Aditya Jha
| Aditya Jha | |
| Occupation | Co-founder, Verne Robotics |
|---|---|
| Known for | Verne Robotics, AI models for robotic skill learning |
Aditya Jha is a technology entrepreneur and co-founder of Verne Robotics, a San Francisco-based startup that develops artificial intelligence models capable of teaching robot arms new skills in hours. The company is part of Y Combinator's Summer 2025 batch.[1]
Career
Before co-founding Verne Robotics, Jha worked in product management at Microsoft.[2] The specifics of his tenure there, including which teams or products he worked on, have not been disclosed in public sources.
Jha co-founded Verne Robotics alongside Neil Nie, who serves as the company's chief executive officer. The company builds AI models designed to control robot arms, enabling them to acquire new capabilities in a matter of hours rather than through lengthy traditional programming or training processes. Verne Robotics targets businesses seeking to automate back-of-house operations and offers a pay-by-the-hour business model for its robotic services.[3]
According to the company, its customers include a biotech unicorn, a leading biotech non-profit organization, and a direct-to-consumer apparel brand. Customer names have not been publicly disclosed.[4]
Disambiguation note
Multiple individuals named Aditya Jha appear in recent public records. One Aditya Jha was appointed as Additional Independent Director at Innovision Limited, an Indian listed company, in April 2026.[5] A separate individual named Aditya Jha has been noted for philanthropic work in education in Nepal.[6] Neither of these individuals is confirmed to be the same person as the co-founder of Verne Robotics. This article concerns only the Aditya Jha associated with Verne Robotics and Y Combinator's Summer 2025 cohort.
References
- ↑ "Verne Robotics – Y Combinator". 'Y Combinator}'. Retrieved 2025-06-01.
- ↑ "Verne Robotics Founders". 'FounderTrace}'. Retrieved 2025-06-01.
- ↑ "Verne Robotics". 'Verne Robotics}'. Retrieved 2025-06-01.
- ↑ "Verne Robotics – Y Combinator". 'Y Combinator}'. Retrieved 2025-06-01.
- ↑ "Innovision Appoints Aditya Jha, Revamps Board Committees for Governance". 'Whalesbook}'. Retrieved 2025-06-01.
- ↑ "Aditya Jha's Philanthropic Work in Nepal Education". 'LinkedIn}'. Retrieved 2025-06-01.