About
Vikas Reddy co-founded RedLaser, a barcode scanning app acquired by eBay in 2010, and Occipital, a computer vision company where he worked on hardware and software products. He holds a degree in Computer Science Engineering from the University of Michigan.
Founder at LightTwistYC W21
Intro paths
YC
Vikas went through Y Combinator (Winter 2021) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
GP
Their group partner at YC was Garry Tan, President & CEO of Y Combinator — the partner who ran LightTwist's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗
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In turn, Vikas can intro founders to LightTwist's investors below.
LightTwist's investors · 1
Experience
- LightTwistFounder/CEOcurrent2021 — present
- Luxonis Holding CorporationAdvisor and Board Membercurrent2020 — present
- CanvasBoard Membercurrent2020 — present
- CanvasCo-Founder2010 — 2020Boulder and San Francisco
- Y CombinatorYcombinator Winter 20212020 — 2021
- NoneTaking time off / prototyping ideas for fun2020
- RedLaser (acquired by eBay)Co-Founder2008 — 2010
- Techstars Boulder AcceleratorTechstars 2008 (Boulder)2008Boulder, Colorado, United States
- Xanga.comSoftware Engineer2006 — 2007
- University of Michigan College of EngineeringResearch Assistant with Martha Pollack2003 — 2004
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Vikas Reddy?
- Vikas Reddy co-founded RedLaser, a barcode scanning app acquired by eBay in 2010, and Occipital, a computer vision company where he worked on hardware and software products. He holds a degree in Computer Science Engineering from the University of Michigan.
- Where does Vikas Reddy work?
- Vikas Reddy is Founder of LightTwist.
- What companies did Vikas Reddy found?
- Vikas Reddy founded LightTwist.
- Where did Vikas Reddy go to school?
- Vikas Reddy studied at Y Combinator (Winter 2021); University of Michigan (Bachelor of Engineering - BE, Computer Science Engineering).
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