About
Aayush Sheth is the founder of Metis, which builds post-training and continual-learning infrastructure for enterprise agents.
Founder at MetisYC S25
Intro paths
YC
Aayush went through Y Combinator (Summer 2025) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
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Their group partner at YC was Harj Taggar, General Partner at Y Combinator — the partner who ran Metis's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗
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In turn, Aayush can intro founders to Metis's investors below.
Metis's investors · 3
Co-founders at Metis
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Aryan ShahFounder
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Marcus YearwoodFounder
Experience
- DoorDashHead of Applied AIcurrent2026 — present
- MetisCo-Foundercurrent2025 — presentSan Francisco, California, United States
- Amazon Web Services (AWS)Machine Learning @ Annapurna Labs2024Cupertino, California, United States
- AxonSoftware Engineer Intern2023United States
- Stony Brook University College of Engineering and Applied SciencesGarcia Research Scholar2021 — 2022Stony Brook, New York, United States
- TeamsCodeCo President2020 — 2022
- Cartogram, IncSoftware Intern2020Bellevue, Washington, United States
Skills & more
- 2020-2021 WGHS Investment Competition Global Finalist — Wharton Global Youth Program
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Aayush Sheth?
- Aayush Sheth is the founder of Metis, which builds post-training and continual-learning infrastructure for enterprise agents.
- Where does Aayush Sheth work?
- Aayush Sheth is Founder of Metis.
- What companies did Aayush Sheth found?
- Aayush Sheth founded Metis.
- Where did Aayush Sheth go to school?
- Aayush Sheth studied at Duke University (Bachelor's degree, Majoring in Computer Science With a Concentration in AI/ML); Tesla STEM High School (High School, STEM).
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