Benjamin Balazs

Founder

United States

About

Benjamin Balazs has founded YC-backed startups and has designed and built applications for luxury automotive companies and early-stage AI startups. He works on product development across design and full-stack engineering.

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Benjamin Balazs @benjaminbalazs

State of ChatGPT, ?????? https://t.co/eN4zDbn1dW

Jul 23, 2026

Benjamin Balazs @benjaminbalazs

Personally, I am just waiting for AI to overrule idiotic airline safety like “sir, you can’t use your airpods while takeoff”. True story, Scoot airlines.

Jul 9, 2026

Benjamin Balazs @benjaminbalazs

A lot of the LLM productivity flex feels like the DSLR era all over again: taking thousands of photos of the same bird, then convincing yourself you're creating art.

Jun 21, 2026

Founder at Mentorcam YC S21

Intro paths

Benjamin went through Y Combinator (Summer 2021) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.

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In turn, Benjamin can intro founders to Mentorcam's investors below.

Mentorcam's investors · 5

DG Daiwa Ventures General Catalyst Kube VC Studio VC Y Combinator

Co-founders at Mentorcam

Rune HaugeFounder

Experience

Tiatros Inc.Head of Design2023 — 2024San Francisco, California, United States
MentorcamCo-Founder & CTO2019 — 2023Los Angeles, California, United States
Automobili Lamborghini S.p.A.User Experience Designer & Full Stack Engineer2019Reston, Virginia, United States
SolukiFounder & CEO2016 — 2019Dubai, United Arab Emirates
MaseratiUser Experience Designer & Full Stack Engineer2014 — 2015Dubai, Dubai, United Arab Emirates
LMTDDirector Of Outsourcing2013 — 2014Dubai, United Arab Emirates
IMPACT BBDODigital Project Manager2012Dubai, United Arab Emirates
ingridoFounder2010 — 2011Budapest, Hungary
IMPACT BBDOLead Flash Developer2009 — 2010Dubai, UAE
Shafston International CollegeFrontend Developer2008Brisbane, Australia
Hungarian Canoe FederationLead Web Developer2007Budapest, Hungary
Moon DimensionsFounder2005 — 2007Budapest, Hungary
KirowskiJunior Flash Developer2004Budapest, Hungary

Education

Y CombinatorS212021
International Business SchoolBachelor of Arts, Arts Management2008 — 2009
Shafston International CollegeEnglish Studies2008

Skills & more

Salesforce LightningNext.jsFigma (Software)Nuxt.jsVue.jsNode.js1JavaScript1MongoDBHTML5SASSLESSGit

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Amazon Web Services (AWS)AWS LambdaReact.jsiOSKotlinSwift (Programming Language)FirebaseCloud FirestoreSalesforce.com DevelopmentDesign ManagementProduct DesignSoftware Development

Languages English · Hungarian

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