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Arun Gupta

Founder

Founder at Grailed · Founder/CEO at Wakemate · CEO & Co-Founder at Stickerbox

New York, New York, United States

FoundedGrailedStickerboxWakemate · YC

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72 people in our graph share verified history with Arun — schools, employers, funds. One of them is your warm intro.

Stacey HerounlockedArun: together at Yale University (2006–2010)
Arun: together at Y Combinator
×10Arun: together at Yale University

About

Arun Gupta has founded multiple ventures including Wakemate, a startup focused on sleep and wakefulness optimization.

Founder at Grailed

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In turn, Arun can intro founders to Grailed's investors below.

Grailed's investors · 2

Index VenturesSan Francisco · $540K – $10.8M checks · since 2015Thrive CapitalNew York · $500K – $25M checks · since 2015

Co-founders at Grailed

JMJacob Metzger
Jacob MetzgerFounder

Founder/CEO at WakemateYC S09

Intro paths

YC

Arun went through Y Combinator (Summer 2009) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.

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Wakemate's investors · 1

Y CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2009

Co-founders at Wakemate

BABenjamin Anderson
Benjamin AndersonFounder

CEO & Co-Founder at Stickerbox

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Stickerbox's investors · 3

Allen Institute for AI (AI2) IncubatorSeattle · $100K – $600K checksMaveronSeattle · $100K – $8M checks · since 2025Serena VenturesNew York · $100K – $500K checks · since 2025

Co-founders at Stickerbox

BW
Bob WhitneyCTO & Co-Founder

Experience

  1. HapikoChief Executive Officercurrent2025 — presentNew York City Metropolitan Area
  2. GrailedCEO2013 — 2024New York City Metropolitan Area
  3. Perfect Third Inc.CEO2008 — 2011
  4. Yale Entrepreneurial InstituteStudent Fellow2008
  5. Yale UniversityStudent2006 — 2008

Skills & more

Mobile Applications7Start-ups7Entrepreneurship8Venture Capital1Strategic Partnerships1Web Development1Web Applications1Angel Investing1Corporate Development1Mobile Devices1E-commerce1Low Impact Development1
+5 morePythonAndroidMySQLRuby on RailsStrategy

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Arun Gupta?
Arun Gupta has founded multiple ventures including Wakemate, a startup focused on sleep and wakefulness optimization.
Where does Arun Gupta work?
Arun Gupta is Founder of Grailed and Founder/CEO at Wakemate and CEO & Co-Founder at Stickerbox.
What companies did Arun Gupta found?
Arun Gupta founded Grailed, Stickerbox, Wakemate.
Where did Arun Gupta go to school?
Arun Gupta studied at Yale University (Bachelor of Science (BS), Physics); Y Combinator.

Founder mafias

Grailed mafia2

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Max KleinSenior Product Manager / GMFounded LEA

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