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.
daniel ajayi @therealdajayi
thinking a lot is only a problem if you're bad at it btw
Jul 2, 2026 Β· β₯ 5
daniel ajayi @therealdajayi
IVE BEEN SAYING THIS https://t.co/jwPTJfBxqr
May 25, 2026 Β· β₯ 4
daniel ajayi @therealdajayi
it's funny when youre scoping a new product feature with an llm and it's like "this is a 3 to 4 week project" like haha ok nice buddy, let's get it done in the next hour
May 2, 2026 Β· β₯ 7
Founder at SorceYC F25
Intro paths
Daniel went through Y Combinator (Fall 2025) β any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
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
In turn, Daniel can intro founders to Sorce's investors below.
Sorce's investors Β· 1
Co-founders at Sorce
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
Education
- Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyBachelor's degree, Computer Science and Computer Engineering2021 β 2025
- Y CombinatorF25
- Rowan College of South JerseyDual Enrollment2020 β 2021
- Williamstown High School2017 β 2021
Skills & more
- Elements of AI β University of Helsinki
From Daniel's professional profile.
Same school
Also attended Massachusetts Institute of Technology989
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Also attended Y Combinator1,474
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Shared employers
Also worked at Citadel Securities10
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Also worked at Jane Street15
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Also worked at Lockheed Martin79
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