Yash Kadadi
FounderFounder at Forerunner AI
San Francisco, California, United States
FoundedForerunner AI · YC
About
Yash Kadadi has held software and autonomy engineering roles at Anduril, SpaceX, and NASA. He holds a bachelor's degree in computer science from Stanford University and is pursuing a master's degree in the same field.
Founder at Forerunner AIYC F24
Intro paths
YC
Yash went through Y Combinator (Fall 2024) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
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Co-founders at Forerunner AI
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Will NidaFounder
Experience
- ForerunnerCEO, Co-Foundercurrent2024 — presentSan Francisco, California, United States
- Anduril IndustriesSoftware Engineering2024Atlanta, Georgia, United States
- SpaceXSoftware Engineering2024Redmond, WA
- Luminary CloudData Science/ML2022Redwood City, California, United States
- NASA - National Aeronautics and Space AdministrationAI Intern - Space Radiation Analysis Group2019 — 2020Houston, Texas Area
- Metaclipse Therapeutics CorporationResearch Intern2018Greater Atlanta Area
- Who Wants to be a Millionaire"Whiz Kid"2017Las Vegas, Nevada Area
Skills & more
Python (Programming Language)1MATLAB1Java5Microsoft Office3Final Cut Pro1Adobe Creative Suite1Git4Microsoft Excel1Drones2Loitering Munitions Engineering2Software Development1Satellite Systems1
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Artificial Intelligence (AI)SoftwareScientific ComputingFull-Stack DevelopmentEntrepreneurshipProduct ManagementPhysics SimulationMachine LearningComputational Fluid Dynamics (CFD)Science CommunicationAerospace EngineeringPianoLanguages C++ · Chinese · English · Java · Python
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Yash Kadadi?
- Yash Kadadi has held software and autonomy engineering roles at Anduril, SpaceX, and NASA. He holds a bachelor's degree in computer science from Stanford University and is pursuing a master's degree in the same field.
- Where does Yash Kadadi work?
- Yash Kadadi is Founder of Forerunner AI.
- What companies did Yash Kadadi found?
- Yash Kadadi founded Forerunner AI.
- Where did Yash Kadadi go to school?
- Yash Kadadi studied at Stanford University (Master of Science - MS, Computer Science); Stanford University (Bachelor of Science - BS, Computer Science); The Westminster Schools (High School Diploma, High School).
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