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Piramidal

YC W24

New York City, US · Founded 2024 · 10 employees · Hiring · 19 known investors

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Piramidal bridges in-vivo and in-silico intelligence for neuroscience research and clinical applications. The company develops technology that integrates biological data with computational intelligence.

Also known as piramidal.ai · Piramidal Inc.

Founders & leadership· Y Combinator alumni (W24)

Piramidal was founded in 2024 by Dimitris Fotis Sakellariou and Kris Pahuja.

DFDimitris Fotis Sakellariou
Dimitris Fotis SakellariouFounder & CEODimitris Fotis Sakellariou spent four years at IQVIA deploying AI systems for pharmaceutical and healthcare applications, and has over 12 years of experience in EEG research including clinical work in research hospitals and peer-reviewed publications. He studied at King's College London and is now founder and CEO of Piramidal.
KPKris Pahuja
Kris PahujaCo-FounderKris Pahuja held product leadership roles at Google and Spotify focused on AI and healthcare, and previously co-founded Gyftgo, which reached $1M ARR. At Google, he worked on Chrome OS monetization.
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Sahil ZubairFounding Eng
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Kyriacos XanthosFounding Eng
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Yaqub AlwanFounding Eng

Investors · 19

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The YC application· Winter 2024 batch

Company profile

researched Aug 2026

Piramidal Inc. is a neurotechnology company whose stated aim is to bridge in-vivo with in-silico intelligence, connecting biological brain data with computational systems. It was founded by Dimitris Fotis Sakellariou, who serves as Founder and CEO, and Kris Pahuja, Co-Founder and Chief Product Officer.

The company is backed by a $6M seed round led by Y Combinator, Lionheart Ventures and Adverb VC. It maintains an advisory group drawn from clinical neurology and neuroscience institutions, including Michalis Koutroumanidis (formerly Head of Epilepsy at St Thomas', London), Mark Richardson (Vice Dean for Neuroscience, King's College London), Imad Najm (Vice Chairman of Neurology, Cleveland Clinic) and Walter Greenleaf (Director of the Medical Mixed Reality Center, Stanford).

Traction

The company has raised a $6M seed round with participation from Y Combinator, Lionheart Ventures and Adverb VC, and has assembled advisors from epilepsy and neurology programs at St Thomas' London, King's College London, the Cleveland Clinic and Stanford.

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Technology

Piramidal describes its technical focus as bridging in-vivo signals with in-silico intelligence, linking biological neural data to computational models.

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Frequently asked questions

What does Piramidal do?
Piramidal is a New York-based neurotechnology company working to bridge in-vivo and in-silico intelligence.
Who founded Piramidal?
Piramidal was founded by Dimitris Fotis Sakellariou, Kris Pahuja in 2024.
Who are Piramidal's investors?
Piramidal's investors include Y Combinator, LIONHEART VENTURES, Adverb Ventures, futureland ventures, Gaingels, Geek Ventures, Ritual Capital, Virta Ventures and 10 more.
Where is Piramidal headquartered?
Piramidal is headquartered in New York City, US.