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- Sanjeev ChauhanFounder/CEO · Synapse SemiconductorS26Industrials · Durham
- Tania RoyFounder · Synapse SemiconductorS26Industrials · Durham
FOUNDERROLEBATCHINDUSTRYLOCATIONTEAMX_url
Sanjeev ChauhanSynapse SemiconductorFounder/CEOSummer 2026IndustrialsDurham, United States2—Tania RoySynapse SemiconductorFounderSummer 2026IndustrialsDurham, United States2—
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Sanjeev Chauhan
Founder/CEO·Synapse Semiconductor
PRIMARY INFO
RoleFounder/CEO
Team size2
BatchSummer 2026
LocationDurham, United States
Company statusActive
StageEarly
BIO
I like to break things and build things 2 IEDM publications, 3 years Seed Stage VC, scaled deaplearning.com to 300k users, Stanford Linear Accelerator National Lab ML Researcher, IPAC 1st Author
Ex-company, school and discipline below are derived from this bio. Nothing is inferred when the bio is missing.
BACKGROUND
Credentialsnone mentioned
DisciplineResearcherKeyword match from the bio text, not a classifier.
TRACK RECORD
First YC company on record
COMPANY CONTEXT
Synapse SemiconductorNew semiconductors that merge compute and vision
Co-foundersTania Roy
