Find your path to Smit
420 people in our graph share verified history with Smit — schools, employers, funds. One of them is your warm intro.
Dana OshirounlockedSmit: together at University of California, Berkeley (2024)
×2Smit: together at Salesforce
×4Smit: together at University of California, Berkeley
Smit: together at Observe
About
Smit Dagli previously worked on agent evaluation systems at Observe, as well as backend engineering roles at Abnormal Security, ChestnutFi, and Salesforce. He now focuses on automating sales processes for distributors using AI agents.
Founder at Kanava AIYC X25
Intro paths
YC
Smit went through Y Combinator (Spring 2025) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
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In turn, Smit can intro founders to Kanava AI's investors below.
Kanava AI's investors · 1
Co-founders at Kanava AI
VM
Vikhyath MondretiFounder
Experience
- DoppelProduct Managercurrent2025 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- Kanava AICo-Founder2025
- Sutter Hill VenturesCodepoint Fellow2024 — 2025San Francisco Bay Area
- Observe, Inc.AI Engineer2024 — 2025San Mateo, California, United States
- Abnormal SecuritySoftware Engineer2023New York City Metropolitan Area
- ChestnutSoftware Engineer2023Berkeley, California, United States
- SalesforceSoftware Engineer2022San Francisco Bay Area
Skills & more
AI AgentsSecurity2Distributed Systems1
From Smit's professional profile.
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Smit Dagli?
- Smit Dagli previously worked on agent evaluation systems at Observe, as well as backend engineering roles at Abnormal Security, ChestnutFi, and Salesforce. He now focuses on automating sales processes for distributors using AI agents.
- Where does Smit Dagli work?
- Smit Dagli is Founder of Kanava AI.
- What companies did Smit Dagli found?
- Smit Dagli founded Kanava AI.
- Where did Smit Dagli go to school?
- Smit Dagli studied at University of California, Berkeley (Bachelor of Arts - BA, Computer Science).
Founder mafias
Y Combinator mafia10,230
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Sam AltmanPresidentFounded Tools for Humanity +3Garry TanPresident & CEOFounded Y Combinator +1Jessica LivingstonCo-founderFounded Y CombinatorAlexis OhanianPartnerFounded RedditFred EhrsamYC Summer 2012Founded Nudge +1Matt HuangYC Winter 2011Founded Paradigm +1
+ 10,223 more
Salesforce mafia175
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Alexander BruehlCo-Investor ⇨ ContentfulFounded Contentful +6Andre Esteva, PhDHead of Medical AIFounded Cresta +2Eric TobiasVice President, ProductFounded Opendate +1John DillonCEOFounded Hyperion Solutions +1Tal BrownSenior Director, Product ManagementFounded Zone7 Technologies Inc. +1Richard SocherChief Scientist, EVPFounded Aixventures +1
+ 168 more
Sutter Hill Ventures mafia12
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Mike SpeiserManaging DirectorFounded Pure StorageJason FrantzEntrepreneur in ResidenceFounded Sigma Computing +1Bruno KurticEntrepreneur in ResidenceFounded Bedrockdata +1Greg SandsManaging DirectorFounded Costanoa VenturesVaibhav AgrawalCodepoint FellowFounded BaseFrameGene BerdichevskyEntrepreneur in ResidenceFounded Sila Nanotechnologies
+ 5 more
Observe mafia5
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Abnormal Security mafia4
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Same school
Also attended University of California, Berkeley2,000
Steve WozniakCo-founder of AppleAravind SrinivasCo-founder & CEO of Perplexity AIAli GhodsiCo-founder & CEO of DatabricksAbraham BachrachCo-founder & CTO of SkydioTrevor OelschigInvestment Team at General CatalystAnthony LinHead of Intel Capital, Corporate Vice President at Intel Capital
+ 1,994 more
Shared employers
Also worked at Doppel7
Hadley CallawaySoftware Engineer at Asymmetric Capital PartnersSteve BarshInvestor at Inception Studio CapitalShawn KungInvestor at Inception Studio CapitalHank ThomasManaging Partner at Strategic Cyber VenturesElliott RobinsonPartner at Bessemer Venture PartnersZack TembiManaging Partner at Single Fin Ventures
+ 1 more
Also worked at Kanava AI1
Also worked at Sutter Hill Ventures23
Mike SpeiserManaging Director at Sutter Hill VenturesZack IsaacsonVenture Partner at Rackhouse Venture Management LpSam PullaraManaging Director at Sutter Hill VenturesGreg SandsFounder and Managing Partner at Costanoa VenturesPamela MagieDirector of Operations at Costanoa VenturesParm UppalVenture Partner / Advisor at Angular Ventures
+ 17 more
