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Vela

Active · AI Recruiting Coordinator for Executive Search

WebsiteYC profile

Why it ranks

How the rank works
12signal of 100 · rising 12
  • team of 15Team size · YC's directory+6.2
  • went through YCProgram · this site+4
  • hiringHiring · Titles (titles.fru.dev), YC+2

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Competitors

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Adjacent

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CarevoShared: coordinator, findAntler 2023Not statedOther
RegulusTechnologiesShared: recruiting500 Global 2017Not statedOther

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10x ScienceThe AI-native platform for next-generation protein characterization.team of 5hiringActiveAI
21stUI building blocks for the agentic internetteam of 3ActiveAI, Devtools
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Agentic FabriqThe control plane for AI agents.team of 2ActiveAI
Alt-XBuilding the best venue for private markets exposure.team of 2ActiveAI, Data

Founders

  • Gobhanu Sasankar KorisepatiFounder/CEO
  • Saatvik Suryajit KorisepatiFounder/CTO

About Vela

Scheduling one interview panel takes a dozen emails. Then someone moves a call and you start over. Vela is an AI Scheduling Coordinator that handles it end to end. Just CC Vela on the thread like you would a person. It reaches out, finds times that work for everyone, chases the people who don't reply, reschedules when things change, and confirms. Over email, SMS, and WhatsApp, at any hour your candidate happens to respond. No dashboard. No new workflow. Your team works the way it already works, without the scheduling.

YC batch
W26 · Winter 2026
Status, per YC
Active
Category
AI
Team size
15
Location
San Francisco, CA, USA
Founded
2026
Checked
6h ago

Changes seen

Team sizeOct 5, 2026

Team went from 2 to 15 people.

Source ↗

Vela in W26: 199 companies, 81% AI

LinkedIn

Vela: questions

Which YC batch was Vela in?

Vela was in Y Combinator's Winter 2026 batch (W26).

Is Vela still active?

Y Combinator lists Vela as active.

Who founded Vela?

Vela's founders, as listed on its YC page: Gobhanu Sasankar Korisepati (Founder/CEO), Saatvik Suryajit Korisepati (Founder/CTO).

Where is Vela based?

Vela lists San Francisco, CA, USA as its location on YC's directory.