Divya Prakash

Energizer
DISC Type : I

Founding Engineer at Parley (YC S24)

San Francisco Bay Area, United States

Overview

Divya Prakash is a Founding Engineer at Parley, a Y Combinator S24 company. He specializes in building low-latency, scalable software systems using customized Machine Learning and predictive models. A graduate of BITS Pilani and Arizona State University, he holds certifications in Google Cloud infrastructure and has prior experience at HSBC.

As a graduate researcher, he developed an impedance controller for a 7-DOF KUKA LBR iiwa820 robotic arm, leveraging an Autoregressive Neural Network for predictive control.

Personality Overview

Full Of Energy

Big Picture Person

Imaginative

Unlike C or D types, they are vocal with their opinions but not so much with their questions.  They are naturally enthusiastic, so take their promise with a pinch of salt. They are not always early adopters but can be pursuaded by leveraging strong relationships.

Topics They Care About

Robotics & Control
His graduate research at ASU involved developing advanced impedance controllers for a 7-DOF KUKA robotic arm within the Neuromuscular Control and Human Robotics Laboratory.
Scalable Software Systems
He has a strong background in developing scalable, low-latency systems, including global payment microservices at HSBC and core infrastructure using AWS at a stealth startup.
Predictive Technologies
His stated interest is in building time-series predictive models for complex and noisy objective functions, a core part of his software engineering focus.

Media Appearances

Divya has no verified media appearances

Work History

2-2025
Founding Engineer at Parley (YC S24)
2-2024 - 2-2025
Founding Engineer at Stealth Startup
9-2022 - 2-2024
Graduate Student Researcher at ASU Neuromuscular Control and Human Robotics Laboratory
1-2023 - 12-2023
Graduate Student Assistant at Arizona State University
3-2022 - 6-2022
Senior Software Engineer at HSBC

Education

8-2022 - 12-2023
Master of Science - MS from Arizona State University
8-2016 - 5-2020
Bachelor of Engineering - BE from Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani

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Exp : 4 Location : San Francisco Bay Area, United States Job Level : Junior Designation : Founding Engineer at Parley (YC S24)
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Insights For Selling To Divya

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Talk about their team and how your product will help them do things better and easier
  • Speak enthusiastically with energy, maintain a clear and confident tone
  • Share some stories about how you you have helped people in similar positions succeed

DONT's

  • Don’t be too formal, focus on building comfort and trust
  • Avoid overloading them with too much detail
  • Don’t push them to make a decision too fast, let them get comfortable first

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Divya is

  • Relationship and trust can be vital with them, sometimes more than anything else.
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Divya

  • They are unlikely to say no directly, you have to make that decision yourself.

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Divya move?

  • They are not the fastest decision makers, their friendly approach can give false positive signals.
  • Can Divya take some risk or not?

  • They may take certain risks that they deem unlikely of personal repercussions.

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