Akshay Narisetti
India
Summary
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RockstarAkshay Narisetti is a generative AI engineer and tinkerer-turned-founder with five years of hands-on experience building robotics, embedded systems, and developer-facing software. Now CEO of Pocket (YC W26) and an alum of YC-backed programs and AI hardware residencies, he blends product leadership with deep technical craftsmanship—from building 100+ robots and the world’s largest open-source AI wearable to authoring mobile SDKs and solving tricky embedded webview OAuth flows. His background spans startups and major firms (Questbook, BharatX, JPMorgan) and includes teaching a popular Udemy hardware programming course with a 9,500+ student community. Comfortable shipping both hardware and software, he has a knack for turning experimental prototypes into scalable developer tools and experiences. Based in San Francisco and pursuing graduate studies at Georgia Tech, he pairs entrepreneurial grit with a lifelong curiosity that began building drones at age 12. Notably, he leverages rare cross-domain expertise in robotics, embedded firmware, and generative AI to accelerate product-first AI hardware initiatives.
5 years of coding experience
Github Skills (69)
python10
react-redux10
deep-learning10
ros10
robotics10
ml10
transcription10
ai10
neural-network10
computer-vision10
tensorflow10
mobile10
flutter10
machine-learning10
nextjs10
Programming languages (10)
Github contributions (5)
TheRoboticsClub/gsoc2022-Akshay_Narisetti
Jun 2022 - Sep 2022
Contributions:86 commits, 35 PRs, 56 pushes in 3 months
akshaynarisetti/E-Ink
Apr 2021 - Nov 2022
First-ever OCR Document scanner written with ❤️ in Native Kotlin
Contributions:1 release, 10 commits, 1 PR in 1 year 6 months
kotlinocr
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