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Yash Rathod

Founder

CEO at Origin

San Francisco, California, United States

FoundedOriginOrigin · YC

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About

Yash Rathod studied computer science at UIUC and has conducted research in computer vision and reinforcement learning. He is the CEO of Origin.

CEO at OriginYC W26

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YC

Yash went through Y Combinator (Winter 2026) — 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 — the partner who ran Origin's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗

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In turn, Yash can intro founders to Origin's investors below.

Origin's investors · 6

Andreessen HorowitzMenlo Park · $500K – $50M checksGlasswing VenturesBoston · $100K – $5M checksPhosphor CapitalShah Family OfficeTopology VenturesMiami BeachY CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2026

Co-founders at Origin

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Malhar BhideCTO
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Founder of Siren BiotechnologyFounder & CEO, Siren Biotechnology · UCSF

Founder at Origin

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Origin's investors · 19

01 AdvisorsSan Francisco · $1M – $10M checks500 GlobalPalo Alto · $150K checks · since 2019Abstract VenturesSan Francisco · $250K – $750K checksAmboy Street VenturesVeniceBlue Venture FundsChicago · $1M – $20M checksCoatue ManagementNew York · $1M – $20M checksFelicis VenturesSan Francisco · $500K – $15M checksFELIX CAPITALLondon · $1M – $20M checksFloodgateMenlo Park · $500K – $5M checksGeneral CatalystSan Francisco · $30M checksMerus CapitalMenlo Park · $200K – $2.5M checksMGV.VCSan Francisco · $500K checksOperator CollectivePalo Alto · $500K – $1.5M checksSemperVirens Venture CapitalSan MateoSJF VenturesDurham · $1M – $10M checksSteelSky VenturesAtlanta · $100K – $5M checksTechstarsBoulder · $220K checksY CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checksZ21 VenturesSan Francisco Bay Area · $500K – $1M checks

Co-founders at Origin

MWMatt Watson
Matt WatsonFounder
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Ashish DagaFounder
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Carine CarmyFounder
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Chris BruceFounder
CP
Chris PruchaFounder
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Joel OngFounder
JDJoão de Paula
João de PaulaFounder
MBMalhar Bhide
Malhar BhideFounder

Frequently asked questions

Who is Yash Rathod?
Yash Rathod studied computer science at UIUC and has conducted research in computer vision and reinforcement learning. He is the CEO of Origin.
Where does Yash Rathod work?
Yash Rathod is Founder of Origin.
What companies did Yash Rathod found?
Yash Rathod founded Origin, Origin.

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