Find your path to Avi
218 people in our graph share verified history with Avi β schools, employers, funds. One of them is your warm intro.
Wouter Van de PutteunlockedAvi: together at Georgia Institute of Technology (2018)
Γ2Avi: together at Georgia Institute of Technology
Γ6Avi: together at Capital One
Avi: together at Hopkinton High School
About
Avi Arora is the founder and CEO of Oddpool. Previously, he worked as an ML researcher at Microsoft, where he contributed to security infrastructure. He holds a degree in computer science from Georgia Tech.
Founder at OddpoolYC X26
Intro paths
YC
Avi went through Y Combinator (Spring 2026) β any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
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Their group partner at YC was David Lieb, General Partner at Y Combinator β the partner who ran Oddpool's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile β
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In turn, Avi can intro founders to Oddpool's investors below.
Oddpool's investors Β· 1
Co-founders at Oddpool
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Ritesh MalpaniFounder
Experience
- Oddpool (yc p26)Co-Foundercurrent2026 β present
- MicrosoftMachine Learning Engineer II2023 β 2026Seattle, WA
- Text2InfographicFounder2024 β 2026
- MicrosoftMachine Learning Intern2022Seattle, WA
- Perforce SoftwareMachine Learning Intern2021Atlanta, GA, United States
- Capital OneSoftware Engineering Intern2021
- OcttoneCo-Founder2018 β 2021
- Capital OneSoftware Engineering Intern2020Richmond, Virginia, United States
- Rocket SoftwareSoftware Engineering Intern2019Waltham, MA
- AgileAxis Inc.Software Engineering Intern2017Greater Boston Area
- Basis TechnologySoftware Engineering Intern2015Cambridge, MA
Skills & more
Natural Language Processing (NLP)2Software Development11Machine Learning3User Experience (UX)3LuaSelenium WebDriverSciPyNumPyPublic Speaking3PyTorch3Python (Programming Language)5Swift5
+10 more
JavaAdobe PhotoshopAdobe IllustratorAdobe Premiere ProAfter EffectsReact.jsAngularJSKerasTensorFlowPandas (Software)From Avi's professional profile.
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Avi Arora?
- Avi Arora is the founder and CEO of Oddpool. Previously, he worked as an ML researcher at Microsoft, where he contributed to security infrastructure. He holds a degree in computer science from Georgia Tech.
- Where does Avi Arora work?
- Avi Arora is Founder of Oddpool.
- What companies did Avi Arora found?
- Avi Arora founded Oddpool.
- Where did Avi Arora go to school?
- Avi Arora studied at Georgia Institute of Technology (Master's degree, Computer Science); Georgia Institute of Technology (Bachelor's degree, Computer Science); Hopkinton High School.
Founder mafias
Y Combinator mafia10,230
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Sam AltmanPresidentFounded Tools for Humanity +3Garry TanPresident & CEOFounded Y Combinator +1Jessica LivingstonCo-founderFounded Y CombinatorAlexis OhanianPartnerFounded RedditFred EhrsamYC Summer 2012Founded Nudge +1Matt HuangYC Winter 2011Founded Paradigm +1
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Georgia Institute of Technology mafia365
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Neil UnderwoodBSFounded Canapi Ventures +2Lukasz GadowskiExchange SemesterFounded Spreadshirt +2Bettina HeinMasters of Science in Computer ScienceFounded Juli +2Eduardo NeeterMBAFounded Atdc +2Jeff FlowersMS and BSFounded Carbonite +2Aamir PoonawallaMastersFounded Orchestra +1
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Capital One mafia39
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Tal ElyashivVP Information Technology (CIO)Founded Exactor +1Phil FasanoSr. VP & Chief Business Information OfficerFounded Recuro Health +1Naveen QureshiProduct ManagerFounded Rapidfolio +1Dhruv GuptaSoftware Engineering InternFounded Drumkit +1Luke IsemanBusiness AnalystFounded Makesunsets +1Arjun BasuSr. Portfolio ManagerFounded mydala
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Hopkinton High School mafia2
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Same school
Also attended Georgia Institute of Technology707
Brando De CourtenData Engineer at P101 VenturesTom DyalCo-Founder at Redpoint VenturesWouter Van de PutteInvestment Director at Capricorn Venture PartnersWill McGinnisEntrepreneur and data science executive working at the intersection of AI/ML, technology, and business strategyJaya GuptaInvestor at Foundation CapitalJames WangGeneral Partner at Creative Ventures
+ 701 more
Also attended Hopkinton High School6
Alex MacDonaldManagement Company Accountant at GroveStreetTom RodgersMcKesson EVP, Chief Strategy Officer at McKesson VenturesWill OlsonVice President of Business Development at Braemont CapitalAlan ThomasPrincipal at Juggernaut CapitalTodd AshleyFounder at KiteAnthony DiMareExecutive Officer, Director at Bedrock Ocean Exploration PBC
Shared employers
Also worked at Oddpool (yc p26)1
Also worked at Microsoft2,000
Reid HoffmanCo-founder of LinkedIn; Partner at GreylockGarry TanPresident & CEO of Y CombinatorNat FriedmanCo-lead of Meta Superintelligence Labs; co-founder of NFDGKai-Fu LeeChairman of Sinovation Ventures and CEO of 01.AIBill GatesCo-founder of Microsoft; Chair of the Gates FoundationMike KriegerCo-founder of Instagram; Chief Product Officer at Anthropic
+ 1,994 more
Also worked at Capital One269
Joey ShinInvestment Analyst at Pantera CapitalNigel MorrisCo-Founder and Managing Partner of QED InvestorsFrank RotmanCo-Founder and Partner Emeritus at QED InvestorsBill CilluffoPartner at QED InvestorsJess OynickHead of Talent at Union Square Ventures (USV)Austin HayInvestor at Khosla Ventures
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