About
Vishnu Hari previously worked on AI research at Facebook and in product roles at Meta Reality Labs. He holds a background in astrophysics from the University of Toronto and has also worked as a filmmaker and screenwriter.
Founder at egoYC W24
Intro paths
YC
Vishnu went through Y Combinator (Winter 2024) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
GP
Their group partner at YC was Diana Hu, General Partner at Y Combinator — the partner who ran ego's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗
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In turn, Vishnu can intro founders to ego's investors below.
ego's investors · 2
Co-founders at ego
VH
Vishnu HFounder
Experience
- egoceo & foundercurrent2023 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- MetaProduct Manager2021 — 2023San Francisco Bay Area
- various corpossojourn in the desert2015 — 2021desert
Skills & more
AstrophysicsFilm
Languages English · Hindi · Malayalam
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Vishnu Hari?
- Vishnu Hari previously worked on AI research at Facebook and in product roles at Meta Reality Labs. He holds a background in astrophysics from the University of Toronto and has also worked as a filmmaker and screenwriter.
- Where does Vishnu Hari work?
- Vishnu Hari is Founder of ego.
- What companies did Vishnu Hari found?
- Vishnu Hari founded ego.
- Where did Vishnu Hari go to school?
- Vishnu Hari studied at Y Combinator (W24); University of Toronto (Honours Bachelors of Science, Astronomy and Astrophysics); Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Designing Efficient Deep Learning Systems).
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Massachusetts Institute of Technology mafia546
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University of Toronto mafia101
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Anglo-Chinese School (Independent) mafia4
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Tarek MansourCo-founder & CEO of KalshiSuhail DoshiFounder of Mixpanel; founder of ParticleSubomi OluwalanaCo-founder & CEO of ConvoyMaroof AhmedFounder at Octopus VenturesJustin SwartPartner at Bitkraft Esports VenturesCollin WallaceGeneral Partner at Lobby Capital
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Ilya SutskeverCo-founder of OpenAI; co-founder & CEO of Safe SuperintelligenceNick FrosstCo-founder of CohereYasmin RazaviInvestor at Spark CapitalImran BashirFounding Partner, Chief Operating Officer at Extreme Venture PartnersKarim GillaniGeneral Partner at Luge CapitalAndrew MiklasGeneral Partner at Y Combinator
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Fred WilsonCo-founder & Partner at Union Square VenturesElad GilSolo general partner investing through Gil CapitalAileen LeeFounder & Managing Partner of Cowboy VenturesHemant TanejaCEO & Managing Director of General CatalystNat FriedmanCo-lead of Meta Superintelligence Labs; co-founder of NFDGBrad FeldCo-founder of Foundry and Techstars
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Shared employers
Also worked at ego1
Also worked at Meta304
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