Sriharsha Guduguntla

Let me drop some knowledge about Sriharsha Guduguntla – this guy’s a straight-up machine. He’s a YC S23 founder, but honestly, his story’s way more than just that. It’s about someone who’s been grinding in AI and startups forever, and now he’s building some advanced shit.

So, he’s got a solid background – graduated from Berkeley in CS, right? The dude’s always been into tech, AI, and pushing the boundaries. Before Hyperbound, he was at Salesforce working on their AI chatbot builder, which is no joke. That’s some serious enterprise AI experience. Plus, he spent time at UC Berkeley’s RISE Lab doing research on AI and distributed systems, so he’s been deep in the tech trenches long before jumping into startups.

He’s also co-founded and founded a couple of startups – Calypso and Easy Loop – showing he’s been all about that entrepreneurial grind from early on. He even crushed it as a founding engineer at Bloom, a financial edtech startup. So, the dude’s been in the game, building, launching, and experimenting with AI and tech in different angles.

Fast forward, he jumps into YC – first in 2020, then again this year with Hyperbound, which is his real passion project. Hyperbound’s wild – they’re building a virtual sales gym that uses AI to train sales folks (SDRs and AEs) through roleplay with AI buyers. Think about it – AI that actually helps salespeople get better, faster. That’s some next-gen sales enablement, and Sriharsha is leading the charge. His whole career screams “I want to make AI work for real people, for real results.”

What’s crazy is how he’s been all about blending AI with education and sales – that’s his sweet spot. He’s got over a decade of experience building AI models, and he’s deep in the conversation about conversational AI and EdTech. Dude’s active in RevGenius and the Sales Enablement Collective, so he’s plugged into the community and always pushing the boundaries.

Honestly, what I get from Sriharsha is that he’s driven by a real passion to solve problems that matter – making sales smarter, education more interactive, AI more practical. He’s not just in it for the hype; he’s been building in the trenches, learning, failing, and crushing it. That’s the kind of founder who’s gonna keep innovating, keep pushing, and probably change the way a lot of sales teams and learners do their thing.

Long story short? He’s the real deal – a tech vet, a startup guy, a builder who’s all about making AI work for the hustle. That’s Sriharsha Guduguntla.