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Viraat Das

Founder

Founder at Exla

United States

FoundedExla · YC

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82 people in our graph share verified history with Viraat — schools, employers, funds. One of them is your warm intro.

Josephine LuschunlockedViraat: together at West Virginia University (2019)
×3Viraat: together at Purdue University
×8Viraat: together at West Virginia University

About

Viraat Das is a machine learning engineer who previously worked at Amazon and now leads Exla as CEO.

Founder at ExlaYC W25

Intro paths

YC

Viraat went through Y Combinator (Winter 2025) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.

GP

Their group partner at YC was Brad Flora, Backing expeditions into the future — the partner who ran Exla's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗

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Exla's investors · 2

Transpose Platform ManagementHoustonY CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2025

Co-founders at Exla

PNPranav Nair
Pranav NairCo-Founder

Experience

  1. Exla CorpCofounder and CEOcurrent2025 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
  2. AmazonMachine Learning Engineer / Software Engineer II2021 — 2024
  3. AmazonSoftware Development Engineer2020Seattle, Washington, United States
  4. Purdue UniversitySystem Administrator2019West Lafayette, IN
  5. Purdue UniversityResearcher (3D CAD AI)2019
  6. West Virginia UniversityResearcher (Bioinformatics)2019
  7. West Virginia UniversityResearcher (Computational Neuroscience)2017 — 2019
  8. West Virginia UniversityResearcher (Physics and Material Engineering)2016 — 2017

Skills & more

Research7Leadership6Management2Teamwork4Project Management3Java3Python7Swift3Matlab3Data Analysis3Machine Learning3SQL2
+6 moreC++Team LeadershipPublic SpeakingExperimental researchTensorFlowDiscrete Mathematics

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Viraat Das?
Viraat Das is a machine learning engineer who previously worked at Amazon and now leads Exla as CEO.
Where does Viraat Das work?
Viraat Das is Founder of Exla.
What companies did Viraat Das found?
Viraat Das founded Exla.
Where did Viraat Das go to school?
Viraat Das studied at Purdue University (Bachelor's degree, Computer Science); West Virginia University (Took classes and did research as a HS student, Mathematics Computer Science); Morgantown High School.

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Also worked at Exla Corp1

Pranav NairCo-Founder at Exla