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Soami Kapadia

Founder

Founder at Hanji

United States

FoundedHanji · YC

About

Soami Kapadia co-founded Hanji and previously interned at Groq, where he developed an open-source project. He is an accomplished speedcuber.

Founder at HanjiYC X25

Intro paths

YC

Soami went through Y Combinator (Spring 2025) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.

GP

Their group partner at YC was David Lieb, General Partner at Y Combinator — the partner who ran Hanji's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗

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In turn, Soami can intro founders to Hanji's investors below.

Hanji's investors · 1

Y CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2025

Co-founders at Hanji

DYDavid Yu
David YuCo-founder & CEO
AKAchyut Krishna Byanjankar
Achyut Krishna ByanjankarCo-Founder, CTO

Experience

  1. HanjiCo-Foundercurrent2026 — presentSan Francisco, CA
  2. YouLearn.AICo-Foundercurrent2023 — presentUnited States
  3. GroqIntern2024Palo Alto, California, United States
  4. GroqAI Intern2024Mountain View, California, United States

Skills & more

Go (Programming Language)NextjsEverything2ProgrammingProblem SolvingDatabasesSoftware DevelopmentC (Programming Language)Large Language Models (LLM)Open-Source SoftwareWeights and BiasesBackend
+12 moreFrontendLeadershipPublic SpeakingPresentation SkillsDeep LearningMachine LearningPattern RecognitionImage ProcessingC++Google Cloud Platform (GCP)REST APIsNext.js
  • W&B 101 — W&B

From Soami's professional profile.

Frequently asked questions

Who is Soami Kapadia?
Soami Kapadia co-founded Hanji and previously interned at Groq, where he developed an open-source project. He is an accomplished speedcuber.
Where does Soami Kapadia work?
Soami Kapadia is Founder of Hanji.
What companies did Soami Kapadia found?
Soami Kapadia founded Hanji.
Where did Soami Kapadia go to school?
Soami Kapadia studied at Michigan State University (Bachelor's degree, Computer Science); buildspace (n&w s4, Computer Science); buildspace (n&w s3, Computer Science).

Founder mafias

Y Combinator mafia8,773

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Michigan State University mafia15

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Bryan BeshoreBachelor of Science - BSFounded Keychain Logistics +1John NovakDoctor of Philosophy (PhD)Founded Standard Cognition +1David YuDropoutFounded YouLearn +1Christian FernandoMScFounded Facility HealthMike MillerBSFounded CloudantSunny NadolskyPh.D. StudiesFounded Medibookr

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buildspace mafia14

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Gino GuatavitaStudent SF1 CohortFounded Kontigo +1David YuFounded YouLearn +1Erich Lehmannn&w s3Founded MeetAnywayWei-Wei Wun&w s4Founded MomenticJesus Alberto Castillo FerrerStudent SF1 batchFounded KontigoAbel Van SteenweghenFounded Macadamia

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Hanji mafia2

Also came through, then founded or led a company.

David YuCo-founder & CEOFounded YouLearn

YouLearn mafia2

Also came through, then founded or led a company.

David YuCo-Founder & CEOFounded Hanji

Same school

Also attended Michigan State University101

Sumant MandalCo-Founder & Managing Partner at March Capital PartnersJay W. SchmelterCo-founder of RiverVest Venture Partners, funding and founding life science companiesSteve HoltzmanBio Advisor at Amplify PartnersKevin NovakFounder at Rackhouse Venture Management LpTamara SteffensManaging Director at Thomson Reuters VenturesKevin MorningstarGeneral Partner at Rockies Venture Adviser, Llc

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Also attended buildspace16

Harrison DahmePartner, CTO at Hack VCChristian LevanScout at LvlUp VenturesYash Panditrao3F VC at Malpani VenturesErich LehmannFounder at MeetAnywayWei-Wei WuFounder at MomenticJesus Alberto Castillo FerrerCEO & Co-founder at Kontigo

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Shared employers

Also worked at Hanji1

David YuCo-founder & CEO at Hanji

Also worked at YouLearn.AI1

David YuCo-founder & CEO at Hanji

Also worked at Groq33

Jonathan RossFounder of Groq; inventor of Google's TPU — now at NvidiaJeannette zu FürstenbergPresident & Managing Director at General CatalystAbdo John HajjFounder of AJH Investments, a private investment office built for long-duration ownership.Tripp JonesInvestor at Uncork CapitalSunny DhillonFounder and Managing Partner at Kyber Knight CapitalJean WeillAssociate at C4 Ventures

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