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Shreya Karpoor

Shreya Karpoor

Co-founder & CEO at Simplex (YC S24), MIT AI/Robotics alum

San Francisco, California
Joined March 2026

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Shreya Karpoor is a budding entrepreneur and co-founder/CEO of Simplex (YC S24), a startup focused on building production-grade web agents for enterprise integration with legacy portals. Her venture aims to provide reliable, controllable, and transparent AI solutions for complex web workflows, leveraging her background in computer vision and robotics. ycombinator+1
With dual degrees from MIT in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science (BS) and Artificial Intelligence (MEng), Shreya has a strong academic foundation. Her research experience includes work at the MIT Schwarzman College of Computing, MCube Lab for Autonomous Robotic Manipulation, and Biomimetic Robotics Lab, indicating a deep engagement with cutting-edge robotics and AI research. mitathletics
Shreya's industry experience spans prominent tech companies, including robotics engineering at Viam, software engineering at Microsoft, and a software internship at Tesla. Her time at Viam, in particular, solidified her interest in the fast-paced robotics industry and contributing to product development at smaller startups. viam
Beyond her technical pursuits, Shreya was a competitive fencer (Sabre) at MIT and showed early initiative in computer science education through her involvement with ProjectCSGIRLS during high school. She also contributed as an author to MIT's student newspaper, The Tech, showcasing broader interests and communication skills. mitathletics+2

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Competed in Women's Fencing (Sabre weapon) for MIT. mitathletics