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Subham Kundu

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Founder at Akon Labs

San Francisco Bay Area

FoundedAkon Labs · YC

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Erica VanunlockedSubham: together at Stealth Startup (2025–2026)
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About

Founder of Akon Labs and previously CTO at Cignara. Earlier roles include Principal AI Engineer at HTCD, where he worked on an AI observability platform, and Founding Engineer at Caravel Labs, where he built an LLM chatbot used by students.

Founder at Akon LabsYC S26

Intro paths

YC

Subham went through Y Combinator (Summer 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 Akon Labs's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗

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Akon Labs's investors · 2

Vela PartnersSan Francisco · $100K – $500K checksY CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2026

Experience

  1. Akon Labs (YC S26)Co-Foundercurrent2026 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
  2. Cignara (YC P26)Chief Technology Officer2024 — 2026San Francisco Bay Area
  3. Personality AIFounding AI Engineer2024 — 2026San Francisco Bay Area
  4. TecShareVolunteer - Applied AI2023 — 2026
  5. Stealth StartupResearch Advisor2025 — 2026
  6. TellenAI Consultant2024 — 2025United States
  7. HTCDPrincipal AI Engineer2023 — 2025Austin, Texas, United States
  8. Caravel LabsSenior Software Engineer2023
  9. Caravel LabsSoftware Engineer (L2)2022 — 2023
  10. Caravel LabsSoftware Engineer2021 — 2022Seattle, Washington, United States
  11. Caravel LabsConsulting Software Developer2021Seattle, Washington, United States
  12. IEM IEDCSenior Researcher - Computer Vision2019 — 2022Greater Kolkata Area
  13. OmdenaJunior ML Engineer2022
  14. Keysight TechnologiesIntern2020 — 2021India
  15. OmdenaJunior Machine Learning Engineer2021
  16. InfosysInfosys Summer of Idea2020
  17. Indian Institute of Technology, KharagpurResearch Intern - Vehicular Communication Algorithm Developer2020
  18. Caravel LabsIntern2020Seattle, Washington, United States
  19. Rebaca TechnologiesProject Engineering Intern2019 — 2020Kolkata, West Bengal, India
  20. Indian Institute of Technology, KharagpurResearch Intern - Computer Vision2019Kharagpur I, India
  21. INDIAN RAILWAYSInternship Trainee2019Kharagpur I, India

Skills & more

Large Language Models (LLM)Reinforcement Learning4Audio Engineering3Language Modeling3Cybersecurity1Finops1Data Analysis2Design Patterns1Computer Architecture1Web Development1End User Research1Data Engineering1
+12 moreSoftware InfrastructureUser Experience (UX)Agile MethodologiesTypeScriptSoftware DevelopmentProduct ManagementImage ProcessingDeep LearningDjangoAzureAzure FunctionsGenerative AI
  • Scratch to Scale: Large-Scale Training in the Modern World — Maven
  • Scratch to Scale: Large-Scale Training in the Modern World — Maven
  • Climate Change for Action — Terra.do
  • Microsoft Certified: Azure Developer Associate — Microsoft
  • Microsoft Certified: Azure Solutions Architect Expert — Microsoft
  • Certified Kubernetes Administrator — Cloud Native Computing Foundation (CNCF)
  • Microsoft Certified: Azure IoT Developer Specialty - AZ 220 — Microsoft
  • Neo4j Foundamentals — Neo4j
  • Applied Accelerated Artificial Intelligence — NPTEL
  • Azure Administrator Associate — Microsoft

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Subham Kundu?
Founder of Akon Labs and previously CTO at Cignara. Earlier roles include Principal AI Engineer at HTCD, where he worked on an AI observability platform, and Founding Engineer at Caravel Labs, where he built an LLM chatbot used by students.
Where does Subham Kundu work?
Subham Kundu is Founder of Akon Labs.
What companies did Subham Kundu found?
Subham Kundu founded Akon Labs.
Where did Subham Kundu go to school?
Subham Kundu studied at TCG CREST (Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Reinforcement Learning for Large Language Models); Institute Of Engineering and Management (Bachelor of Technology, Electronics and Communications Engineering).

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Institute Of Engineering and Management mafia3

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Cignara mafia2

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Shared employers

Also worked at Cignara (YC P26)1

Nalin GuptaFounder/CEO at Auro Robotics

Also worked at Personality AI1

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