Where does Batu Balci work?

Batu Balci is Co-Founder & CEO of TovenAI.

Where did Batu Balci go to school?

Batu Balci studied at Stanford University (Bachelor of Science - BS, Computer Science).

Batu Balci

Founder

Co-Founder & CEO at TovenAI

New York, New York, United States

FoundedTovenAI · YC

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1,322 people in our graph share verified history with Batu — schools, employers, funds. One of them is your warm intro.

Deep NisharunlockedBatu: together at Stanford University (2015–2018)

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About

Batu Balci is co-founder and CEO of TovenAI. He previously worked as a quantitative research engineer in Citadel's Global Quantitative Strategies group and as a senior software engineer at Salesforce, and studied computer science at Stanford.

Co-Founder & CEO at TovenAI YC S26

Intro paths

Batu went through Y Combinator (Summer 2026) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.

Their group partner at YC was Brad Flora, Backing expeditions into the future — the partner who ran TovenAI's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗

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In turn, Batu can intro founders to TovenAI's investors below.

TovenAI's investors · 1

Y CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2026

Co-founders at TovenAI

Sam TurchettaFounder

Experience

TovenAICo-Founder & CEOcurrent2026 — presentNew York, United States
CitadelQuantitative Research Engineer2022 — 2026New York, NY
SalesforceSenior Software Engineer2018 — 2022San Francisco, CA
Stanford UniversityCS106 Section Leader2017 — 2018Stanford, California
SalesforceSoftware Engineering Intern2017San Francisco Bay Area

Frequently asked questions

Who is Batu Balci?: Batu Balci is co-founder and CEO of TovenAI. He previously worked as a quantitative research engineer in Citadel's Global Quantitative Strategies group and as a senior software engineer at Salesforce, and studied computer science at Stanford.
Where does Batu Balci work?: Batu Balci is Co-Founder & CEO of TovenAI.
What companies did Batu Balci found?: Batu Balci founded TovenAI.
Where did Batu Balci go to school?: Batu Balci studied at Stanford University (Bachelor of Science - BS, Computer Science).

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About

Co-Founder & CEO at TovenAIYC S26

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Co-founders at TovenAI

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Co-Founder & CEO at TovenAI YC S26