Pranav Uppiliappan
FounderFounder at MochaCare
San Francisco, California, United States
FoundedMochaCare · YC
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About
Pranav Uppiliappan holds a Master's degree in Computer Science from UIUC and has worked as an AI agent engineer at GoDaddy, an ML research fellow at UCSB, and a software engineer at DecisionMinds. He has eight years of experience in companion care services for neurodiverse populations and has engaged with US Congress on related policy matters. He is co-founding MochaCare, an AI-powered management platform for care organizations serving older and neurodiverse individuals.
Founder at MochaCareYC W26
Intro paths
Pranav went through Y Combinator (Winter 2026) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
Their group partner at YC was Diana Hu, General Partner at Y Combinator — the partner who ran MochaCare's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗
In turn, Pranav can intro founders to MochaCare's investors below.
MochaCare's investors · 2
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Experience
- MochaCare (YC W26)Co-Foundercurrent2026 — presentSan Francisco, CA
- Stealth AI StartupCo-Foundercurrent2025 — presentSan Francisco, CA
- OurSevaUSVolunteercurrent2022 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- GoDaddyProduct Manager2025
- GoDaddyProduct Manager2025
- UC Santa BarbaraMachine Learning - Economics Research Fellow2023 — 2024Santa Barbara, California, United States
- UC Santa BarbaraAdvisory Board Member2023 — 2024Santa Barbara County, California, United States
- Decision MindsSoftware Engineer2023Milpitas, California, United States
- StartupTrading2020 — 2022San Francisco, CA
- PRAGNYACaregiving2018 — 2020
- VMwareSoftware Engineering Internship Immersion2018Palo Alto, California, United States
- Hindu Mission HospitalManagement Internship2017
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Pranav Uppiliappan?
- Pranav Uppiliappan holds a Master's degree in Computer Science from UIUC and has worked as an AI agent engineer at GoDaddy, an ML research fellow at UCSB, and a software engineer at DecisionMinds. He has eight years of experience in companion care services for neurodiverse populations and has engaged with US Congress on related policy matters. He is co-founding MochaCare, an AI-powered management platform for care organizations serving older and neurodiverse individuals.
- Where does Pranav Uppiliappan work?
- Pranav Uppiliappan is Founder of MochaCare.
- What companies did Pranav Uppiliappan found?
- Pranav Uppiliappan founded MochaCare.
- Where did Pranav Uppiliappan go to school?
- Pranav Uppiliappan studied at Y Combinator; University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (Masters Degree, Computer Science); UC Santa Barbara (Bachelor's degree).
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