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Akash Ramdas

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Founder 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.

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Akash went through Y Combinator (Spring 2026) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.

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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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Discovered Materials's investors · 2

Transpose Platform ManagementHoustonY CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2026

Co-founders at Discovered Materials

ASAdvaith Sridhar
Advaith SridharFounder

Experience

  1. Discovered MaterialsCo-Foundercurrent2026 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
  2. Stanford UniversityPostdoctoral Researcher2025 — 2026
  3. Stanford UniversityGraduate Student Research Assistant2020 — 2025Stanford, California, United States
  4. The ePlane CompanyProgram Manager, Healthcare2019Greater Chennai Area
  5. Procter & GambleProduct Supply Intern2018Greater Hyderabad Area
  6. Indian Institute of Technology, HyderabadIntern2017Greater Hyderabad Area
  7. Avanti FellowsStudent Mentor2015 — 2016Greater Chennai Area

Skills & more

OpenCL3Customer Service2Programming2Project Management3Research2English2C4Public Speaking8C++4Leadership8Teamwork7MatLab4
+7 moreC (Programming Language)ManagementMatlabMicrosoft ExcelMicrosoft OfficeMicrosoft WordPowerPoint

Languages English · German · Tamil

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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 Founder of Discovered Materials.
What companies did Akash Ramdas found?
Akash Ramdas founded Discovered Materials.
Where did Akash Ramdas go to school?
Akash Ramdas studied at Stanford University (Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Materials Engineering); Stanford University (Master's degree, Materials Science and Engineering); Indian Institute of Technology, Madras (Bachelor of Technology (B.Tech.), Metallurgical and Materials Engineering).

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