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- Jayesh K. Gupta@rejuvyeshFounder/CEO · SilurianS24Industrials · Seattle
- Nikhil ShankarFounder · SilurianS24Industrials · Seattle
FOUNDERROLEBATCHINDUSTRYLOCATIONTEAMX_url
Jayesh K. GuptaSilurianFounder/CEOSummer 2024IndustrialsSeattle, United States6https://x.com/rejuvyeshNikhil ShankarSilurianFounderSummer 2024IndustrialsSeattle, United States6—
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Nikhil Shankar
Founder·Silurian
PRIMARY INFO
RoleFounder· not in title
Team size6
BatchSummer 2024
LocationSeattle, United States
Company statusActive
StageEarly
BIO
Nikhil is a co-founder and chief engineer at Silurian AI. Previously he was a software engineer at AWS SageMaker and prior to that he dropped out of his PhD in applied mathematics where he was working on problems in fluid dynamics.
Ex-company, school and discipline below are derived from this bio. Nothing is inferred when the bio is missing.
BACKGROUND
CredentialsPhDDropout / Thiel
DisciplineResearcherKeyword match from the bio text, not a classifier.
TRACK RECORD
First YC company on record
COMPANY CONTEXT
Silurian
Foundation models to simulate Earth, starting with weather.
Co-foundersJayesh K. Gupta@rejuvyesh
