Kashyap Nathan

Kashyap Nathan is the Co-Founder and CEO of Meridian, an AI-native enterprise search platform, currently on leave from his Computer Science studies at Georgia Institute of Technology to build the company. Meridian aims to create a "second brain" for organizations by capturing institutional knowledge and decision-making processes across various data sources, and has successfully raised $1M from a16z speedrun after participating in Y Combinator's F25 batch. github+2

He possesses extensive technical experience from internships at leading technology and research organizations, including OpenAI (Member of Technical Staff Intern), Palantir Technologies (Forward Deployed Engineer Intern), Amazon (Software Engineer Intern), and as a Machine Learning Researcher at DARPA, demonstrating a strong foundation in software engineering and AI/ML. linkedin+1

Kashyap has a history of engaging in notable projects, such as contributing to "shopkeep-gpt" at an OpenAI internal hackathon, a project recognized for its innovation as an autonomous, haggling vending machine. joyyang

Beyond his professional pursuits, Kashyap maintains diverse hobbies, including running, DJing, skiing, cooking, and poker, indicating a well-rounded personality with interests in both active and strategic pastimes. He also played competitive tennis in high school. github+2