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David Lomelin

Founder

Co-founder at Arden

San Francisco Bay Area

FoundedArden · YC

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229 people in our graph share verified history with David — schools, employers, funds. One of them is your warm intro.

Noubar AfeyanunlockedDavid: together at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (2024)
×11David: together at Massachusetts Institute of Technology

About

David Lomelin is co-founder and CTO at Arden. He previously worked on AI at MIT and co-founded Blueprint, and conducted research at MIT's Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory and Department of Urban Studies and Planning on language model post-training and applied AI systems.

Co-founder at ArdenYC X26

Intro paths

YC

David went through Y Combinator (Spring 2026) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.

GP

Their group partner at YC was David Lieb, General Partner at Y Combinator — the partner who ran Arden's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗

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In turn, David can intro founders to Arden's investors below.

Arden's investors · 7

1Sharpe VenturesPiedmont · $500K – $2M checks · since 2025Coalition OperatorsDover · $500K checks · since 2025Link VenturesCambridge · $1M – $8M checksOrange CollectiveDanville · since 2025StoryHouseSisters · since 2025Susa VenturesSan Francisco · $1M – $5M checks · since 2025Y CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2026

Co-founders at Arden

AKAryaman Khanna
Aryaman KhannaCo-founder

Experience

  1. Arden (YC P26)Co-Foundercurrent2026 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
  2. MIT Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory (CSAIL)Research Scientist2025 — 2026Massachusetts, United States
  3. BlueprintCo-Founder2025San Francisco Bay Area
  4. Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyResearch Scientist2024Massachusetts, United States

Frequently asked questions

Who is David Lomelin?
David Lomelin is co-founder and CTO at Arden. He previously worked on AI at MIT and co-founded Blueprint, and conducted research at MIT's Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory and Department of Urban Studies and Planning on language model post-training and applied AI systems.
Where does David Lomelin work?
David Lomelin is Co-founder of Arden.
What companies did David Lomelin found?
David Lomelin founded Arden.
Where did David Lomelin go to school?
David Lomelin studied at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Bachelor's Degree, Artificial Intelligence); Academies of Loudoun (High School Diploma, Academy Of Engineering and Technology); Independence High School.

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Shared employers

Also worked at Arden (YC P26)1

Aryaman KhannaFounder at Arden