About
Arun Kirubarajan worked as a quant trader at Millennium, was an early employee at Vise, and has published research in NLP and machine learning while lecturing in computer science at the University of Pennsylvania.
Founder at MagnaYC W22
Intro paths
YC
Arun went through Y Combinator (Winter 2022) β any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
GP
Their group partner at YC was Jared Friedman, YC Group Partner β the partner who ran Magna's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile β
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In turn, Arun can intro founders to Magna's investors below.
Magna's investors Β· 9
AsymmetricMiami Β· $10K β $1M checksBehind Genius VenturesSan Diego Β· $250K β $500K checksBig Brain HoldingsLos AngelesBlockchain Founders FundSingaporeDorm RoomBrooklyn Β· $90K β $250K checksgumi Cryptos Capital (gCC)San MateoMarin Digital VenturesOlive Tree CapitalBostonY CombinatorSan Francisco Β· $500K checks Β· since 2022
Co-founders at Magna
BF
Bruno FavieroFounder
Experience
- KrakenChief Architect (Onchain)current2026 β presentManhattan, New York, United States
- MagnaCo-Founder & CTO2021 β 2026Manhattan, New York, United States
- University of PennsylvaniaGraduate Researcher (LLM Evaluation)2018 β 2022Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- University of PennsylvaniaCourse Instructor (Python Programming)2018 β 2021Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- MillenniumQuantitative Research Intern2021
- Bridgewater AssociatesTechnology Associate Intern2020
- Dorm Room FundManaging Partner2019 β 2020
Skills & more
GraphQLPostgreSQLRustSolidityTypeScript
From Arun's professional profile.
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Arun Kirubarajan?
- Arun Kirubarajan worked as a quant trader at Millennium, was an early employee at Vise, and has published research in NLP and machine learning while lecturing in computer science at the University of Pennsylvania.
- Where does Arun Kirubarajan work?
- Arun Kirubarajan is Founder of Magna.
- What companies did Arun Kirubarajan found?
- Arun Kirubarajan founded Magna.
- Where did Arun Kirubarajan go to school?
- Arun Kirubarajan studied at University of Pennsylvania (Bachelor of Applied Science - BASc, Computer Science, Linguistics).
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