Adhik Durga is Co-Founder and CTO of Applied Kinetics (YC F26), a Y Combinator-backed AI startup building specialized AI agents to automate sourcing and procurement of long-lead equipment for America's energy and data center infrastructure buildout.

Adhik studied Computer Engineering at Georgia Tech and previously worked at IBM on AI Agents, gaining deep expertise in enterprise automation and intelligent systems before co-founding Applied Kinetics alongside Rohit Naras.

A recognized innovator, Adhik won multiple competitive hackathons including CalHacks (Warp and Vapi tracks) and HackGT (Impericus track), and was named a National Merit Finalist, demonstrating a strong track record of technical excellence.

Applied Kinetics was accepted into Y Combinator's Fall 2026 batch and is backed by YC with Harj Taggar as primary partner, validating the team's vision to deploy AI agents across critical industrial supply chains.

Applied Kinetics targets the multi-trillion-dollar energy and data center infrastructure sector, with AI agents that chase suppliers, track equipment approvals, and flag delays, replacing fragmented email and spreadsheet workflows across major industrial projects.