# Akhilesh Nevatia

> Engineering @ Palantir | Constantly Building

Location: New York, New York, United States
Profile: https://flows.cv/akhileshnevatia

interests: Applied AI, product dev, vc, strategy, startups
 
PS: If you're building something others think is quixotic and believe I can help, hmu: akhilesh.nevatia[at]gmail[dot]com

## Work Experience
### Forward Deployed Software Engineer @ Palantir Technologies
Jan 2025 – Present | New York City Metropolitan Area

### Research Assistant @ Iowa State University
Jan 2025 – Jan 2025
Exploring (multi-objective) shortest path problems for autonomous systems (in dynamic environments), advised by Dr. Tichakorn (Nok) Wongpiromsarn

### Venture Scout @ Soma Capital
Jan 2025 – Jan 2025
Investing in pre-seed / seed

AI Deal Group, Deal Sourcing, Research and Investment Memos ($1 billion AUM)

### Strategy @ Mercor
Jan 2025 – Jan 2025
Executing growth strategies, building agentic outreach workflows, and sourcing domain experts on campus for Mercor

### Research Fellow @ Contrary
Jan 2024 – Jan 2025
Researching & writing analytical memos on Applied-AI/ML + Fintech Startups
Companies covered: Captions AI, DeepL, Inworld AI

### Strategy @ Perplexity
Jan 2024 – Jan 2024
600+ new registered users in < 2 weeks ( 1000+ overall ) 
Boosting campus traction using special projects and product demos

### Software Engineer @ Raytheon Technologies
Jan 2024 – Jan 2024
Resolving software issues in Commercial Avionics

### Forward Deployed Software Engineer @ Palantir Technologies
Jan 2024 – Jan 2024 | New York City Metropolitan Area
Closely worked with F50 clients to build & deploy applications integrated with business ops across 250+ locations

### Research Assistant @ Iowa State University Honors Program
Jan 2022 – Jan 2024
Developing and rigorously analyzing results of a stego-detection software that indicates presence of a hidden message in a smartphone image, advised by Dr. Jennifer Lee Newman

### Software Engineer @ Collins Aerospace
Jan 2023 – Jan 2023 | Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States
Embedded System Software & Root cause analysis within Commercial Avionics

### Math + CS Tutor @ Iowa State University - College of Engineering
Jan 2022 – Jan 2022 | Ames, Iowa, United States
Tutored 50+ Students in Multivariable Calculus, Python, OOP in Java, and Algo

### Engineering Apprentice @ NASA - National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Jan 2022 – Jan 2022 | United States
Gained experience in process of writing, reviewing, and scoring technical proposals through lens of a NASA reviewer in the L'Space NPWEE Program

### Coffee Bar Attendant @ Iowa State University
Jan 2021 – Jan 2021 | Ames, Iowa, United States
Learnt how to make amazing Coffee, improved my customer interaction and sales skills in the process :)


## Education
### Software & Math
Iowa State University

### Stanford Pre-Collegiate in Multivariable Calculus
Stanford University

### High School in Physics, Chemistry, Math, CS
Delhi Public School -  Bangalore South

### Startups
buildspace

### FIITJEE


## Contact & Social
- LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/akhilnev
- Portfolio: https://akhilnev.github.io
- GitHub: https://github.com/akhilnev
- Portfolio: https://x.com/akhilnev

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Last updated: 2026-03-30