About
Faiyam Rahman holds a bachelor's degree in mathematics from Duke University and a master's degree in engineering from Cornell Tech. He is cofounder and CEO of Blaze Payments.
Faiyam Rahman @faiyamrahman
Super excited to announce our agentic finance offerings for businesses. We got started in cross border payments because we were travelling around in the world and paying international contacts was a pain. In the time since we got started, the world changed completely, and now https://t.co/vEG0BatHZe
Aug 1, 2026 · ♥ 4
Faiyam Rahman @faiyamrahman
We admire the people who are 1 of 1, the Steve Jobs and Elon Musks of the world. But if you want to be 1 of 1, to live a life no one else could live, at the root of it all you must be willing to be different. You must sacrifice the comfort of the well trodden path to do
Jul 4, 2026
Faiyam Rahman @faiyamrahman
While I usually like your POV @naval and I also usually agree with the general sentiments that England is lighting itself on fire with nonsensical over legislation of the online world, banning the most addictive thing since cocaine for kids with underdeveloped senses of https://t.co/8DKVMjW68E
Jun 16, 2026
Founder at BlazeYC S24
Intro paths
Faiyam went through Y Combinator (Summer 2024) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
Their group partner at YC was Brad Flora, General Partner at Y Combinator — the partner who ran Blaze's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗
In turn, Faiyam can intro founders to Blaze's investors below.
Blaze's investors · 2
Co-founders at Blaze
Experience
- BlazeCo-Founder and CEOcurrent2023 — presentNew York, United States
- Mango MarketsDAO Contributor2022 — 2023
- ReadyMadeGOFounder2018 — 2022Greater New York City Area
- SeasonsLead Backend Engineer2020 — 2022United States
- Self EmployedFreelance Product Consultant2018Greater New York City Area
- Tea With CompanyFounder and Chief Curator2017
- Flatiron SchoolProduct Manager2015 — 2016Greater New York City Area
- Kaplan Test PrepSAT Classroom Teacher2011 — 2014Greater New York City Area
Education
- Cornell UniversityMaster of Engineering - MEng, Computer Engineering2014 — 2015
- CourseraAutodidact, Computer Science2013 — 2014
- Duke UniversityBachelor of Science - BS, Mathematics2009 — 2013
- Stuyvesant High SchoolHigh School Graduate2005 — 2009
Skills & more
Languages Bengali · Spanish
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Shared employers
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