Aayam Bansal
FounderFounder at Synthetic Sciences
San Francisco, California, United States
FoundedSynthetic Sciences · YC
About
Aayam Bansal developed COVID-19 helpline infrastructure for the Indian government and previously founded AISock, a patented orthopaedic device that was acquired. He has published research in machine learning conferences including NeurIPS, ICML, and ICLR, and participated in the Z-Fellows and Emergent Ventures programs.
Founder at Synthetic SciencesYC W26
Intro paths
YC
Aayam went through Y Combinator (Winter 2026) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
GP
Their group partner at YC was Gustaf Alstromer — the partner who ran Synthetic Sciences's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗
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In turn, Aayam can intro founders to Synthetic Sciences's investors below.
Synthetic Sciences's investors · 1
Co-founders at Synthetic Sciences
IG
Ishaan GangwaniFounder
Experience
- Synthetic Sciences (YC W26)Co-Founder, CEOcurrent2025 — present
- MIT Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory (CSAIL)Researcher2025
- Carnegie Mellon UniversityResearch Fellow2025
- aisock (Acquired)Founder & CEO2024 — 2025
- National University of SingaporeMachine Learning Researcher2024 — 2025Singapore
- NASA - National Aeronautics and Space AdministrationCo-Led @Team Resonance, AI & Automation Head2024 — 2025
- University of OxfordComputer Vision Researcher2024
- Jadavpur UniversityCV & ML Research Intern2024West Bengal, India
- Pratichi TrustResearch Intern2023 — 2024India
- Nature Environment and Wildlife Society (NEWS)Project Intern2023West Bengal, India
- Government of IndiaData & Operations Analyst (COVID-19 Response)2020 — 2022Kolkata, West Bengal, India
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Aayam Bansal?
- Aayam Bansal developed COVID-19 helpline infrastructure for the Indian government and previously founded AISock, a patented orthopaedic device that was acquired. He has published research in machine learning conferences including NeurIPS, ICML, and ICLR, and participated in the Z-Fellows and Emergent Ventures programs.
- Where does Aayam Bansal work?
- Aayam Bansal is Founder of Synthetic Sciences.
- What companies did Aayam Bansal found?
- Aayam Bansal founded Synthetic Sciences.
- Where did Aayam Bansal go to school?
- Aayam Bansal studied at Y Combinator (W26); Z Fellows; Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences (Harvard Venture Tech Winter Fellow).
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