Saurabh Srivastava
FounderFounder at Warpdrive by Synthetic Minds Β· Founder/CEO at 20n
San Francisco, California, United States
About
Saurabh Srivastava completed a PhD and postdoctoral research in code synthesis using theorem provers. He served as Head of Code Research at Essential AI, and previously founded two YC-backed companies focused on code synthesis for biological and automation applications. He currently works on code model development at NVIDIA.
Founder at Warpdrive by Synthetic MindsYC S18
Intro paths
Saurabh went through Y Combinator (Summer 2018) β any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
In turn, Saurabh can intro founders to Warpdrive by Synthetic Minds's investors below.
Warpdrive by Synthetic Minds's investors Β· 1
Founder/CEO at 20nYC W15
Intro paths
Saurabh went through Y Combinator (Winter 2015) β any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
In turn, Saurabh can intro founders to 20n's investors below.
20n's investors Β· 1
Co-founders at 20n
Experience
- NVIDIANemotron, Advanced Deep Learning Researchcurrent2026 β present
- Essential AIHead of Research, Code Intelligence2024 β 2026
- Consequent AIFounder2023 β 2024
- WarpdriveFounder, CEO2017 β 2022San Francisco Bay Area
- 20nFounder, CEO2014 β 2017San Francisco Bay Area
- UC BerkeleyAssistant Research Engineer, Computer Science2012 β 2014
- UC BerkeleyPostdoctoral Researcher, Computer Science2010 β 2012
- University of MarylandPhD, Computer Science2003 β 2010
- MicrosoftResearcher2008Bangalore, India
- MicrosoftResearcher2007Redmond
- VMwareSoftware Engineering2005
- VMwareSoftware Engineering2004
- Hewlett-Packard LaboratoriesResearcher2003Greater Chennai Area
- Indian Institute of Technology, KanpurResearcher2002
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Saurabh Srivastava?
- Saurabh Srivastava completed a PhD and postdoctoral research in code synthesis using theorem provers. He served as Head of Code Research at Essential AI, and previously founded two YC-backed companies focused on code synthesis for biological and automation applications. He currently works on code model development at NVIDIA.
- Where does Saurabh Srivastava work?
- Saurabh Srivastava is Founder/CEO of 20n and Founder at Warpdrive by Synthetic Minds.
- What companies did Saurabh Srivastava found?
- Saurabh Srivastava founded 20n, Warpdrive by Synthetic Minds.
- Where did Saurabh Srivastava go to school?
- Saurabh Srivastava studied at University of California, Berkeley (Postdoc, Computer Science); University of Maryland (PhD, Computer Science); Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur (BTech, Computer Science and Engineering).
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