About
Daniel Ajayi is a computer science student at MIT (graduating 2025) who has worked as an engineer at Citadel Securities and Nvidia, and currently serves as CTO at Sorce.
Founder at SorceYC F25
Intro paths
YC
Daniel went through Y Combinator (Fall 2025) 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 Sorce's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile β
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In turn, Daniel can intro founders to Sorce's investors below.
Sorce's investors Β· 1
Co-founders at Sorce
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Oluwapelumi DadaFounder
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David AladeFounder
Experience
- SorceCo-Foundercurrent2024 β present
- Citadel SecuritiesSoftware Engineer Intern2024New York, New York, United States
- Ossy AICo-Founder & CEO2023 β 2024
- Citadel SecuritiesSoftware Engineer Intern2023
- IMC TradingIMC Launchpad Trading Program2023Chicago, Illinois, United States
- Citadel SecuritiesDiscover Citadel Fellow2023New York, New York, United States
- Jane StreetJane Street FOCUS Fellow2023New York, New York, United States
- MIT Undergraduate Practice Opportunities Program (UPOP)MIT Team Training Workshop2023Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States
- NVIDIAASIC Design Intern2022Santa Clara, California, United States
- MIT Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory (CSAIL)Student Researcher2022Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States
- Lockheed MartinSoftware Engineer Intern2022Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States
- Rowan UniversityThink Like an Entrepreneur2020Glassboro, New Jersey, United States
Skills & more
JavaScriptFlaskFull-Stack Development
- Elements of AI β University of Helsinki
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Daniel Ajayi?
- Daniel Ajayi is a computer science student at MIT (graduating 2025) who has worked as an engineer at Citadel Securities and Nvidia, and currently serves as CTO at Sorce.
- Where does Daniel Ajayi work?
- Daniel Ajayi is Founder of Sorce.
- What companies did Daniel Ajayi found?
- Daniel Ajayi founded Sorce.
- Where did Daniel Ajayi go to school?
- Daniel Ajayi studied at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Bachelor's degree, Computer Science and Computer Engineering); Y Combinator (F25); Rowan College of South Jersey (Dual Enrollment).
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Massachusetts Institute of Technology mafia546
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NVIDIA mafia81
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Same school
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Shared employers
Also worked at Sorce2
Also worked at Citadel Securities22
Alfred LinPartner at Sequoia CapitalKonstantine BuhlerInvestor at Sequoia CapitalRama SomayajulaHead of Trading at ParadigmJulia HitchinsInvestor at Positive Sum CapitalAnthony DeCamilloPartner at Meritech Capital PartnersVidur GuptaVice President at Frontenac
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Also worked at Jane Street55
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Also worked at Lockheed Martin107
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