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Vishnu Sampathkumar

Founder

Founder at Autumn AI

San Francisco, California, United States

FoundedAutumn AI Β· YC

About

Founder and CEO of Autumn AI, which identifies early-stage startup founders and companies through signals including incorporation filings, GitHub activity, and hiring patterns.

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Vishnu Sampathkumar @vishnusampathk1

I've never seen as many WHOOPs in the world as i've seen in sf. and i think people in sf get WHOOPs solely so they can flex about their red/yellow recovery score and prove how hard they're grinding

Jul 28, 2026 Β· β™₯ 5

Vishnu Sampathkumar @vishnusampathk1

while @cognition acquires @interaction, i'm here getting offers to acquire a dog training company in southern jersey doing <1M in revenue. https://t.co/V7r3WuIhsn

Jul 28, 2026 Β· β™₯ 18

Vishnu Sampathkumar @vishnusampathk1

all my time in sf i miss new york and all my time in new york i know why i'm in sf...

Jul 28, 2026 Β· β™₯ 9

Founder at Autumn AIYC W26

Intro paths

YC

Vishnu went through Y Combinator (Winter 2026) β€” any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.

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Their group partner at YC was Ankit Gupta, General Partner at Y Combinator β€” the partner who ran Autumn AI's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile β†—

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In turn, Vishnu can intro founders to Autumn AI's investors below.

Autumn AI's investors Β· 1

Y Combinator

Co-founders at Autumn AI

SKShiv Kampani
Shiv KampaniFounder

Experience

  1. Autumn AI (YC W26)Co-Founder, CEOcurrent2026 β€” presentSan Francisco, California, United States
  2. Modulus LabsMachine Learning Intern2024San Francisco, California, United States
  3. Sierra VenturesData Analyst and Investment Intern2023 β€” 2024San Mateo, California, United States
  4. BrainSightAIMachine Learning Engineer Intern2023Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
  5. National Institute of Mental Health and Neuro SciencesResearch Intern2019 β€” 2022
  6. UC Santa BarbaraScholar: Research Mentorship Program2020

Education

  1. Columbia UniversityBachelor's degree, Computer Science2022 β€” 2025
  2. Y CombinatorW26

Same school

Also attended Columbia University552

Ben HorowitzCo-founder & General Partner at Andreessen HorowitzDoug LeonePartner at Sequoia Capital; former Global Managing PartnerChris DixonFounder & Managing Partner of a16z crypto at Andreessen HorowitzGabriella GiglioHR & Executive Talent at General CatalystScott BillerInvestor at GV (Google Ventures)Erica VanInvestment Director at Intel Capital

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Also attended Y Combinator1,463

Akshat GoenkaInvestor at Moonfire VenturesJon XuGeneral Partner at Y CombinatorTed ChaiAssociate at Scale Venture PartnersLeo LuInvestor at Foundation CapitalMaroof AhmedFounder at Octopus VenturesYusuf SherwaniCo-Founder and CEO at Pelago; a Londoner living in New York City

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Shared employers

Also worked at Autumn AI (YC W26)1

Shiv KampaniFounder at Autumn AI

Also worked at Sierra Ventures32

Mark FernandesManaging Partner at Sierra VenturesTim GuleriInvestor at Sierra VenturesBen YuInvestor at Sierra VenturesVignesh RavikumarInvestor at Sierra VenturesShomik GhoshInvestor at Sierra VenturesShashank SaxenaInvestor at Sierra Ventures

+ 26 more

Also worked at BrainSightAI1

Abishek BalendranAssociate Vice President at Nirvana Venture Advisors

Also worked at UC Santa Barbara23

Erica DelamareInvestor at DaphniJustin FengSenior Associate at Atlas VentureMatthew StottsCo-founder and Partner at Cerulean VenturesTim ArnoldInvestor at Steamwork VenturesEmily SimsInvestor at VMG PartnersHuican ZhuManaging Partner at Amino Capital

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