About
Tamish Pulappadi studied computer science at Stanford and has worked as an engineer across AI, fintech, and media production, including roles building data pipelines at Parrot Finance and robotic vision research at DeepMind. He has production experience from Stanford's SCPD program and founded PULZA Productions, a music production company.
Founder at cocreateYC S25
Intro paths
YC
Tamish went through Y Combinator (Summer 2025) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
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Their group partner at YC was Gustaf Alstromer — the partner who ran cocreate's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗
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In turn, Tamish can intro founders to cocreate's investors below.
cocreate's investors · 3
Co-founders at cocreate
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Archish ArunFounder
Experience
- cocreate (YC S25)Co-Founder & CEOcurrent2025 — presentStanford, California, United States
- PULZA ProductionFounder2017 — 2025Global
- Shelby StudiosAssociate Producer2023
- Stanford Racing TeamRacecar Driver & Engineer2022 — 2023Stanford, CA
- McKinsey & CompanyStudent2023Stanford, California, United States
- Beatoven.aiArtificial Intelligence and Machine Learning Engineer2021 — 2022Bangalore, India
Skills & more
C++1Python (Programming Language)1JavaScript1Logic ProHTML1Microsoft Office1Microsoft PowerPoint1Audio EngineeringVideo Production1Software DevelopmentData Structures5Algorithms4
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Management ConsultingWeb DevelopmentMachine LearningArtificial Intelligence (AI)Computer VisionEntrepreneurshipCreative EntrepreneurshipInformation TechnologyOperations ManagementCorporate FinanceClient RelationsBusiness StrategyFrom Tamish's professional profile.
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Tamish Pulappadi?
- Tamish Pulappadi studied computer science at Stanford and has worked as an engineer across AI, fintech, and media production, including roles building data pipelines at Parrot Finance and robotic vision research at DeepMind. He has production experience from Stanford's SCPD program and founded PULZA Productions, a music production company.
- Where does Tamish Pulappadi work?
- Tamish Pulappadi is Founder of cocreate.
- What companies did Tamish Pulappadi found?
- Tamish Pulappadi founded cocreate.
- Where did Tamish Pulappadi go to school?
- Tamish Pulappadi studied at Stanford University (Bachelor's degree, Computer Science); Y Combinator (Founder, Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial Studies); Berklee College of Music (Berklee Online Certification, Guitar).
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