Rithvik Chuppala
| Rithvik Chuppala | |
| Occupation | Software engineer, entrepreneur |
|---|---|
| Known for | Co-founder of Clodo |
| Education | University of California, Berkeley |
Rithvik Chuppala is an American software engineer and entrepreneur. He is the co-founder of Clodo, a startup that provides planet-scale people search for go-to-market (GTM), sales, recruiting, marketing, and operations teams. Clodo is a member of the Y Combinator Summer 2025 (S25) batch.[1]
Early life and education
Chuppala attended the University of California, Berkeley, where he studied computer science. During his time at Berkeley, he served as a Head Teaching Assistant and undergraduate Graduate Student Instructor (uGSI) for CS 186 (Database Systems) from 2021 to 2023.[2] He was also a student researcher at the Berkeley NetSys Lab from 2022 to 2024. Additionally, he was a member of Traders at Berkeley, the university's undergraduate quantitative finance club.[3]
Career
Before founding Clodo, Chuppala held internships at Databricks (2023) and Citadel (2023). After graduating, he worked as a software engineer at Databricks from 2024 to 2025.[4]
In 2025, Chuppala left his position at Databricks to co-found Clodo with Sid Rajaram. The company is based in San Francisco and was accepted into Y Combinator's Summer 2025 batch. Clodo describes its approach as "Vibe GTM," enabling users to find and reach their ideal customer profiles (ICP) through natural-language prompts rather than requiring the assembly of multiple prospecting, enrichment, and outreach tools.[5]
The platform is designed to consolidate outbound sales workflows into a single AI-driven interface. Rather than treating outbound sales as a volume-based activity, Clodo frames it as a signal-extraction and communication problem. The company claims over 128,000 leads discovered through its platform and offers a Chrome extension with a 4.9-star rating on the Google Chrome Web Store. Clodo's customers include other startups such as Eragon, Docura Health, Novoflow, and Acctual.
In a LinkedIn post, Chuppala described leaving a $350,000 technology job to pay himself $40,000 at his startup, noting that he had maintained a 3.96 GPA in college and completed five tech internships before graduating.
References
- ↑ "Clodo: Planet-scale people search". 'Y Combinator}'. Retrieved 2026-03-19.
- ↑ "CS 186 Staff". 'UC Berkeley CS 186}'. Retrieved 2026-03-19.
- ↑ "Members". 'Traders at Berkeley}'. Retrieved 2026-03-19.
- ↑ "Rithvik Chuppala". 'LinkedIn}'. Retrieved 2026-03-19.
- ↑ "Clodo". 'Clodo}'. Retrieved 2026-03-19.