About
Dennis Zax is co-founder and CTO of Naïve.
Founder at NaïveYC X25
Intro paths
YC
Dennis went through Y Combinator (Spring 2025) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
GP
Their group partner at YC was Andrew Miklas, General Partner at Y Combinator — the partner who ran Naïve's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗
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In turn, Dennis can intro founders to Naïve's investors below.
Naïve's investors · 2
Co-founders at Naïve
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Sean DorjeFounder
Experience
- NaiveCo-Founder & CTOcurrent2025 — present
- HarmonyCo-Founder (Acquired)2026
- ezMLCo-Founder & CTO2021 — 2025
- LuxorQuant2022 — 2023
- Stealth StartupSr. Computer Vision Engineer2020 — 2021
Skills & more
Languages English · Russian
From Dennis's professional profile.
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Dennis Zax?
- Dennis Zax is co-founder and CTO of Naïve.
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- Where did Dennis Zax go to school?
- Dennis Zax studied at Y Combinator (X25); University of California, Berkeley (Bachelor of Science - BS, EECS).
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