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Dylan Ma

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Founder at Polymath

United States

FoundedPolymath · YC

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About

Dylan Ma is the co-founder and CEO of Polymath. He previously held roles at Hume AI and Amazon Web Services, and is a graduate of UC Berkeley.

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

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

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Co-founders at Polymath

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Christian SilverFounder
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Sophie SilverFounder

Experience

  1. PolymathCo-Founder / CEOcurrent2025 — presentSan Francisco, CA
  2. Hume AISenior Research Engineer2025New York, United States
  3. Hume AIMachine Learning Engineer2024 — 2025New York, United States
  4. Amazon Web Services (AWS)Software Engineer2022 — 2024Seattle, Washington, United States
  5. Berkeley RISE LabResearcher2021 — 2022Berkeley, CA
  6. Berkeley Artificial Intelligence ResearchResearcher2020 — 2022Berkeley, CA
  7. AmazonSoftware Development Intern2021

Skills & more

Java6Python6C/C++3React.jsMongoDBNode.jsSQLDockerFlaskJavascriptHTMLCSS
+12 moreTensorFlowAmazon Web Services (AWS)KerasRESTEmbedded SystemsAutodesk Fusion 360Distributed SystemsMachine LearningBack-End Web DevelopmentAlgorithmsData StructuresCloud Computing

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Dylan Ma?
Dylan Ma is the co-founder and CEO of Polymath. He previously held roles at Hume AI and Amazon Web Services, and is a graduate of UC Berkeley.
Where does Dylan Ma work?
Dylan Ma is Founder of Polymath.
What companies did Dylan Ma found?
Dylan Ma founded Polymath.
Where did Dylan Ma go to school?
Dylan Ma studied at University of California, Berkeley (Bachelor's degree, Computer Science); Yale University (Doctor of Philosophy, Computer Science); Y Combinator.

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