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About
Aayush Shah is cofounder and co-CTO of Blacksmith. He previously worked as a software engineer at Superblocks and as a systems engineer on the replication team at CockroachDB. He holds a degree in Computer Science from the University of Waterloo.
Co-founder at BlacksmithYC W24
Intro paths
Aayush went through Y Combinator (Winter 2024) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
Their group partner at YC was Jared Friedman, YC Group Partner — the partner who ran Blacksmith's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗
In turn, Aayush can intro founders to Blacksmith's investors below.
Blacksmith's investors · 6
Co-founders at Blacksmith
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Aayush Shah?
- Aayush Shah is cofounder and co-CTO of Blacksmith. He previously worked as a software engineer at Superblocks and as a systems engineer on the replication team at CockroachDB. He holds a degree in Computer Science from the University of Waterloo.
- Where does Aayush Shah work?
- Aayush Shah is Co-founder of Blacksmith.
- What companies did Aayush Shah found?
- Aayush Shah founded Blacksmith.
Founder mafias
Y Combinator mafia10,594
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Google mafia1,712
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University of Waterloo mafia428
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Cockroach Labs mafia8
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Superblocks mafia2
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