Summary
Sai Gurrapu is a founder and machine learning engineer with eight years of experience building product-grade AI systems and startups from research to scale. Currently CEO and Co‑Founder at Hypercubic, he’s focused on agentic AI for mainframe operations after leading ML R&D at Apple where his embedded ML shipped on 200M+ devices. He previously co-founded Wonderly, a conversational search startup with paying customers, and has a strong research background with first-author papers and funded projects in time series and multimodal vision. A decorated hackathon winner, Z Fellows alum, and Forbes Under 30 Scholar, Sai blends rapid product iteration with rigorous ML research and a track record of winning competitive programs. He’s comfortable spanning end-to-end ML systems—research, embedded deployment, and go-to-market—and has repeatedly turned prototype research into shipped, impactful products. An often-overlooked strength is his ability to secure top-tier mentorship and VC backing, demonstrated by selective fellowships and YC‑adjacent funding.
8 years of coding experience
6 years of employment as a software developer
Master of Science - MS Computer Science Machine Learning Natural Language Processing, Master of Science - MS Computer Science Machine Learning Natural Language Processing at Virginia Tech
Advanced Studies Diploma, Advanced Studies Diploma at Chantilly High School