About
Elyas Obbad is co-founder of Alara. He previously worked as an engineer at Meta, Google, and DoorDash on large-scale AI systems and consumer products. He holds an M.S. in Computer Science from Stanford and a B.S. from Columbia, with research experience at Stanford's Trustworthy AI Lab focusing on language model data and alignment.
Founder at AlaraYC S25
Intro paths
Elyas went through Y Combinator (Summer 2025) β any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
Their group partner at YC was Gustaf Alstromer β the partner who ran Alara's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile β
In turn, Elyas can intro founders to Alara's investors below.
Alara's investors Β· 1
Co-founders at Alara
Experience
- ALARACo-Foundercurrent2025 β present
- Stanford UniversityAI Researchercurrent2023 β presentPalo Alto, California, United States
- DoorDashSoftware Engineer2022 β 2024San Francisco Bay Area
- GoogleSoftware Engineer2021Los Angeles, California, United States
- FacebookSoftware Engineer2020
- Nebula GenomicsSoftware Engineer2018San Francisco Bay Area
Skills & more
From Elyas's professional profile.
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Elyas Obbad?
- Elyas Obbad is co-founder of Alara. He previously worked as an engineer at Meta, Google, and DoorDash on large-scale AI systems and consumer products. He holds an M.S. in Computer Science from Stanford and a B.S. from Columbia, with research experience at Stanford's Trustworthy AI Lab focusing on language model data and alignment.
- Where does Elyas Obbad work?
- Elyas Obbad is Founder of Alara.
- What companies did Elyas Obbad found?
- Elyas Obbad founded Alara.
- Where did Elyas Obbad go to school?
- Elyas Obbad studied at Stanford University (Master of Science - MS, Computer Science); Columbia University (Bachelor of Science - BS, Computer Science); Columbia University (Bachelor of Science - BS, Computer Science).
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Shared employers
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