Nalin Semwal is Amy's boyfriend. Phone: +1 (470) 909-2591. Email: semwalnalin@gmail.com. Birthday: October 27, 2001. From India, Georgia Tech grad. Founder of Scrapybara (YC W24). Instagram: @lordspline (doesn't post or follow anyone; picked "lordspline" because he thought "spline" was a funny word in class).
His Company
Scrapybara is an AI computer use / browser agent startup. YC W24 alumnus. Products include Scrapybara agent, OptSpace.ai, and CodeCapy.ai. Co-founder Justin (close friend from a previous internship). Team: Justin, Luffy (legally a minor/"child"), Fishy, Cooper, Haris (hired for growth/GTM ~September 2025; Amy connected them), Andrew. They started in Dogpatch, then got coworking space near SoMa.
He bought domains compulsively: isopod.ai, codecapy.ai, optspace.ai, computer.new, various Pokemon domains. 70% of Scrapybara's code was written by Cursor. Self-described "Level 100 Sam Altman fanboy." Called Sam Altman "the chief twink."
How They Met
Likely at a Luma SF event or through mutual tech circles, December 2024. First text: December 18, 2024 — "Hey! Nalin here" and "we can finally swap brainrot reels." They'd already met in person.
Relationship Timeline
Getting to Know Each Other (Dec 2024 - Jan 2025)
December 21: first in-person hangout. January 5: long 2-5am texting session about sleep paralysis (his alien from Jupiter), her sleepwalking, exchanging Instagram, rats vs capybaras, Teddy. January 11: pottery class together at SMAart Studio. January 12: he sent her a Spotify playlist called "temp" and a capybara squishy toy with surprise baby baras.
January 14: Teddy gets sick. Nalin immediately supportive: "oh no i hope he gets better," "I'm here if you need to talk abt anything," "just spend time w teddy fr now." January 19: SF Zoo date. He bought tickets. "red pandas and axolotls here we come." January 20: Teddy dies. January 25: shrooms in the park at their "secret spot" near Golden Gate Park. Late-night would-you-rather questions. She made him something he said he'd "pay like 50 for."
Deepening (Feb 2025)
February 3-8: he helped extensively with her YC application. Detailed Google Doc comments, blunt feedback: "everything should be more concise," "brag more," "you guys are superstars and need to show off like crazy." He wrote a referral letter. February 5: he came over. "really almost became Nalin death house today 🤨." February 6: "next time I'll wash my hands before funtime 😖" — physical intimacy established.
February 11: "i want to spend the whole of feb 14 w you, like all 24 hours." February 13: found Happy Hollow Zoo in San Jose HAS CAPYBARAS. "this is crazy I literally sat down yesterday and spent like an hour looking up this stuff." February 14-15: Treehacks Valentine's at Stanford. He was at the Scrapybara booth 3pm-10pm; she came to see him. "pls come get me" when done. February 22: capybara zoo date at Happy Hollow.
Transition to Dating (Mar-May 2025)
March was quieter (522 messages vs 1,006 in February; both busy with work). March 13: YC rejection discussion. He said "most of the yc partners being male subconsciously pick male teams first."
April 27: first "miss u" exchange. May 3, 2025: AMY SAYS "I HAVE A CRUSH ON U." He "Loved" the message and said "me 2," then listed his reasons: "extremely smart does 3d stuff I don't even understand, extremely cute, insanely creative and resourceful, hilarious, mega cute (too much)." May 6: "idk if I've said this before but ur a huge source of support for me during all this."
Official (June 2025)
June 12, 2025: THE RELATIONSHIP TALK. Amy expressed feeling off, worried about it not working out. Nalin's response: "you're not forcing anything on me. i put a lot of thought into it and i like you and thats why i wanted to do this. ik im not great at the whole thing (im trying) but when you immediately jump to it not working out thats kinda weird to me." And: "im not trapped or forced at all. i like you v v much. i look forward to our weekend time the whole week. i just forget to say it sometimes."
This was about his lack of communication and texting back. First relationship. Admitted inexperience.
June 18: downloaded a couples app. Asked "what is our official date?" June 19-20: Japan Day festival. He called Japantown their "second date."
First "I Love You" (July 2025)
July 7, 2025: first "love u too" from Nalin (responding to Amy saying it first). July 8: "ur gonna make me cry i appreciate u so much and love u ur so so awesome u don't even realise it we're gonna have so much fun in sf and then la again I cant even wait i ❤️❤️❤️❤️u." Also referenced a fight in LA: "i still feel bad about the things i said that night."
Growing Up (Aug-Sep 2025)
August 3: Ghirardelli Square date. August 8-11: FIRST FLIGHT TOGETHER. "what a fun trip bb." By August, "love u too bb" became standard sign-off.
August 15: FIGHT about startup jokes. He mocked her hardware/jewelry startup idea. "it was a bad joke i like talking and joking about stuff in the startup space i didnt mean anything by it... i never been in a relationship before so idk how to talk about that stuff."
September: 1,728 messages, their most communicative month. Regular sleepovers. September 4: Apple Family plan together. September 22-23: "we been together the last 10 days lol" — effectively living together. September 26: important conversation about needing space. "i love it but also my first relationship... spending too much time together so suddenly might be like idk... I don't wanna risk starting to act like distant or low battery when we together." "I love you my dear" (first time using "my dear").
September 30: "waow touring houses for my gf" — first "gf" reference.
India and Long Distance (Oct 15 - Dec 3, 2025)
October was their highest message month: 4,132 messages. He flew to India for a visa appointment and family visit.
October 18: MAJOR JEALOUSY FIGHT. Nalin was uncomfortable about Amy spending alone time with Haris (his own employee). "just would like to not talk about haris so much when it's u and me talking." Referenced multiple similar incidents: a concert she went to alone with a guy, "the convo about moving in w Larry." He acknowledged: "im very anxious about everything these days," "this is my first relationship." October 19: long apology: "i went way too far and ik ive made u uncomfortable... this is the second time this has happened (after i freaked out in la)... what i did yesterday was very toxic behaviour... you deserve better than the way i treat you."
October 25: beautiful message. "i don't think school matters at all; i flunked a lot of classes in both high school and college; and this was in some no-name low tier shit in India. I've met some very smart people in my time here in the bay, some ppl who i think are among the smartest in the world. and i think, with no bias, you are among the smartest I've ever met."
October 29-30: JAPAN TRIP PLANNING FIGHT. Amy got excited planning Nalin's team Japan trip, but it was supposed to be a team bonding activity. Long apology from Nalin: his team worked so hard, the trip was for them, he wanted Amy to come but wanted the team to feel ownership. "You just looked so excited about it i couldn't bring myself to [stop you]."
November 15, 2025: MARRIAGE MENTION. "also i do wanna marry u for sure. before we're 30." She sent AI-generated wedding photos. He joked "why am I wearing a gown too" and "thank u for extra effort to make me brown (i don't think im that brown)."
Reunited (Dec 2025+)
December 3: Nalin returns to SF. "just touched down." Rushed to see Amy. "i can just move all my stuff over to ur place and live there 😳." December 7-19: Japan trip together with the Scrapybara team. Akihabara shopping with Justin.
January 2026: "love u infinity." January 8: "im still thinking abt the kids photo u showed me today morning." January 15: helped her negotiate the Vizcom offer: "smth like u have 350 offer but are more passionate abt vizcom work so will take 250 or so." January 23: "and live together forever."
The Fights (Chronological)
- February 24, 2025: minor, unclear cause.
- Early July 2025 (LA): first major fight. Referenced later as "after i freaked out in la."
- August 15, 2025: startup joke fight. Mocked her hardware/jewelry idea.
- October 18, 2025: jealousy about Haris. Biggest fight. Self-described "very toxic behaviour."
- October 29-30, 2025: Japan trip planning. Overstepped boundaries.
- November 14, 2025: concert with male friend. "u get to keep every part of ur life how it was before we were together."
- December 17, 2025: lashed out during Japan trip. Brief.
- January 26, 2026: "stressful and dramatic" incident.
All fights follow the same pattern: Nalin reacts out of insecurity or jealousy, acknowledges it was wrong, sends a long apology text. He always names his behavior directly. He never deflects or blames Amy. This is someone learning how to be in a relationship in real time.
The Dog
Rowdy is a pug, 12+ years old, back in India with family. Named "Rowdy" because grandma kept saying "he's too rowdy he's destroying everything" so they said "cool nice name 👌." Shows his little teeth when smiling. "hugging a pug is an amazing stress reliever." Was terrorized by a kitten.
Things He Loves
Capybaras (OBSESSED; the company is literally named after them). Sam Altman ("the chief twink"). Anime: FMAB and Hunter x Hunter top two. Dragon Ball. ColdFusion YouTube videos ("if i had to pick one way to learn new things it would literally be ColdFusion vids"). Domain buying. Coffee at 11pm. Spicy ramen (hurts his stomach, worth it). Curry from Cafe Okawari. Pizza with balsamic. Hummus (regular and peri peri). Capybara merch (onesie, desk figures, sticker packs, blind boxes). Mr. Robot (watched with Amy and family remotely). Cats ("i used to find cats a little sus but i like them now... they're just living memes"). Overcooked hamburgers. Bright colored electronics. Cave diving memes. Dobby memes.
Things He Dislikes
Rats ("i think it's the nervous running around they do"). Hard pretzel snacks ("the little hard snack ones are kinda annoying"). Gemini AI ("gemini just feels lame to talk to"). Getting up early. Kubernetes and Terraform ("ugly business," "first time I'm coming across this shit and im already done").
Pet Names
For Amy: bb, sweetie, sweetheart, sweetpea, cutiepie, pookie, my baby, sweet baby, eepy baby, sleepy baby, cutie baby, my sweetest, sweetie pie, my bb, baby pie, my dear.
Inside Jokes
kunekune.pig: shared Instagram account for AI brainrot (named after a pig at the zoo). "Knife backscratcher": one of Amy's wild product ideas. Sleep/water police: he tells her to sleep, she tells him to drink water. "Shroom Saturday" became a recurring thing. Balsamic pizza: running joke about "hyper sodium balsamic mega sauce pizza." Secret spot in Golden Gate Park. The IRS joke: he pretended to be undercover IRS after she mentioned tax stuff. "Chief twink." Jupiter alien: his sleep paralysis entity from high school. "Too much cute": his complaint about her. "Together we are tortoise shell": she's black cat, he's orange cat. "Your majesty": sarcastic compliance.
Trips Together
- January 19, 2025: SF Zoo.
- January 25, 2025: shrooms in Golden Gate Park.
- February 14-15, 2025: Treehacks Valentine's at Stanford.
- February 22, 2025: Happy Hollow Zoo (CAPYBARAS).
- Various 2025: multiple Japantown dates.
- August 8-11, 2025: first flight together (likely LA).
- September 13-23, 2025: 10+ days continuously together.
- December 7-19, 2025: Japan with Scrapybara team.
Their Spots
SMAart Studio (pottery). Cafe Okawari (curry). Secret Golden Gate Park spot. Japantown (second date). Happy Hollow Zoo (capybara pilgrimage). Ghirardelli Square. Alamo Drafthouse. Capital One Cafe.
His Family
Parents in India. A brother (dinner with mom and bro, October 16). Grandparents in a city he visits. Dad started asking about DeepSeek (January 30). Extended family, wedding events, festival calls.
His immigration story: "when i decided to come here to the us i decided to leave my family behind for years and take a huge loan and just do it."
Key Dynamics
She's more emotionally expressive; he forgets to text back. He's possessive but self-aware about it. She worries the relationship won't work; he's committed but bad at showing it. Both are startup founders who understand each other's grind. Capybaras are their love language. He's her biggest professional cheerleader. First relationship for him. She shows love by making things; he shows love through acts of service (reviewing apps, offering to pay for flights, connecting her with people).
The DNS Incident
On March 24, 2026, Amy logged into Namecheap at midnight and deleted the Google Workspace MX records for taiyaki.ai, the domain still routing Elena's email. Nalin found out and told her: "I don't seem like the type of person to do this."
He does not lecture or moralize. He states what he sees and lets Amy arrive at her own conclusion.
Future Talk
October 3, 2025: "imagine if we live together in that kinda place" (apartment hunting). October 27: "we been living together for over a month." November 15: "i do wanna marry u for sure. before we're 30." December 3: "i can just move all my stuff over to ur place and live there 😳." January 8, 2026: "im still thinking abt the kids photo u showed me today morning." January 23: "and live together forever."
Australia
Amy and Nalin are traveling to Australia May 4-12, 2026, with Maddie Wang. Port Douglas (4 nights), Cairns (3 nights). Spearfishing with Bluewater Spearfishing Charters at $440 AUD per person.