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Sudhish Swain

Founder

Founder at Petrarch

United States

FoundedPetrarch · YC

About

Sudhish Swain previously led software engineering at Clean Sweep Group, where he developed computer vision software for medical equipment identification deployed in California hospitals. He has also worked as a research intern at Brigham and Women's Hospital on spatial transcriptomic cancer analysis and holds a BA in Integrative Biology from Harvard.

Founder at PetrarchYC S26

Intro paths

YC

Sudhish went through Y Combinator (Summer 2026) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.

GP

Their group partner at YC was Vivian Midha Shen — the partner who ran Petrarch's batch and knows the company first-hand.

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In turn, Sudhish can intro founders to Petrarch's investors below.

Petrarch's investors · 1

Y CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2026

Co-founders at Petrarch

SHSamuel Hahn
Samuel HahnFounder
ILIan Lee
Ian LeeFounder

Experience

  1. PetrarchCTO, Co-Foundercurrent2026 — presentSan Francisco, CA
  2. Brigham and Women's HospitalResearch Intern (Hemberg Lab)2025 — 2026Cambridge, MA
  3. The Harvard CrimsonStrategy Associate2025 — 2026Cambridge, MA
  4. Scale AITechnical Advisor Intern2025San Francisco, CA
  5. Clean Sweep Group, INCHead of Software Engineering and Development2023 — 2024Los Angeles, CA

Skills & more

Languages English · Sanskrit · Spanish

  • HarvardX PH125.8x Data Science: Machine Learning — EdX

From Sudhish's professional profile.

Frequently asked questions

Who is Sudhish Swain?
Sudhish Swain previously led software engineering at Clean Sweep Group, where he developed computer vision software for medical equipment identification deployed in California hospitals. He has also worked as a research intern at Brigham and Women's Hospital on spatial transcriptomic cancer analysis and holds a BA in Integrative Biology from Harvard.
Where does Sudhish Swain work?
Sudhish Swain is Founder of Petrarch.
What companies did Sudhish Swain found?
Sudhish Swain founded Petrarch.
Where did Sudhish Swain go to school?
Sudhish Swain studied at Y Combinator (S26); Harvard University (Bachelor of Arts - BA, Integrative Biology); Montgomery Blair High School (High School Diploma).

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