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Anand-Arnaud Pajaniradjane

Founder

Founder at Scope

San Francisco Bay Area

FoundedScope · YC

About

Anand-Arnaud Pajaniradjane conducted interpretability research on large language models at Princeton and worked as an ML engineer focused on geographic and audience expansion before founding Scope, which builds tools for companies to monitor how AI agents interact with their products.

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Anand Paj @anandpa94

prove me wrong but the youtube rec algorithm is unmatched

Aug 1, 2026 · ♥ 28 · ⇄ 2

Anand Paj @anandpa94

are badged on Leetcode smtg impressive with all the ai tooling right now? i don’t know how to react when I see that

Jul 25, 2026 · ♥ 12

Anand Paj @anandpa94

and then there’s my dad https://t.co/EwpfnuD9VS https://t.co/FVATcohFlz

Jul 23, 2026 · ♥ 8

Founder at ScopeYC X26

Intro paths

YC

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

GP

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

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In turn, Anand-Arnaud can intro founders to Scope's investors below.

Scope's investors · 3

Entrepreneur FirstIndex VenturesY Combinator

Experience

  1. Scope (YC P26)Foundercurrent2025 — presentСан-Франциско, CA
  2. Founders, Inc.Founder in Residence2026San Francisco Bay Area
  3. CrossfillFounding Machine Learning Engineer2025Région de la baie de San Francisco
  4. REGALAI Agent Specialist2025New York, États-Unis
  5. Self-employedIndependent Researcher2024 — 2025
  6. SimplrCapstone project - AI customer services chatbot2023 — 2024Berkeley, Californie, États-Unis
  7. InriaResearch Intern2022 — 2023Palaiseau, Île-de-France, France

Education

  1. Y CombinatorP26 Batch
  2. University of California, BerkeleyMaster of Engineering - MEng, Computer Science
  3. CentraleSupélecMaster of Science - MS, Applied Mathematics
  4. UVSQ Université de Versailles Saint-Quentin-en-YvelinesDual Bachelor's degree, Mathematics and Physics

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 California, Berkeley mafia448

Also came through, then founded or led a company.

Ivan ZhouMolecular BiologyFounded Decagon +2Sean GroveFounded Linzumi +2Lucas HarringtonDoctor of Philosophy - PhDFounded Preventive +1Jinal JhaveriProfessional Certificate ProgramFounded SchoolMint +1Jacob HookerPh.D.Founded Sensorium Therapeutics +1Justin HughesBAFounded Revolution RE +1

+ 441 more

CentraleSupélec mafia31

Also came through, then founded or led a company.

Lorenz NeunerDiplôme d'IngénieurFounded TradeLink +1SC MoattiMSFounded Products That CountBernard LiautaudDiplôme d'IngénieurFounded DashlaneArnaud Le RodallecMaster of EngineeringFounded FifteenHugues Pouillot2012Founded DashblockOmar El KouheneMaster in EngineeringFounded Freterium

+ 24 more

Founders mafia19

Also came through, then founded or led a company.

Huzaifa AhmadStudio Software EngineerFounded Parameter +1Furqan RydhanFounderFounded ThirdwebCG ChenFounder in ResidenceFounded Ruta HealthOscar RojasStudio FounderFounded NaraIan LaffeyStudio EngineerFounded TheseusSky YangFounder @Founded Imagine AI

+ 12 more

UVSQ Université de Versailles Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines mafia3

Also came through, then founded or led a company.

Quentin RousseauRéseaux & TélécommunicationsFounded Rootly +1Jean-Edern LorillonBachelor of Laws - LLBFounded PaletteHQ

Same school

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

Also attended University of California, Berkeley1,324

Byron DeeterPartner at Bessemer Venture PartnersTrevor OelschigInvestment Team at General CatalystBrendan Bulik-SullivanInvestor at GV (Google Ventures)Glen AndersonPartner at Monta Vista CapitalAnthony LinHead of Intel Capital, Corporate Vice President at Intel CapitalScott ShawChief of Staff at Intel Capital

+ 1,318 more

Also attended CentraleSupélec100

Pierre GalletInvestor at DaphniSalim HassadPartner at Newfund CapitalBenjamin AuschitzkyScaleup Success Manager at Partech VenturesVictor HubersonPrincipal at Partech VenturesAlison ImbertPartner at Partech VenturesJean-Marc PatouillaudFounding Partner & Senior Advisor at Partech Ventures

+ 94 more

Also attended UVSQ Université de Versailles Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines6

Claire TanguyInvestor at DaphniValentin Bar-CohenInvestor at DaphniEleonore BretonChief Operating Partner at Newfund CapitalMuriel DomineGeneral Secretary & Head of Compliance & Legal at Kurma PartnersJean-Edern LorillonFounder at PaletteHQQuentin RousseauFounder and CTO (YC S21) at Rootly

Shared employers

Also worked at Founders, Inc.18

Hubert ThieblotGeneral Partner at FoundersCG ChenFounder at Ruta HealthOscar RojasFounder at NaraIan LaffeyFounder at TheseusSky YangFounder at Imagine AINeo LeeFounder at Imagine AI

+ 12 more

Also worked at REGAL5

David FrankelSeed Stage Venture Capital in the United StatesWenz XingPrincipal at Permanent Capital VenturesJake SaperGeneral Partner at Emergence Capital PartnersLuke BenderInvestor at Inspired CapitalAmit MarajAI Lead at DVx Ventures

Also worked at Inria21

Sandeep BhadraGeneral Partner at Vertex VenturesKathy PhamInvestor at Blue Tulip VenturesMichal ValkoInvestor at KAYAJean KrivineInvestor at ATKAProf. Sandeep ShuklaProfessor & Director, IIIT Hyderabad at T-HubLaurent KottVenture Partner at Elaia

+ 15 more