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Ahmad Khan

Founder

Founder at Parameter (fka Hex Security)

Palo Alto, California, United States

FoundedParameter (fka Hex Security) Β· YC

About

Ahmad Khan studied mathematics at the University of Waterloo and has worked on robotic systems with on-chain skill sharing and world models research prior to co-founding Hex Security.

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ahmad khan @zer0day

why r so many people having an offsite next week

Jun 17, 2026 Β· β™₯ 7

ahmad khan @zer0day

my brain is a living dying crm these days

Jun 16, 2026 Β· β™₯ 5

ahmad khan @zer0day

bro we were in the middle of shipping a big featureπŸ™πŸ»πŸ™πŸ» https://t.co/VaMlzbUprE

Jun 13, 2026 Β· β™₯ 5

Founder at Parameter (fka Hex Security)YC W26

Intro paths

YC

Ahmad went through Y Combinator (Winter 2026) β€” any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.

GP

Their group partner at YC was Gustaf Alstromer β€” the partner who ran Parameter (fka Hex Security)'s batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile β†—

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In turn, Ahmad can intro founders to Parameter (fka Hex Security)'s investors below.

Parameter (fka Hex Security)'s investors Β· 1

Y Combinator

Co-founders at Parameter (fka Hex Security)

HAHuzaifa Ahmad
Huzaifa AhmadFounder
PYPrama Yudhistira
Prama YudhistiraFounder

Experience

  1. ParameterCo-Foundercurrent2026 β€” present
  2. OpenMindResearch Engineer2024 β€” 2025San Francisco, CA
  3. KuzcoResearch Engineer2024San Francisco Bay Area
  4. University of WaterlooTA2024
  5. RubrikSoftware Engineer2022

Education

  1. University of WaterlooBachelor's degree, Mathematics
  2. Y Combinator

Founder mafias

Y Combinator mafia8,668

Also came through, then founded or led a company.

Sam AltmanPresidentFounded LooptFred EhrsamYC Summer 2012Founded CoinbaseMatt HuangYC Winter 2011Founded HotspotsTrae StephensYC Winter 2022Founded PursuitDelian AsparouhovYC Summer 2014Founded Nightingale +1Justin KanYC Winter 2018Founded Rye +3

+ 8,661 more

University of Waterloo mafia183

Also came through, then founded or led a company.

Oleg KostourHonours Bachelor of Architectural StudiesFounded AtlasGrid +1Anton KrutianskyBachelor of Applied Science (B.A.Sc.)Founded AtlasGrid +1Eric MigicovskyBachelor of EngineeringFounded Beeper +1Kevin LiengineeringFounded jo +1Eric BlondeelBAScFounded Samos Insurance +1Mike MillerFounded Epoch +1

+ 176 more

Parameter mafia3

Also came through, then founded or led a company.

Huzaifa AhmadFounderFounded Parameter (fka Hex Security)Prama YudhistiraCo-FounderFounded Parameter (fka Hex Security)

Parameter (fka Hex Security) mafia3

Also came through, then founded or led a company.

Huzaifa AhmadFounderFounded ParameterPrama YudhistiraFounderFounded Parameter

Same school

Also attended University of Waterloo343

Chamath PalihapitiyaFounder & CEO of Social CapitalKarim GillaniGeneral Partner at Luge CapitalRohan MongaInvestment Associate at Luge CapitalAndrew MiklasGeneral Partner at Y CombinatorAniTalent Team at Hummingbird VenturesAlex KolicichInvestment Team at 8VC

+ 337 more

Also attended Y Combinator2,000

Leo LuInvestor at Foundation CapitalMaroof AhmedFounder at Octopus VenturesJustin SwartPartner at Bitkraft Esports VenturesVictor SantosVictor Scout at One Way VenturesSwapnil JainCEO, Observe.AI at EMERGENT VENTURESChase AdamPartner at Very Serious Ventures

+ 1,994 more

Shared employers

Also worked at Parameter3

Abhishek SharmaManaging Director at Nexus Venture PartnersHuzaifa AhmadFounder at Parameter (fka Hex Security)Prama YudhistiraFounder at Parameter (fka Hex Security)

Also worked at University of Waterloo61

Rohan MongaInvestment Associate at Luge CapitalKartik TalwarGeneral Partner at A.Capital VenturesWael NafeeGeneral Partner at RAED VenturesLeah MorrisExecutive Director, Encode: AI for Science at Pillar VCInshaal QadirAnalyst at Panache VenturesDominic BartonPartner at Radical Ventures

+ 55 more

Also worked at Rubrik17

Nancy WangInvestor at Felicis VenturesAsheem ChandnaInvestor at Greylock PartnersNicole PerlrothVenture Partner at Ballistic VenturesMark SmithExecutive Advisor at TCVVasu MurthyCPO Fellow at Mighty CapitalAdam GoldbergInvestments at Standard Crypto

+ 11 more