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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) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
Their group partner at YC was Gustaf Alstromer, General Partner at Y Combinator — the partner who ran Alara's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗
In turn, Elyas can intro founders to Alara's investors below.
Alara's investors · 5
Co-founders at Alara
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.
Founder mafias
Y Combinator mafia10,594
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Stanford University mafia2,290
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Google mafia1,712
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Columbia University mafia602
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DoorDash mafia51
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