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Tanishq Kancharla

Founder

Founder at Libretto

San Francisco, California, United States

FoundedLibretto Β· YC

About

Tanishq Kancharla is a co-founder of Libretto and brings product engineering expertise.

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Tanishq (tk) @tanishqk

once computer use is fast enough, i believe very few things will be done by humans on computers besides typing into a prompt box or dictate https://t.co/MK9LivqIRL

Aug 2, 2026 Β· β™₯ 3

Tanishq (tk) @tanishqk

sidenote im glad i have something to link finally when people keep asking me if software engineering automated yet

Jul 30, 2026

Tanishq (tk) @tanishqk

finally got to read this. I’m glad dex is one of the first to finally challenge the notion of a software factory quantitatively. this is the part i think is super interesting and would love to see more research on https://t.co/pnTZ11xOM0 https://t.co/ky64BqWIFt

Jul 30, 2026 Β· β™₯ 3

Founder at LibrettoYC X25

Intro paths

YC

Tanishq went through Y Combinator (Spring 2025) β€” any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.

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Their group partner at YC was David Lieb, General Partner at Y Combinator β€” the partner who ran Libretto's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile β†—

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In turn, Tanishq can intro founders to Libretto's investors below.

Libretto's investors Β· 2

XYZ Venture CapitalY Combinator

Co-founders at Libretto

MKMichael Kronovet
Michael KronovetFounder

Experience

  1. LibrettoCo-founder & CTOcurrent2025 β€” presentSan Francisco, California, United States
  2. ShortwaveFull Stack Engineer2023 β€” 2025San Francisco, California, United States
  3. Stealth StartupFull-stack engineer2021 β€” 2022
  4. bit.ioFrontend Developer Intern2021
  5. ASMLSoftware Engineer Intern2020
  6. FortivePart-Time Data Scientist2019Greater Pittsburgh Area
  7. FortiveData Science Intern2019Greater Pittsburgh Region
  8. Design By Analysis, Inc.Intern2018Middlebury, Connecticut

Education

  1. Carnegie Mellon UniversityBachelor's degree, Physics2017 β€” 2021
  2. Carnegie Mellon UniversityBachelor's degree, Computer Science2017 β€” 2021
  3. Pomperaug High School2013 β€” 2017

Skills & more

TypeScriptComputer Science3Machine Learning1Adobe CCWebpackAdobe Creative SuiteElectronReact.jsHTMLCascading Style Sheets (CSS)Node.jsPython (Programming Language)
+12 moreMicrosoft OfficeMicrosoft AzureC (Programming Language)JavaSwiftGitC++Microsoft WordMicrosoft ExcelJavaScriptLinuxUnix
  • React (Basic) β€” HackerRank
  • JavaScript (Intermediate) β€” HackerRank

From Tanishq's professional profile.

Same school

Also attended Carnegie Mellon University259

Javier SolteroSenior Venture Partner at Felicis VenturesAvi BharadwajInvestment Director at Intel CapitalTejAdvisor at Clear VenturesOren EtzioniVenture Partner at Madrona Venture GroupDiana HuGeneral Partner at Y CombinatorVlad LoktevInvestor at Index Ventures

+ 253 more

Shared employers

Also worked at Libretto1

Michael KronovetFounder at Libretto

Also worked at Stealth Startup231

Andrew ChenGeneral Partner at Andreessen HorowitzErica VanInvestment Director at Intel CapitalHemamAdvisor at Clear VenturesHamish GarnettAssociate at Manta Ray VenturesFranz KoflerInvestor at Next Frontier CapitalGΓΌimar Vaca SitticVenture Partner at FJ Labs

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Also worked at ASML10

Dan BrunnerAdvisor, Co-Founder and former CTO, Commonwealth Fusion Systems and Partner, Future Tech Partners at Overture ClimateErwin DassenVenture Partner at FrachtisRichard LiPresident at Legend CapitalJurgen van EckSenior Investment Manager at BOMVincent KamphorstInvestment Director at Innovation IndustriesRobert NewmanAnalyst at Rhapsody Venture Partners

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Also worked at Fortive4

Kate MitchellFounder at Scale Venture PartnersJeannine SargentAdvisor at Colle Capital PartnersBen RushSenior Associate at Pioneer Square LabsJohn RodkinManaging Director at Samsung Next