About
Vishnu Pathmanaban is a computer science graduate from Carnegie Mellon who previously led engineering at MealPal during its Series B and built point-of-sale software at Dripos, a YC-backed startup serving coffee shop operators.
Founder at TepaliYC W26
Intro paths
Vishnu went through Y Combinator (Winter 2026) — 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 Tepali's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗
In turn, Vishnu can intro founders to Tepali's investors below.
Tepali's investors · 1
Co-founders at Tepali
Experience
- Tepali (YC W26)Co-Foundercurrent2026 — present
- DriposSoftware Engineer2024 — 2025
- MealPalSoftware Engineer2023 — 2024
- TaniumSoftware Engineer Intern2022
- SimSpaceSoftware Engineer Intern2021
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Vishnu Pathmanaban?
- Vishnu Pathmanaban is a computer science graduate from Carnegie Mellon who previously led engineering at MealPal during its Series B and built point-of-sale software at Dripos, a YC-backed startup serving coffee shop operators.
- Where does Vishnu Pathmanaban work?
- Vishnu Pathmanaban is Founder of Tepali.
- What companies did Vishnu Pathmanaban found?
- Vishnu Pathmanaban founded Tepali.
- Where did Vishnu Pathmanaban go to school?
- Vishnu Pathmanaban studied at Carnegie Mellon University (BS, Computer Science); Y Combinator (W26); Bridgewater-Raritan High School.
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