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).

Vishnu Hari

Founder

Founder at ego

San Francisco, California, United States

Foundedego · YC

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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 ego YC W24

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Vishnu went through Y Combinator (Winter 2024) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.

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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ego's investors · 3

468 CapitalBerlin Orange CollectiveDanville Y CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2024

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Experience

egoceo & foundercurrent2023 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
MetaProduct Manager2021 — 2023San Francisco Bay Area
various corpossojourn in the desert2015 — 2021desert

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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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About

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Also worked at Meta460

Founder at ego YC W24