Sanjeev Chauhan
FounderFounder at Synapse Semiconductor
United States
FoundedSynapse Semiconductor · YC
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About
Founder of Synapse Semiconductor, a lab developing image sensors that perform neural-network computation directly on each pixel for edge computer vision in applications such as self-driving cars, drones, humanoid robotics, and space systems. He previously worked as a machine learning researcher at the Stanford Linear Accelerator National Lab, spent three years in seed-stage venture capital, scaled deaplearning.com to 300k users, and has authored IEDM and IPAC publications.
Founder at Synapse SemiconductorYC S26
Intro paths
YC
Sanjeev went through Y Combinator (Summer 2026) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
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Their group partner at YC was Tyler Bosmeny, General Partner at Y Combinator — the partner who ran Synapse Semiconductor's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗
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Tania RoyFounder
Experience
- Synapse SemiconductorCEO (YC S26)current2026 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- Duke University Pratt School of EngineeringRoy Lab - semiconductor devices research2025 — 2026
- Duke University Pratt School of EngineeringAeroelasticity Researcher2022 — 2025
- Duke Capital PartnersSenior Associate2023 — 2026Durham, NC
- Archaius Inc.AI development2026
- Duke IEEE chapterFounder2024 — 2026
- SLAC National Accelerator LaboratoryResearcher: ML and DevOps at Facet-II2023 — 2025Palo Alto, CA
Skills & more
Data Analytics6Programming Languages3Business Development1Software Development3Computer Science2Computer Engineering1Growth Strategies1Startups1Start-up LeadershipBusiness OwnershipMarketing StrategyMarketing
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Digital MarketingPhotographyPortrait PhotographyBusiness Growth StrategiesArtificial Intelligence (AI)Technical LeadershipMachine LearningNeural NetworksAdobe LightroomLinuxNVIDIA cuDNNANSYS Products- Virtualization, Docker, and Kubernetes for Data Engineering — Duke University
- Cloud Data Engineering — Duke University
- Python and Rust with Linux Command Line Tools — Duke University
- Cloud Data Engineering — Duke University
- Rust for Large Language Model Operations (LLMOps) — Duke University
- Data Engineering with Rust — Duke University
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Sanjeev Chauhan?
- Founder of Synapse Semiconductor, a lab developing image sensors that perform neural-network computation directly on each pixel for edge computer vision in applications such as self-driving cars, drones, humanoid robotics, and space systems. He previously worked as a machine learning researcher at the Stanford Linear Accelerator National Lab, spent three years in seed-stage venture capital, scaled deaplearning.com to 300k users, and has authored IEDM and IPAC publications.
- Where does Sanjeev Chauhan work?
- Sanjeev Chauhan is Founder of Synapse Semiconductor.
- What companies did Sanjeev Chauhan found?
- Sanjeev Chauhan founded Synapse Semiconductor.
- Where did Sanjeev Chauhan go to school?
- Sanjeev Chauhan studied at Duke University (Master's degree, Semiconductor Manufacturing Technology); Duke University (Bachelor of Engineering - BE, Computer Engineering); South Carolina Governor's School for Science & Mathematics (High School Diploma, Physics).
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Also worked at Archaius Inc.1
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