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Yash Patil

Unicorn founder

CEO at Applied Compute

San Francisco, California, United States

FoundedApplied Compute$1.3B

Thiel Fellow 2024

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1,150 people in our graph share verified history with Yash — schools, employers, funds. One of them is your warm intro.

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About

Yash Patil of Austin, TX was named a Thiel Fellow in the class of 2024, the Thiel Foundation's program that pays young founders a two-year stipend to build instead of finishing a degree. The Foundation's announcement for that class records that they were working on OpenAI.

CEO at Applied Compute

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Applied Compute's investors · 7

Abstract VenturesSan Francisco · $250K – $750K checksConversion CapitalSan Francisco · $500K – $5M checksKleiner PerkinsMenlo Park · $500K – $15M checks · since 2026Lux CapitalNew York · $100K – $100M checksNeoScribble VenturesPortola Valley · $750K – $1.5M checksSV AngelSan Francisco

Co-founders at Applied Compute

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Rhythm GargFounder
LLLinden Li
Linden LiFounder

Experience

  1. Applied ComputeCo-Founder, CEOcurrent2025 — presentSan Francisco, California, United States
  2. OpenAIMember of Technical Staff2023 — 2025San Fransisco, CA
  3. OpenAIMember of Technical Staff, Resident2023San Francisco, California
  4. TreeHacksCo-Director2022 — 2023Stanford, California, United States
  5. Armadillo LabsCo-Founder2022 — 2023
  6. ActivelySWE Intern2022Stanford, California, United States

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Yash Patil?
Yash Patil of Austin, TX was named a Thiel Fellow in the class of 2024, the Thiel Foundation's program that pays young founders a two-year stipend to build instead of finishing a degree. The Foundation's announcement for that class records that they were working on OpenAI.
Where does Yash Patil work?
Yash Patil is CEO of Applied Compute.
What companies did Yash Patil found?
Yash Patil founded Applied Compute.
Where did Yash Patil go to school?
Yash Patil studied at Stanford University (Bachelor of Sciences (B.S.), Computer Science).

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