Srihan Balaji
FounderCo-Founder at Protent
San Francisco, California, United States
FoundedProtent · YC
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About
Srihan Balaji previously worked in research roles at Lockheed Martin and Amazon Web Services, focusing on reinforcement learning applications for video intelligence. He is now building intelligence infrastructure for public safety applications.
Co-Founder at ProtentYC W26
Intro paths
YC
Srihan went through Y Combinator (Winter 2026) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
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Their group partner at YC was Jon Xu, General Partner at Y Combinator — the partner who ran Protent's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗
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Co-founders at Protent
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Abhisheik SharmaCo-Founder & CTO
Experience
- Stealth StartupCo-Foundercurrent2025 — presentSan Francisco, California, United States
- Lockheed MartinApplied Research Scientist2025Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
- Amazon Web Services (AWS)Software Engineer2025Arlington, Virginia, United States
- The National Institutes of HealthResearch Intern2023 — 2024Bethesda, Maryland, United States
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Srihan Balaji?
- Srihan Balaji previously worked in research roles at Lockheed Martin and Amazon Web Services, focusing on reinforcement learning applications for video intelligence. He is now building intelligence infrastructure for public safety applications.
- Where does Srihan Balaji work?
- Srihan Balaji is Co-Founder of Protent.
- What companies did Srihan Balaji found?
- Srihan Balaji founded Protent.
- Where did Srihan Balaji go to school?
- Srihan Balaji studied at Y Combinator (W26); Georgia Institute of Technology (Bachelor of Science); Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology (High School Diploma).
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