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Vishruth Nagendra studied Aerospace Engineering and Computer Science at IIT Bombay and has previously founded a Y Combinator-backed company. He started a medical data annotation business and headed data acquisition and controls for IIT Bombay Racing.
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Experience
- HyphenboxFounder & CEOcurrent2025 — presentSan Francisco, California, United States
- Hyphen (YC W25)Founder & CEO2024 — 2025San Francisco Bay Area
- Craze (YC S22)Founding Team2023 — 2024Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
- Ripik.AIMachine Learning Engineer2023Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
- IIT Bombay RacingSubsystem Tech Lead - Software (Controls, Communications and Data Acquisition)2022 — 2023Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
- IIT Bombay RacingJunior Software Design Engineer2021 — 2022Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
- IIT Bombay RacingTrainee in Embedded Systems2021Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
- IntuteFounder2022Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
- E-Cell, IIT BombayCorporate Relations & Operations Executive2021 — 2022Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
- E-Cell, IIT BombayCorporate Relations Organiser2021Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
- Finance Club, IIT BombayMember2021 — 2022
- Mood Indigo IIT BombayCoordinator2021 — 2022Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
- IIT Bombay Mars Rover TeamMechanical Design Engineer2021Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
Education
- Y CombinatorWinter 20252024 — 2025
- Indian Institute of Technology, BombayBachelor of Technology - BTech, Aerospace Engineering (Major) Computer Science and Engineering (Minor)2020 — 2023
- RV PU CollegeHigh School (11th and 12th), STEM (Physics2018 — 2020
- Podar International School, HassanGrade 9-102016 — 2018
Skills & more
Go-to-Market Strategy4Machine Learning4Project ManagementData ScienceCorporate Communications1Quantitative Finance1Creative Pitching1GPT-4Financial Analysis1Equity ResearchOptimizationEvent Management
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Software DevelopmentGenetic AlgorithmsEngineeringPrinted Circuit Board (PCB) DesignBattery Management SystemsLTSpiceTransformersMathematicsNegotiationPublic SpeakingProblem SolvingAnalytical SkillsLanguages English · French · Hindi · Kannada · Telugu
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- Who is Vishruth Nagendra?
- Vishruth Nagendra studied Aerospace Engineering and Computer Science at IIT Bombay and has previously founded a Y Combinator-backed company. He started a medical data annotation business and headed data acquisition and controls for IIT Bombay Racing.
- Where does Vishruth Nagendra work?
- Vishruth Nagendra is CEO of Hyphenbox.
- What companies did Vishruth Nagendra found?
- Vishruth Nagendra founded Hyphenbox.
- Where did Vishruth Nagendra go to school?
- Vishruth Nagendra studied at Y Combinator (Winter 2025); Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay (Bachelor of Technology - BTech, Aerospace Engineering (Major) Computer Science and Engineering (Minor)); RV PU College (High School (11th and 12th), STEM (Physics).
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