# Swupnil Sahai

> Swupnil Sahai is the co-founder and CEO of SwingVision, which uses a smartphone camera and on-device AI to analyze racket sports. A Berkeley graduate and Columbia-trained statistician, he previously worked on computer vision for Tesla Autopilot and taught Berkeley’s Data 8 course. His tennis side project became an Apple Design Award-winning app backed by professional players including Andy Roddick and James Blake.

- **Role:** Co-founder and CEO at SwingVision
- **Organizations:** SwingVision, Tesla, University of California, Berkeley, Columbia University
- **Education:** B.A. with honors in Applied Mathematics, Statistics and Economics; minor in Chinese Language and Culture, University of California, Berkeley, Ph.D. in Statistics; study dates listed as 2013-2017 in his professional record; Columbia alumni directory lists the degree in 2018, Columbia University
- **Known for:** Co-founded SwingVision with his former UC Berkeley roommate Richard Hsu., SwingVision won the Innovation category of the 2023 Apple Design Awards., Led SwingVision through an announced $6 million Series A in October 2023.

## Career timeline

- **2013** — Graduated from UC Berkeley with honors in Applied Mathematics, Statistics and Economics; began graduate study at Columbia.
- **2016** — Released Swing, the Apple Watch predecessor to SwingVision, with Richard Hsu.
- **2017-2019** — Worked as a senior computer vision engineer on Tesla Autopilot.
- **2019** — Became SwingVision co-founder and CEO; SwingVision launched on the App Store in November.
- **2019-2024** — Served as a lecturer at UC Berkeley, teaching Data 8: Foundations of Data Science.
- **2023** — SwingVision won the Apple Design Award for Innovation and announced a $6 million Series A led by Authentic Ventures.
- **2025** — Discussed the launch of coach reviews and a motorized Swing Stick prototype in an October Second Serve interview.
- **2026** — Shared expanded free-tier features and progress on padel tracking, a motorized Swing Stick and ball tracing.

## Achievements

- Co-founded SwingVision with his former UC Berkeley roommate Richard Hsu.
- SwingVision won the Innovation category of the 2023 Apple Design Awards.
- Led SwingVision through an announced $6 million Series A in October 2023.
- Worked on single-camera 3D object tracking at Tesla Autopilot.
- Taught Data 8 at UC Berkeley; the spring 2024 course listed 1,287 enrolled students.
- Received a WWDC 2016 Scholarship, Columbia Dean’s Fellowship and Berkeley Regents’ and Chancellor’s Scholarship.

## Latest updates

- **2026-03** — Sahai reported that padel beta testers had recorded more than 600,000 shots; he also described continued testing of a motorized second-generation Swing Stick and upcoming ball tracing.
- **2026-02** — Sahai announced a free-tier expansion with four times the monthly recording hours, HD 60fps video and real-time audio line calls.
- **2025-10** — In a Second Serve interview, Sahai described coach reviews, including comments and screen recordings attached to match footage, and demonstrated a motorized Swing Stick prototype.

## Links

- Website: https://www.swupnil.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/swupnil
- Twitter/X: https://x.com/SwupnilSahai

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Last updated: 2026-10-22