Vishvam Rawal is Co-Founder and CTO at Prana (YC W26), an AI primary care doctor platform that provides continuous, proactive healthcare through medical records and wearables integration. He applies quantitative expertise to building high-frequency data infrastructure for health signals.

Vishvam studied Applied Mathematics and Computer Science at UC Berkeley and previously worked in quantitative research and equities algorithmic development, building high-reliability production systems at firms including Weiss Asset Management.

Vishvam has deployed applied AI in medical settings, having previously engineered voice agents for medical billing and custom chatbots for physical therapy clinics. His quant background enables him to bring rigorous engineering discipline to healthcare technology.

Prana was founded in 2025 and is part of Y Combinator's Winter 2026 batch, with operations based in San Francisco. The company is currently live in beta with early users, offering 24/7 physician access at a fraction of traditional care costs.

Prana automates 90% of healthcare grunt work including history taking, logistics, and triage, allowing human doctors to focus on high-leverage clinical decisions. The platform monitors for clinical drift to catch subtle health declines that traditional annual physicals miss between visits.