# Vivek Adarsh

> Vivek Adarsh is the San Francisco-based co-founder and CEO of Mithrl, an AI company building tools for scientific data analysis. A computer science PhD from UC Santa Barbara, he previously researched wireless networks and edge computing, worked at NVIDIA and Hewlett Packard Labs, and led airline-software startup AviAI.

- **Role:** Co-founder and CEO at Mithrl
- **Organizations:** Mithrl, AviAI, University of California, Santa Barbara, Hewlett Packard Labs, NVIDIA
- **Education:** PhD, Computer Science, University of California, Santa Barbara, MS, Computer Science, University of California, Santa Barbara, BTech, Electrical Engineering, University of Pune
- **Known for:** HPE Best in Class intern project award for SARAS in 2020, in a fair with more than 400 interns., Completed a computer science PhD at UC Santa Barbara in July 2022; MOMENT Lab’s twentieth PhD graduate., Named co-inventor on US11436054B1, granted September 6, 2022.

## Career timeline

- **2015** — Research intern at NVIDIA in Singapore, January-April, according to his 2022 CV.
- **2017-2022** — Graduate research assistant at UC Santa Barbara, advised by Elizabeth Belding.
- **2018** — Software engineering internship at LogMeIn, June-September, according to his CV.
- **2019** — Participated in mobile broadband field measurements in New Mexico and presented research at IMC in Amsterdam.
- **2020** — Worked on SARAS at Hewlett Packard Labs; won Best in Class at the HPE virtual intern project fair.
- **2021** — Returned to Hewlett Packard Labs as a research associate working on SmartFabric.
- **2022** — Completed his PhD in July and became CEO of AviAI in August.
- **2023** — Co-founded Mithrl with Shara Balakrishnan.
- **2024** — Mithrl announced a $4 million financing led by Bonfire Ventures in November.
- **2026** — Mithrl announced a $20 million Series A in September and a Lexogen partnership in October.

## Achievements

- HPE Best in Class intern project award for SARAS in 2020, in a fair with more than 400 interns.
- Completed a computer science PhD at UC Santa Barbara in July 2022; MOMENT Lab’s twentieth PhD graduate.
- Named co-inventor on US11436054B1, granted September 6, 2022.
- Co-authored research comparing mobile broadband quality in tribal, rural, and urban settings.
- Co-founded Mithrl, which announced a $20 million Series A led by Obvious Ventures in September 2026.

## Latest updates

- **2026-10** — On October 13, Mithrl and Lexogen announced a partnership connecting Kangooroo with Mithrl-1.
- **2026-09** — Mithrl announced a $20 million Series A led by Obvious Ventures and early access to Mithrl-1.
- **2025-11** — Appeared on Mendelspod to discuss AI tools, customer empathy, and scientific serendipity.

## Links

- Website: https://vivekadarsh.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/vivekadarsh/

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Last updated: 2026-10-25