About
Aum Upadhyay previously worked on security and privacy frameworks at AWS. He is now co-founder and CEO of Silmaril, where he focuses on prompt injection defense.
Founder at SilmarilYC X26
Intro paths
YC
Aum went through Y Combinator (Spring 2026) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
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Their group partner at YC was Garry Tan, President & CEO of Y Combinator — the partner who ran Silmaril's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗
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In turn, Aum can intro founders to Silmaril's investors below.
Silmaril's investors · 1
Co-founders at Silmaril
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Eduardo VelascoFounder