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Shyam Srinivasan

Founder

Founder at Zitara Technologies, Inc.

San Francisco, California, United States

FoundedZitara Technologies, Inc. · YC

About

Shyam spent approximately a decade designing and manufacturing consumer electronics products at Apple, Nest, and Google before co-founding Zitara Technologies to focus on electrification of transportation and grid-scale energy storage.

Founder at Zitara Technologies, Inc.YC S20

Intro paths

YC

Shyam went through Y Combinator (Summer 2020) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.

GP

Their group partner at YC was Gustaf Alstromer — the partner who ran Zitara Technologies, Inc.'s batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗

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In turn, Shyam can intro founders to Zitara Technologies, Inc.'s investors below.

Zitara Technologies, Inc.'s investors · 6

Chevron Technology VenturesHoustonClimate CapitalMenlo Park · $25K – $250K checksEnergy Impact PartnersNew York · $5M – $20M checks · since 2021Salesforce VenturesSan Francisco · $5M – $50M checksTrucks VCSan FranciscoY CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2020

Co-founders at Zitara Technologies, Inc.

EMEvan Murphy
Evan MurphyFounder

Experience

  1. FortescueExecutive Vice President - Grid-scale Storage (BESS)current2026 — presentSan Francisco, CA
  2. ZitaraCo-Foundercurrent2026 — presentSan Francisco, CA
  3. ZitaraCEO + Co-Founder2019 — 2026San Francisco, California, United States
  4. CasperHardware Engineer2017 — 2019San Francisco Bay Area
  5. Snap Inc.Hardware Engineer2016 — 2017Greater Los Angeles Area
  6. GoogleHardware Engineer2014 — 2016Mountain View, CA

Skills & more

Circuit DesignDebugging

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Shyam Srinivasan?
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Where did Shyam Srinivasan go to school?
Shyam Srinivasan studied at Y Combinator (Summer 2020 Batch); Caltech (BS, Electrical Engineering).

Founder mafias

Y Combinator mafia8,773

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Caltech mafia66

Also came through, then founded or led a company.

Dario AmodeiProgress towards BSFounded AnthropicFei-Fei LiDoctor of Philosophy - PhDFounded World LabsBill GrossBachelor of Science (B.S.)Founded X1 +5Chris VoigtPhDFounded Asimov +2Seth LieblichDoctor of Philosophy - PhDFounded Protomer +1Gil ElbazBSFounded TenOneTen Ventures +1

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Casper mafia3

Also came through, then founded or led a company.

Ben LererBoard MemberFounded Thrillist +1Carly PriceVP, Product Design & DevelopmentFounded Liv Labs

Fortescue mafia3

Also came through, then founded or led a company.

Evan MurphySVP Technology — ZitaraFounded Zitara +1Dr Andrew ForrestFounder & Executive ChairmanFounded Minderoo Foundation

Same school

Also attended Y Combinator2,000

Tarek MansourCo-founder & CEO of KalshiSuhail DoshiFounder of Mixpanel; founder of ParticleSubomi OluwalanaCo-founder & CEO of ConvoyMaroof AhmedFounder at Octopus VenturesJustin SwartPartner at Bitkraft Esports VenturesCollin WallaceGeneral Partner at Lobby Capital

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Also attended Caltech144

Shaun MaguirePartner at Sequoia CapitalDario AmodeiCo-founder & CEO of AnthropicFei-Fei LiCo-founder & CEO of World Labs; Sequoia Professor of Computer Science at StanfordScott BillerInvestor at GV (Google Ventures)Seth LieblichInvestment Team at 8VCMarkus EnzelbergerPartner at Versant Ventures

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Shared employers

Also worked at Fortescue6

Edward InnsPrincipal at Cambridge Innovation CapitalDr Andrew ForrestFounder at TattarangWill AdamsonSenior Investment Manager at TattarangOwen MattersInvestor at Octopus VenturesBennett CohenPartner at Piva CapitalEvan MurphyFounder at Zitara Technologies, Inc.

Also worked at Zitara4

Sandy YuanAdvisor, AV & Robotics at Verissimo VenturesLee HowerCo-founder and Partner at NextView VenturesCassie BowePartner at Energy Impact PartnersEvan MurphyFounder at Zitara Technologies, Inc.

Also worked at Casper13

Ben LererManaging Partner at Lerer HippeauConrad ShangVenture Partner at Ensemble VCNeil ParikhConsumer Retail at Torch CapitalHenry ToolePrincipal at Left Lane CapitalPhilip KrimCo-Founder and CEO at Montauk ClimateFannie ChenChief Operating Officer at 25Madison

+ 7 more

Also worked at Snap Inc.71

Evan SpiegelCo-founder & CEO of SnapLucy GuoCo-founder of Scale AI; founder & CEO of PassesJoshua XuCo-founder & CEO of HeyGenJustin RoseInvestment Team at 8VCSelby DrummondSenior Strategic Officer at Plum Alley InvestmentsSteve HorowitzPartner at Alpha Edison

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