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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.
CEO 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
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 CEO of Tepali.
- What companies did Vishnu Pathmanaban found?
- Vishnu Pathmanaban founded Tepali.
Founder mafias
Y Combinator mafia10,594
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Carnegie Mellon University mafia562
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Tanium mafia6
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Bridgewater-Raritan High School mafia4
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
MealPal mafia2
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