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Minchu Kulkarni

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Founding Engineer at Juicebox (YC S22)
📍 San Francisco, California, United States

Minchu Kulkarni is the Founding Engineer at Juicebox, a YC-backed startup. With a Masters in Human-Computer Interaction from the University of Washington, his expertise lies in building AI-powered tools. He was previously a Research Scientist at the Paul G. Allen School, focusing on accessibility technology and human-AI collaboration.

Outside of his primary role, Minchu is developing "fantail, " an AI-powered platform for brainstorming, writing, and visualization specifically for the film industry. This passion project highlights his interest in applying complex technology to creative fields and facilitating innovative ideas through prototyping and brainstorm facilitation.

During a previous role at Amuse Labs, he was known internally as "Employee 007. "

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Experience
6 Years
Current Role
Founding Engineer
Job Level
Middle
Location
San Francisco, California, United States
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Human+AI Collaboration
His research at the University of Washington involved creating tools like BusStopCV, which use real-time AI to assist human crowdsourcing efforts for data labeling.
Accessibility Tech
He has co-authored multiple papers and worked on projects like Project Sidewalk, using computer vision to assess sidewalk and bus stop accessibility from street-level imagery.
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Work history

7-2024
Founding Engineer
Juicebox (YC S22)
10-2023
Research Scientist
Paul G. Allen School of Computer Science & Engineering
7-2021 - 7-2022
Technical Lead
Amuse Labs
7-2020 - 6-2021
Senior Software Engineer
Amuse Labs
7-2018 - 6-2020
Software Engineer
Amuse Labs
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Education
8-2022 - 8-2023
Master's degree
University of Washington
2014 - 2018
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Ashoka University
Bachelor's degree
Ashoka University
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