Ayush Sharma is the founder and CEO of Warp[1], an AI-native employee management, payroll, and compliance platform[4]. Sharma holds a Bachelor's degree in Computer Science from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (2015-2019) and a Master's degree in Systems and Machine Learning from MIT (2019-2020)[7][8]. Prior to founding Warp, he worked as an Engineer in Core Machine Learning at Yelp from August 2020 to August 2021[6]. Warp was accepted into Y Combinator's Winter 2023 cohort and has raised $85 million in funding from Battery Ventures, PeakXV, Sapphire, Sound Ventures, Y Combinator, and SV Angel[4]. The company provides payroll, compliance, and benefits services to thousands of organizations across 50 states[4].
Founded
Experience
- Founder and CEOWarpFeb 2023 to Present
- Engineer - Core Machine LearningYelpAug 2020 to Aug 2021
Education
Massachusetts Institute of Technology · Master's degree, Systems and Machine Learning2019 - 2020
Massachusetts Institute of Technology · Bachelor’s Degree, Computer Science2015 - 2019
Media & appearances
- Building AI-native Payroll, Compliance and Benefits I Enginears PodcastEnginears · Feb 11, 2026
- Actor life is not Easy ( Full Podcast ) Ayush Sharma @HustleBustleShoww Studies, Passion, HardWorkHustle Bustle Show
In the news
- Ayush Sharma on X@ayushswrites · Aug 20, 2026
- Ayush Sharma on X@ayushswrites · Aug 18, 2026
- Ayush Sharma on X@ayushswrites · Aug 14, 2026
- Ayush Sharma on X@ayushswrites · Aug 14, 2026
- Ayush Sharma on X@ayushswrites · Aug 12, 2026
- Ayush Sharma on X@ayushswrites · Aug 5, 2026
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