About
Aahel Iyer led UX teams at Lyft, Faire, and Dashworks across compliance, finance, and generative AI products. He is co-founder of Midship, an AI platform for SOX testing.
Founder at MidshipYC S24
Intro paths
YC
Aahel went through Y Combinator (Summer 2024) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
GP
Their group partner at YC was Diana Hu, General Partner at Y Combinator — the partner who ran Midship's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗
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In turn, Aahel can intro founders to Midship's investors below.
Midship's investors · 3
Co-founders at Midship
KT
Kieran TaylorCo-Founder
MM
Max MaioCo-Founder
Experience
- OptroDirector of Product Managementcurrent2026 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- MidshipCo-Foundercurrent2024 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- DashworksFounding Product Designer2023 — 2024San Francisco, California, United States
- FaireSenior Product Designer2022 — 2023San Francisco Bay Area
- LyftProduct Designer2018 — 2022San Francisco Bay Area
- LyftProduct Design Intern2018San Francisco Bay Area
Skills & more
Rapid Prototyping7User Experience (UX)1Interaction DesignDesign Thinking8Adobe Creative Suite7
From Aahel's professional profile.
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Aahel Iyer?
- Aahel Iyer led UX teams at Lyft, Faire, and Dashworks across compliance, finance, and generative AI products. He is co-founder of Midship, an AI platform for SOX testing.
- Where does Aahel Iyer work?
- Aahel Iyer is Founder of Midship.
- What companies did Aahel Iyer found?
- Aahel Iyer founded Midship.
- Where did Aahel Iyer go to school?
- Aahel Iyer studied at Y Combinator; Rochester Institute of Technology (Bachelor's degree, New Media Design).
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Rochester Institute of Technology mafia16
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Faire mafia9
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Lauren (Luna) Ray VegterProduct LeadFounded Thermeleon +1Kevin BaiFrontend Engineer (Co-op)Founded Slash +1Suchintan SinghMachine Learning EngineerFounded Skyvern +1Brad MurraySenior Frontend DeveloperFounded BeeperWael Al SallamiStaff EngineerFounded CraftOSAditya (JP) JayaprakashSoftware Engineer 2Founded Blacksmith
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Dashworks mafia3
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Same school
Also attended Y Combinator2,000
Tarek MansourCo-founder & CEO of KalshiSuhail DoshiFounder of Mixpanel; founder of ParticleSubomi OluwalanaCo-founder & CEO of ConvoyArhaan A.Deeptech Fellow at Clear VenturesMaroof AhmedFounder at Octopus VenturesJustin SwartPartner at Bitkraft Esports Ventures
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Anna SweetInvestor at Makers FundJim HuntGeneral Partner at Lavrock VenturesDavid GrenetzInvestor at Notable CapitalClifford J. P. GilmanManaging Director and Chief Compliance Officer at Venture Investment AssociatesAndrew RadinInvestor at Inception Studio CapitalKylie TrettnerInvestment & Research Analyst at Undeterred Capital
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Shared employers
Also worked at Optro1
Also worked at Midship3
Also worked at Dashworks3
Also worked at Faire19
Kirsten GreenFounder and Managing Partner at Forerunner VenturesErica WaichmanHead of People & Community at Canvas VenturesFarouk RiceChief of Staff at Mythos Ventures Management, LlcRahul MehtaCo-founder at DST GlobalMatt MocharyInvestor at Fortius VenturesSara IttelsonInvestor at Accel
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