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Akash Ramdas
FounderCEO at Discovered Materials
Stanford, California, United States
FoundedDiscovered Materials · YC
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About
Akash Ramdas previously founded Matforge and holds advanced degrees in materials science and engineering from Stanford, including a master's degree, PhD, and postdoctoral fellowship. He is now working on AI-driven materials discovery.
CEO at Discovered MaterialsYC X26
Intro paths
Akash went through Y Combinator (Spring 2026) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
Their group partner at YC was Aaron Epstein, General Partner at Y Combinator — the partner who ran Discovered Materials's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Akash Ramdas?
- Akash Ramdas previously founded Matforge and holds advanced degrees in materials science and engineering from Stanford, including a master's degree, PhD, and postdoctoral fellowship. He is now working on AI-driven materials discovery.
- Where does Akash Ramdas work?
- Akash Ramdas is CEO of Discovered Materials.
- What companies did Akash Ramdas found?
- Akash Ramdas founded Discovered Materials.
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Stanford University mafia2,290
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Indian Institute of Technology, Madras mafia152
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