Benjamin Kilimnik
FounderFounder at PAX Markets
Mountain View, California, United States
FoundedPAX Markets · YC
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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.
Founder at PAX MarketsYC W25
Intro paths
Benjamin went through Y Combinator (Winter 2025) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
Their group partner at YC was Jared Friedman, YC Group Partner — the partner who ran PAX Markets's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗
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Experience
- PAX Markets, Inc.Co-Foundercurrent2024 — presentPalo Alto, California, United States
- Jaguar TechnologiesQuantitative Developer2024
- New RelicSoftware Engineer2023 — 2024San Francisco Bay Area
- Brown UniversityResearch Software Engineer - Systems@Brown2021 — 2023
- PixiePrivacy Software Engineer2022San Francisco Bay Area
- SBUDNICSubsystems Engineer2021 — 2022
- virtualQData Science and Market Research2020
- Brown University Center for Computation and VisualizationVirtual Reality and Software Engineering2019 — 2020
Skills & more
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- Defensive Driving Training — BMW Group
- Wilderness First Aid — NOLS Wilderness Medicine
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Benjamin Kilimnik?
- 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.
- Where does Benjamin Kilimnik work?
- Benjamin Kilimnik is Founder of PAX Markets.
- What companies did Benjamin Kilimnik found?
- Benjamin Kilimnik founded PAX Markets.
- Where did Benjamin Kilimnik go to school?
- Benjamin Kilimnik studied at Y Combinator; Brown University (Bachelor of Science - BS, Computer Science).
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