DHANWANTH
// Atlanta, GA  ·  Georgia Tech  ·  2026
Dhanwanth Ragavan

Chip Designer. Builder. Founder.

Freshman Comp Eng @ Georgia Tech — designing FPAAs at the Integrated Computational Electronics Lab (ICE), building AI products recognized by Y Combinator, and obsessed with making hardware smarter.

GPA 4.0 YC Top 10% Georgia Tech '29 FPAA · SKY130 Dubai → Atlanta F-1 Visa
Open to Summer 2026 Chip Design & Semiconductor Internships
4.0
GPA
YC
Top 10%
17
Years Old
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FPAA Chip Design Georgia Tech · GPA 4.0 NYU Abu Dhabi Research Y Combinator Top 10% SKY130 CMOS · Analog Design Tastecast AI Python · Verilog · React Microsoft for Startups Drums 🥁 · Badminton 🏸 · Builder FPAA Chip Design Georgia Tech · GPA 4.0 NYU Abu Dhabi Research Y Combinator Top 10% SKY130 CMOS · Analog Design Tastecast AI Python · Verilog · React Microsoft for Startups Drums 🥁 · Badminton 🏸 · Builder

Everything about me — in one view.

Work · Research · Projects · Skills

Identity
Dhanwanth Ragavan
Freshman @ Georgia Tech
Computer Engineering
✦ GPA 4.0
About
Computer engineering student obsessed with energy-efficient chip design and building products that actually matter.

Founded companies, ran hardware research across two countries, shipped AI — all before finishing freshman year.
📍 Atlanta, GA  ·  Dubai (home)
🌐 English · Tamil · Hindi · Arabic · Spanish · French
🎓 Startup Exchange · Grand Challenges @ GT
Recognition
Top 10%
🚀 Y Combinator
Ranked in the top 10% of all applicants globally — out of thousands of the world's most competitive early-stage teams.
// Work & Research
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GT ICE Lab
Undergrad Researcher · FPAA & Analog Design
2026–now▾ Details
  • Designing and synthesizing analog standard cells and FPAAs using the SKY130 CMOS process
  • Applying MOSFET device physics and IC layout principles to reconfigurable analog computing research
  • Collaborating with graduate researchers on physical layout verification and simulation
Tastecast AI
Co-Founder & CEO
2026–now▾ Details
  • Built a real-time menu and inventory insights platform for local restaurants
  • Led full product direction, UI/UX design, and frontend development in React + Firebase
  • Conducted 30+ customer interviews and pilot tests
  • Recognized in the top 10% of all Y Combinator applicants — out of thousands of the world's most competitive early-stage teams
Internfinity
Co-Founder & CEO
2023–25▾ Details
  • Built and scaled an internship marketplace for high school students and corporations
  • Placed 10 students, partnered with 15+ companies, listed 100+ courses
  • Partnered with Microsoft for Startups and the Indian Consulate in Dubai
  • Led platform development, outreach, and all corporate partnerships
NYU Abu Dhabi
Research Intern · Hardware
2024–25▾ Details
  • Developed and validated hardware models using CMU SAFARI pLUTo for energy-efficient architecture research
  • Built cycle-accurate models and simulation pipelines analyzing performance, latency, and power trade-offs
Smartify Spaces
Intern · Home Automation
2023▾ Details
  • Deployed smart home automation, electrical wiring, and KNS infrastructure across multiple client sites
  • Improved deployment reliability and customer satisfaction through on-site system testing
CADGuide · YouTube
Creator · CAD Education
2023–25▾ Details
  • Created and ran a YouTube channel teaching CAD to beginners
  • Produced comprehensive tutorials making engineering design accessible to learners of all levels
Right Now
🔬
FPAA Research
ICE Lab @ Georgia Tech
🚀
Tastecast AI
YC top 10% · Building
📚
Freshman Year
Computer Engineering
Technical Skills
FPAA / Analog
Python
Java
Verilog
React / Firebase
CAD / Hardware
IC Layout
Hardware Modeling
// Hobbies — Beyond The Code

Not just an engineer.

Drummer. Badminton player. Pick one and try it.

Click the drums · or press keyboard keys (Q W E A S D F Space)
Q
Crash
W
Hi-Hat
E
Ride
A
Tom 1
S
Snare
D
Tom 2
F
Floor Tom
🦶 Bass Drum [SPACE]
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YouAI
Move mouse to control paddle  ·  Click to smash
Fun Facts
~/dhanwanth — zsh
$ cat facts.txt
→ speaks 6 languages natively
→ YC email before turning 19
→ 4.0 GPA @ Georgia Tech
→ founded a startup pre-college
→ plays drums in 3 different styles
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Beyond The Code
🥁Drums & Percussion
🏸Badminton
🌍6 Languages
🏗️Building Things
I play drums across 3 styles — classical, jazz, and rock. On the court, I've coached and competed in badminton competitively. Outside of engineering, I believe creativity and sport are what keep ideas fresh.
// Get In Touch
Let's build
something.
dragavan3@gatech.edu
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