Edgar Babajanyan

Edgar Babajanyan is the Co-Founder and CTO of Captain, a Y Combinator (F25) backed startup aiming to revolutionize enterprise knowledge search. He leads the development of an 'Infinite Context window' retrieval engine designed to achieve significantly higher accuracy (up to 95%) compared to traditional RAG pipelines. ycombinator+1

With a strong background in AI engineering and research, Edgar specializes in Natural Language Processing, Computer Vision, and the development of AI-powered solutions. He has experience building production RAG pipelines and contributing to projects involving autonomous drones and object scanning algorithms. ycombinator+2

Currently pursuing Bachelor of Science degrees in Network Engineering and Systems Analysis and Design at Purdue University, Edgar also serves as an Undergraduate Teaching Assistant for Information Technology Architectures and has been a Development Lead for the Autonomous Robotics Club of Purdue (ARC) and RISE3. purduearc+3

Edgar is an active participant in the hackathon community, demonstrating expertise across various programming languages (Python, JavaScript, TypeScript, React, Angular.Js, Java, C, Node.js, Vuejs) and has received accolades including 'Hackathon Winner Level 1' and 'X Hackathons Level 6'. devpost

Beyond his technical pursuits, Edgar has diverse interests including playing the piano, tennis, and chess, and enjoys cooking. nitter