Sumanyu Sharma
FounderFounder & CEO at Hamming AI
San Francisco, California, United States
FoundedHamming AI · YC
About
Sumanyu Sharma is the founder and CEO of Hamming AI, a QA platform for voice agents. He previously worked at Citizen on user growth and revenue development, and at Tesla as a Senior Staff Data Scientist building AI-powered sales programs. He holds a BASc from the University of Waterloo and has published peer-reviewed research in AI.
Founder & CEO at Hamming AIYC S24
Intro paths
YC
Sumanyu went through Y Combinator (Summer 2024) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
GP
Their group partner at YC was Gustaf Alstromer — the partner who ran Hamming AI's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗
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In turn, Sumanyu can intro founders to Hamming AI's investors below.
Hamming AI's investors · 8
AI GrantSan Francisco · $5K – $50K checks · since 2026Coalition OperatorsDover · $500K checks · since 2026MischiefSan Francisco · $1M – $5M checks · since 2026Olive Tree CapitalBostonOrange CollectiveDanvillePioneerToronto, OntarioTranspose Platform ManagementHoustonY CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2024
Experience
- Hamming AIFounder & CEOcurrent2024 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- CitizenHead of Data2021 — 2022New York City Metropolitan Area
- CitizenData Scientist2019 — 2021New York City Metropolitan Area
- TeslaSenior Staff Data Scientist2018 — 2019San Francisco Bay Area
- TeslaStaff Data Scientist2016 — 2018San Francisco Bay Area
- University of WaterlooResearch Lead2015 — 2016Waterloo, Ontario
- Virtual Power SystemsSenior Software Engineer2014 — 2016Santa Clara
- ReflektionLead Product Engineer2013 — 2014San Mateo, California
- FutureAdvisorSoftware Developer2013San Francisco Bay Area
Skills & more
Artificial Intelligence (AI)33Large Language Models (LLM)5Consulting5Product Analytics5Product Strategy4Capital Allocation4Objectives and Key Results (OKRs)2Recruiting2Apache Kafka2Monte Carlo Simulation2Akka1Deep Learning2
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AlgorithmsDistributed SystemsBack-End Web DevelopmentCustomer AcquisitionMarketingFront-end EngineeringForecastingEarly-stage StartupsAI Voice AgentsLLM EvalsScientific ExperimentationGrowthFrom Sumanyu's professional profile.
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Sumanyu Sharma?
- Sumanyu Sharma is the founder and CEO of Hamming AI, a QA platform for voice agents. He previously worked at Citizen on user growth and revenue development, and at Tesla as a Senior Staff Data Scientist building AI-powered sales programs. He holds a BASc from the University of Waterloo and has published peer-reviewed research in AI.
- Where does Sumanyu Sharma work?
- Sumanyu Sharma is Founder & CEO of Hamming AI.
- What companies did Sumanyu Sharma found?
- Sumanyu Sharma founded Hamming AI.
- Where did Sumanyu Sharma go to school?
- Sumanyu Sharma studied at University of Waterloo (Bachelor of Applied Science, Systems Design Engineering).
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Shared employers
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