Prerit Oberai
FounderFounder at Prototyping.io
San Francisco, California, United States
FoundedPrototyping.io · YC
About
Prerit Oberai is cofounder and CTO of Prototyping.io.
Founder at Prototyping.ioYC X26
Intro paths
YC
Prerit went through Y Combinator (Spring 2026) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
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Their group partner at YC was Nicolas Dessaigne, General Partner at Y Combinator — the partner who ran Prototyping.io's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗
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In turn, Prerit can intro founders to Prototyping.io's investors below.
Prototyping.io's investors · 4
Co-founders at Prototyping.io
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Revanth BodepudiFounder, CEO
Experience
- Prototyping.ioCofounder & CTOcurrent2026 — present
- StealthFounding Engineer2025 — 2026New York, United States
- MicrosoftSoftware Engineer2021 — 2025
- University of Illinois Urbana-ChampaignGraduate Research Assistant2020 — 2021Urbana-Champaign Area
- University of Colorado BoulderResearch Assistant2019 — 2020Boulder
- University of Colorado BoulderTeaching Assistant - Electrical Engineering Senior Design2018 — 2020Boulder
- Arista NetworksSoftware Engineer Intern2019Santa Clara, California, United States
- The Colorado Engineering MagazineTechnical Editor-in-Chief2015 — 2019Boulder, CO
- POSSIBLEAndroid Engineering Intern2018Denver, CO
- University of Colorado BoulderLEAD 4000 - Teaching Assistant2018Boulder, CO
- University of Colorado BoulderResearch Assistant2017Boulder, CO
- Laboratory For Atmospheric and Space PhysicsCommand Controller2015 — 2017Boulder, CO
- University of Colorado BoulderResearch Assistant2014 — 2015Boulder, Colorado
- Boulder County Public HealthDigital Communications Intern2014Boulder, Colorado
- University of Colorado BoulderResearch Assistant2013Boulder, Colorado
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Prerit Oberai?
- Prerit Oberai is cofounder and CTO of Prototyping.io.
- Where does Prerit Oberai work?
- Prerit Oberai is Founder of Prototyping.io.
- What companies did Prerit Oberai found?
- Prerit Oberai founded Prototyping.io.
- Where did Prerit Oberai go to school?
- Prerit Oberai studied at Y Combinator (P26); University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Computer Engineering); University of Colorado Boulder (Master of Science - MS, Electrical Engineering).
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