Find your path to Yuga
531 people in our graph share verified history with Yuga — schools, employers, funds. One of them is your warm intro.
Mounisha AnumoluunlockedYuga: together at Goldman Sachs (2024)
×4Yuga: together at Goldman Sachs
×3Yuga: together at Massachusetts Institute of Technology
×3Yuga: together at MIT Media Lab
About
Yuga Patel is a co-founder at Ekpa with a background in computer science and artificial intelligence from MIT.
Founder at EkpaYC S26
Intro paths
YC
Yuga went through Y Combinator (Summer 2026) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
GP
Their group partner at YC was Ankit Gupta, General Partner at Y Combinator — the partner who ran Ekpa's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗
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Co-founders at Ekpa
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Anant AsthanaFounder
Experience
- EkpaCo-Foundercurrent2026 — presentCambridge, Massachusetts, United States
- Frank & EileenAI/ML Intern2025 — 2026
- MIT Media LabResearch Assistant2025 — 2026
- AbbVieAutomation Engineering Intern2025Massachusetts, United States
- Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyUndergraduate Researcher2025Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States
- Al Hussein Technical University (HTU)Electrical Engineering Instructor2025Amman, Jordan
- Goldman SachsGoldman Sachs Possibilities Summit Attendee2024Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States
- FIRSTDirector of Engineering - (FRC & FTC)2020 — 2024Jersey City, NJ
- Jersey City Free Public LibraryCo-Founder: Games and Minority Academy for Minorities2022 — 2024Jersey City, NJ
- Greener JCPresident & Co-Founder2022 — 2024Jersey City, NJ
- The Belgian PlateSales Associate2021 — 2022Jersey City, NJ
Skills & more
Research SkillsData CollectionQualitative ResearchPresentation SkillsResearch DesignDesignComputer-Aided Design (CAD)Organizational Leadership1Business StrategyProject ManagementTeaching1Early-Stage Startups
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OnshapeLeadershipLanguages English · Gujarati · Hindi · Spanish
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Yuga Patel?
- Yuga Patel is a co-founder at Ekpa with a background in computer science and artificial intelligence from MIT.
- Where does Yuga Patel work?
- Yuga Patel is Founder of Ekpa.
- What companies did Yuga Patel found?
- Yuga Patel founded Ekpa.
- Where did Yuga Patel go to school?
- Yuga Patel studied at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Bachelor of Applied Science - BASc, Artificial Intelligence and Economics); Ronald McNair High School (High School Diploma).
Founder mafias
Y Combinator mafia10,230
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Massachusetts Institute of Technology mafia1,221
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Goldman Sachs mafia531
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AbbVie mafia13
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Shared employers
Also worked at Ekpa1
Also worked at MIT Media Lab178
Ryan SheaCo-founder of Blockstack (Stacks)Matt DonahoeCo-founder of SkydioWesley ChanInvestor at Felicis VenturesDr. Catherine HavasiAdvisor at AI CapitalWill JackInvestor at Alsop Louie PartnersArjan SchütteFounder & Managing Partner at Core Venture Capital
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Aileen LeeFounder & Managing Partner of Cowboy VenturesMatt HuangCo-founder and Managing Partner at ParadigmMichael TruellCo-founder & CEO of CursorRaquel UrtasunFounder & CEO of WaabiColin WebbFounder & CEO of Avatar RoboticsAbraham BachrachCo-founder & CTO of Skydio
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