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Benjamin Kilimnik

Founder

Founder at PAX Markets

Mountain View, California, United States

FoundedPAX Markets · YCPAX Markets · YC

About

Benjamin Kilimnik is a computer science graduate from Brown University who has worked as a privacy engineer at Pixie Labs (acquired by New Relic) and as a distributed systems software engineer at New Relic. He has also conducted cryptography and systems research and brings experience in high-frequency crypto trading and smart contract development.

LinkedIn ↗

Founder at PAX MarketsYC W25

Intro paths

YC

Benjamin went through Y Combinator (Winter 2025) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.

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Their group partner at YC was Jared Friedman, General Partner at Y Combinator — the partner who ran PAX Markets's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗

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

PAX Markets's investors · 6

468 Capital57Blocks CapitalCMCC GlobalFirestreak VenturesTranspose Platform ManagementY Combinator

Co-founders at PAX Markets

PSPete Stevenson
Pete StevensonFounder / CEO
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Experience

  1. PAX Markets, Inc.Co-Foundercurrent2024 — presentPalo Alto, California, United States
  2. Jaguar TechnologiesQuantitative Developer2024
  3. New RelicSoftware Engineer2023 — 2024San Francisco Bay Area
  4. Brown UniversityResearch Software Engineer - Systems@Brown2021 — 2023
  5. PixiePrivacy Software Engineer2022San Francisco Bay Area
  6. SBUDNICSubsystems Engineer2021 — 2022
  7. virtualQData Science and Market Research2020
  8. Brown University Center for Computation and VisualizationVirtual Reality and Software Engineering2019 — 2020

Education

  1. Y Combinator2025
  2. Brown UniversityBachelor of Science - BS, Computer Science

Skills & more

Software Development1Research1Machine Learning2Web Applications1Market Research1Data Science1Data Visualization1Product DevelopmentEconomicsData AnalysisStatisticsUser Experience Design (UED)
+12 moreScikit-LearnData AnalyticsJournalismeBPFRust (Programming Language)PythonSQLJavaScriptMicrosoft ExcelLeadershipBigQueryPublic Speaking

Languages English · German

  • Defensive Driving Training — BMW Group
  • Wilderness First Aid — NOLS Wilderness Medicine

From Benjamin's professional profile.

Same school

Also attended Y Combinator1,475

Akshat GoenkaInvestor at Moonfire VenturesJon XuGeneral Partner at Y CombinatorTed ChaiAssociate at Scale Venture PartnersLeo LuInvestor at Foundation CapitalMaroof AhmedFounder at Octopus VenturesYusuf SherwaniCo-Founder and CEO at Pelago; a Londoner living in New York City

+ 1,469 more

Also attended Brown University337

Theresia GouwFounding Partner at Acrew CapitalAlexis AbramsPartner, General Counsel at Felicis VenturesJohn KimInvestor Relations at General CatalystAli Fisher SweetInvestor at Index VenturesMark GoldbergInvestor at Index VenturesKarim FarisInvestor at GV (Google Ventures)

+ 331 more

Shared employers

Also worked at New Relic20

Peter FentonGeneral Partner at BenchmarkHope CochranVenture Partner at Madrona Venture GroupDerek ZanuttoInvestor at CapitalGErica Ruliffson SchultzPresident, Field Operations (former), Confluent at Operator CollectiveOliver ManojlovicVP Sales at Personio at PICUS CAPITALBrian MeltonPartner at Tenaya Capital

+ 14 more

Also worked at Brown University72

Alexis AlstonInvestor at Lightship CapitalLauren KolodnyInvestor at Aspect VenturesDavid BorcsokPartner at Mucker CapitalDavid MoskowitzPrincipal at MPM BioImpactPaxton MajorManaging Director at Northpond VenturesChuck DavisOperating Partner at TCV

+ 66 more

Also worked at virtualQ1

Christian SchulteManaging Director at coparion