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Alexis Gauba

Founder

Founder at Raindrop

San Francisco Bay Area

FoundedRaindrop · YC

About

Alexis Gauba co-founded Opyn, a DeFi options platform that was acquired by Coinbase, and studied electrical engineering and computer science at UC Berkeley before leaving to pursue other ventures. He is now building Raindrop, an observability platform for AI agents.

Founder at RaindropYC W24

Intro paths

YC

Alexis went through Y Combinator (Winter 2024) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.

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Their group partner at YC was Diana Hu, General Partner at Y Combinator — the partner who ran Raindrop's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗

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In turn, Alexis can intro founders to Raindrop's investors below.

Raindrop's investors · 4

Lightspeed Venture PartnersMenlo Park · $1.7M – $87M checksMoth FundSan FranciscoScribble VenturesPortola Valley · $750K – $1.5M checksY CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2024

Co-founders at Raindrop

ZKZubin Koticha
Zubin KotichaCEO, Cofounder
BHBen Hylak
Ben HylakFounder

Experience

  1. RaindropCo-Foundercurrent2023 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
  2. OpynCo-Founder (acquired by Coinbase)2019 — 2023
  3. ThunderCoreResearch Intern2018San Francisco Bay Area
  4. The Hive, LLCSoftware Engineering Intern2016Palo Alto
  5. Stanford Institute for Economic Policy ResearchResearch Assistant2016Stanford
  6. The Hive, LLCData Science Intern2015Palo Alto
  7. eBay IncUI / UX Design Intern2013San Jose

Skills & more

Leadership21Public Speaking18Writing9Management5Social Media Marketing8Video Production8Entrepreneurship7Photography8Java12Final Cut Pro7Microsoft Office9Lightroom2
+7 moreIllustratorPythonJavaScriptHTMLCSSMySQLSolidity

Languages English · Latin

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Alexis Gauba?
Alexis Gauba co-founded Opyn, a DeFi options platform that was acquired by Coinbase, and studied electrical engineering and computer science at UC Berkeley before leaving to pursue other ventures. He is now building Raindrop, an observability platform for AI agents.
Where does Alexis Gauba work?
Alexis Gauba is Founder of Raindrop.
What companies did Alexis Gauba found?
Alexis Gauba founded Raindrop.
Where did Alexis Gauba go to school?
Alexis Gauba studied at UC Berkeley College of Engineering (Bachelor of Science - BS, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science (EECS)); The Harker School.

Founder mafias

Y Combinator mafia9,496

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UC Berkeley College of Engineering mafia46

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The Hive mafia6

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Neil MehtaCo-founder & Managing Partner at GreenoaksChiraag DeoraPrincipal at GreycroftJosephine ChenInvestor at Sequoia CapitalSonya HuangPartner at Sequoia CapitalTiffany YuPrincipal at 7wire VenturesAjay KamatPartner at Pear VC

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Shared employers

Also worked at Raindrop3

Bucky MoorePartner at Kleiner PerkinsZubin KotichaCEO, Cofounder at RaindropBen HylakFounder at Raindrop

Also worked at Opyn1

Zubin KotichaCEO, Cofounder at Raindrop

Also worked at ThunderCore3

Ofer RotemFounding Partner at Collider VenturesGengmo QiPartner at MetastableZubin KotichaCEO, Cofounder at Raindrop

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Sumant MandalCo-Founder & Managing Partner at March Capital PartnersT.M. RaviManaging Director and Co-Founder at The HiveSumant MandalCo-Founder at The HiveKamesh RaghavendraChief Product Officer at The HiveKumar SripadamGeneral Partner at Elevate CapitalHenry ChooIndependent Investment Committee Member at The Hive Southeast Asia

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