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Diwank Tomer

Founder

Co-Founder at Memory Store

San Francisco, California, United States

FoundedMemory Store Β· YC

About

Diwank Tomer is a Columbia University graduate who has founded AI startups since 2013 and is the author of CryptGPT, a privacy-preserving language model framework. He was selected as a Thiel Fellow and has published work reaching millions of downloads.

Co-Founder at Memory StoreYC X26

Intro paths

YC

Diwank went through Y Combinator (Spring 2026) β€” any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.

GP

Their group partner at YC was Tom Blomfield, Monzo and GoCardless co-founder; Y Combinator partner on leave and Anthropic compute-team member. β€” the partner who ran Memory Store's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile β†—

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In turn, Diwank can intro founders to Memory Store's investors below.

Memory Store's investors Β· 1

Y CombinatorSan Francisco Β· $500K checks Β· since 2026

Co-founders at Memory Store

IJIshita Jindal
Ishita JindalFounder

Experience

  1. Memory Store (YC P26)Co-Foundercurrent2025 β€” presentSan Francisco Bay Area
  2. Julep AIFounder2023 β€” 2026San Francisco Bay Area
  3. JarHead Of Engineering2021 β€” 2022Bangalore Urban, Karnataka, India
  4. Whitehead AIChief Executive Officer2019 β€” 2021
  5. ElectrIQ PowerSoftware Architect2019San Francisco Bay Area
  6. KEACo-Founder & CTO2017 β€” 2019San Francisco Bay Area
  7. The Thiel FoundationThiel Fellow2013 β€” 2015San Francisco Bay Area
  8. The Thiel FoundationThiel Fellow2013 β€” 2015San Francisco Bay Area

Skills & more

LeadershipCreative IdeationStartupsPhilosophyArtificial Intelligence (AI)2Computer Science2Physics2Philosophy of MindEarly-stage Startups4Quantum Mechanics2Conversational AI2Research

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Diwank Tomer?
Diwank Tomer is a Columbia University graduate who has founded AI startups since 2013 and is the author of CryptGPT, a privacy-preserving language model framework. He was selected as a Thiel Fellow and has published work reaching millions of downloads.
Where does Diwank Tomer work?
Diwank Tomer is Co-Founder of Memory Store.
What companies did Diwank Tomer found?
Diwank Tomer founded Memory Store.
Where did Diwank Tomer go to school?
Diwank Tomer studied at Columbia University (Bachelor of Science - BS, Physics); Columbia University (Physics).

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