Rohan Karthik

Rohan Karthik is the Co-founder and Chief Executive Officer of Inversion Semiconductor, an advanced manufacturing technology startup operating in the semiconductor sector. The company, backed by Y Combinator as part of its W25 cohort, develops compact particle accelerator-based lithography machines designed to etch advanced chip circuits. Inversion Semiconductor aims to address critical supply chain bottlenecks in an industry where the most advanced existing lithography units currently cost approximately $400 million each. Prior to founding the enterprise alongside CERN alumnus Daniel Vega, Karthik automated semiconductor chip design processes at Arm and led the Karman Space Programme to build high-power rockets. He holds a Master's degree in Mechanical Engineering from Imperial College London. Karthik's current professional focus centers on leveraging his mechanical engineering background to commercialize next-generation semiconductor manufacturing hardware and overcome global chip production limitations.