019San Francisco Bay Area
- Unbox ResearchSales2019San Francisco Bay Area
- QuickscopeCo-Founder2018 — 2019San Francisco Bay Area
- Machine Learning at BerkeleyVice President2016 — 2018University of California, Berkeley
- GymeraCo-Founder2017 — 2018San Francisco Bay Area
- Vyrill Inc.Machine Learning Consultant2017San Francisco Bay Area
- GMOQuantitative Research Intern2017San Francisco Bay Area
- Grand Rounds, Inc.Machine Learning Consultant2016San Francisco Bay Area
- V5 SystemsSoftware Engineering Intern2015 — 2016San Francisco Bay Area
- University of California, Santa CruzAstrophysics Research Intern2014 — 2015University of California, Santa Cruz
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Pranav Sekhar?
- Pranav Sekhar is a machine learning engineer and two-time founder who works on growth at Replicate.
- Where does Pranav Sekhar work?
- Pranav Sekhar is Founder of Scout.
- What companies did Pranav Sekhar found?
- Pranav Sekhar founded Scout.
- Where did Pranav Sekhar go to school?
- Pranav Sekhar studied at University of California, Berkeley (Bachelor's Degree (on leave, forever probably)); Y Combinator.
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University of California, Berkeley mafia538
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Grand Rounds mafia3
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Shared employers
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