About
Aryan Shah previously worked at Mercor and is now building Metis.
Founder at MetisYC S25
Intro paths
YC
Aryan went through Y Combinator (Summer 2025) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
GP
Their group partner at YC was Harj Taggar, General Partner at Y Combinator — the partner who ran Metis's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗
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In turn, Aryan can intro founders to Metis's investors below.
Metis's investors · 3
Co-founders at Metis
AS
Aayush ShethFounder
MY
Marcus YearwoodFounder
Experience
- DoorDashHead of AI Researchcurrent2026 — presentSan Francisco, California, United States
- VariousAngel Investorcurrent2024 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- MetisCo-Founder & CEO2025 — 2026San Francisco, California, United States
- MercorProduct2024 — 2025San Francisco, California, United States
- Dorm Room FundPartner2023 — 2025
- Anthos CapitalSummer Analyst2024Santa Monica, California, United States
- QuolumSoftware Engineer2023San Francisco Bay Area
- FXZorroFounder & CEO2021 — 2023Palo Alto, California, United States
- DemandbaseSoftware Engineer2020Palo Alto, California, United States
- PayBeeGrowth2019Palo Alto, California, United States
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Aryan Shah?
- Aryan Shah previously worked at Mercor and is now building Metis.
- Where does Aryan Shah work?
- Aryan Shah is Founder of Metis.
- What companies did Aryan Shah found?
- Aryan Shah founded Metis.
- Where did Aryan Shah go to school?
- Aryan Shah studied at Y Combinator (S25); Emory University (Bachelor of Arts - BA, Computer Science & Economics).
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Emory University mafia28
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Dorm Room mafia20
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Mercor mafia13
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Shared employers
Also worked at DoorDash70
Alfred LinPartner at Sequoia CapitalTony XuCo-founder & CEO of DoorDashAndy FangCo-founder & CTO of DoorDashStanley TangCo-founder of DoorDashAnnie KadavyVenture Partner at Redpoint VenturesRyan BatraInvestor at Khosla Ventures
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Also worked at Metis2
Also worked at Dorm Room Fund103
Matan RoetAssociate at Redpoint VenturesIsabelle PhelpsPartner at Lerer HippeauJason BrookePrincipal at Sapphire VenturesLauren ReederSeed/early-stage investor at Sequoia CapitalMarcInvestment Team at Hummingbird VenturesLan JiangPartner at Lux Capital
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Also worked at Anthos Capital19
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