# Kesava Kirupa Dinakaran

> Kesava Kirupa Dinakaran is the Indian co-founder and CEO of Luminai, a San Francisco enterprise automation company. A Guinness-record speedcuber and UWC Mahindra College alumnus, he helped organize Silk Road Biking before moving to the United States and supporting himself through hackathon prizes with co-founder Dmitry Dolgopolov. Luminai joined Y Combinator’s Summer 2020 batch; Dinakaran was named to Forbes’ 2023 Enterprise Tech 30 Under 30 list and the 2023 Thiel Fellowship class.

- **Role:** Co-Founder & CEO at Luminai
- **Organizations:** Luminai (formerly DigitalBrain), Silk Road Biking, Y Combinator, Thiel Fellowship
- **Nationality:** Indian
- **Education:** Chettinad Vidyashram, UWC Mahindra College, Startup accelerator program, Y Combinator
- **Known for:** Guinness-record 290 cube solves in one hour, August 2, 2015., Part of the 2018 Silk Road cycling project covering 4,000 kilometers and nine countries., We Are Family Foundation Global Teen Leader, 2019.

## Career timeline

- **2015** — Set the Guinness record for most 3x3x3 rotating puzzle cubes solved in one hour: 290, in Chennai on August 2.
- **2016-2018** — Attended UWC Mahindra College.
- **2018** — Cycled the Silk Road with three friends to promote intercultural understanding.
- **2019** — Named a We Are Family Foundation Global Teen Leader; moved to the United States and met Dmitry Dolgopolov at a hackathon.
- **2020** — Co-founded DigitalBrain and joined Y Combinator’s Summer batch.
- **2022** — DigitalBrain became Luminai; named to the Forbes 2023 Enterprise Tech 30 Under 30 list.
- **2023** — Named to the new Thiel Fellowship class.
- **2026** — Luminai announced a $38 million Series B, bringing stated total funding to $60 million.

## Achievements

- Guinness-record 290 cube solves in one hour, August 2, 2015.
- Part of the 2018 Silk Road cycling project covering 4,000 kilometers and nine countries.
- We Are Family Foundation Global Teen Leader, 2019.
- Forbes 30 Under 30, Enterprise Tech, class of 2023.
- Thiel Fellow, class of 2023.

## Latest updates

- **2026-04** — Luminai raised a $38 million Series B led by Peak XV Partners, with participation from Define Ventures, General Catalyst and Y Combinator; stated total funding reached $60 million.

## Links

- Website: https://www.luminai.com
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kesavakirupa
- Twitter/X: https://x.com/kesava_kirupa
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@squapeguy
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kesava_kirupa_dinakaran/

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Last updated: 2026-10-12