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Gaurav Bharaj

Founder

Co-founder at Reality Defender

San Francisco Bay Area

FoundedReality Defender · YC

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10,982 people in our graph share verified history with Gaurav — schools, employers, funds. One of them is your warm intro.

Andrew FeinbergunlockedGaurav: together at Realitydefender (2022–2026)
×2Gaurav: together at Realitydefender
×3Gaurav: together at YC W22
×5Gaurav: together at Intel Corporation

Co-founder at Reality DefenderYC W22

Intro paths

YC

Gaurav went through Y Combinator (Winter 2022) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.

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Their group partner at YC was Brad Flora, Backing expeditions into the future — the partner who ran Reality Defender's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗

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In turn, Gaurav can intro founders to Reality Defender's investors below.

Reality Defender's investors · 17

Amino CapitalPalo Alto · $100K – $10M checksArgon VenturesBoston · $250K – $500K checksBooz Allen Venturessince 2024DCVC (Data Collective)Palo Alto · $5M – $25M checks · since 2023Evolution VC PartnersNew YorkEx/AnteBrooklyn · since 2023Fourth RealmMenlo ParkFPVJackson · $100K – $5M checksFusionPalo Alto · $500K – $1M checks · since 2025Gutbrain VenturesBostonIlluminate FinancialLondon · $1M – $8M checks · since 2024New North VenturesPortsmouth · $1M checksParameter VenturesNew York · since 2023Rackhouse Venture Management LpSan Francisco · $250K checksSamsung NextSan Jose · $100K – $5M checks · since 2025Y CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2022ZillionizePalo Alto · $200K checks

Co-founders at Reality Defender

BCBen Colman
Ben ColmanCo-Founder and CEO
ASAli Shahriyari
Ali ShahriyariCo-Founder and Advisor
LBLars Buttler
Lars ButtlerFounder

Experience

  1. Stealth AICo-Foundercurrent2025 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
  2. Reality DefenderCo-Founder & Advisorcurrent2025 — present
  3. Reality Defender (YC W22)Co-Founder, Chief Scientist2021 — 2025San Francisco Bay Area
  4. FlawlessChief Science Officer2022 — 2024
  5. The AI FoundationVP of Research2019 — 2022
  6. TechnicolorSenior Researcher2017 — 2019New York, NY
  7. Harvard UniversityResearch Fellow2012 — 2017Cambridge, Massachusetts
  8. Intel CorporationComputer Vision & Graphics Intern2017Santa Clara, California
  9. AdobeResearch Intern2016Greater Seattle Area
  10. Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)Visiting Research Fellow2015Cambridge, Massachusetts
  11. Disney ResearchResearch Intern2013Zurich, Switzerland
  12. Max Planck Institute for InformaticsResearch Engineer2010 — 2012Saarland

Skills & more

Artificial IntelligenceComputer VisionComputer GraphicsOptimizationAlgorithmsResearchMachine LearningComputer ScienceMathematical ModelingPython (Programming Language)PyTorchDeep Learning

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Gaurav Bharaj?
Co-founder at Reality Defender
Where does Gaurav Bharaj work?
Gaurav Bharaj is Co-founder of Reality Defender.
What companies did Gaurav Bharaj found?
Gaurav Bharaj founded Reality Defender.
Where did Gaurav Bharaj go to school?
Gaurav Bharaj studied at Harvard University (Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Computer Science); Y Combinator; University of Pennsylvania (Master of Science, Computer Science).

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