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Gaurav Bharaj

Founder

Co-founder at Reality Defender

San Francisco Bay Area

FoundedReality Defender · YC

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13,910 people in our graph share verified history with Gaurav — schools, employers, funds. One of them is your warm intro.

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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Reality Defender's investors · 16

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 2023FPVJackson · $100K – $5M checksFusionPalo Alto · $500K – $1M checksGutbrain 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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Who is Gaurav Bharaj?
Co-founder at Reality Defender
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Gaurav Bharaj is Co-founder of Reality Defender.
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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).

Founder mafias

Y Combinator mafia10,218

Also came through, then founded or led a company.

Sam AltmanPresidentFounded Tools for Humanity +3Garry TanPresident & CEOFounded Y Combinator +1Jessica LivingstonCo-founderFounded Y CombinatorAlexis OhanianAmbassador to the EastFounded RedditFred EhrsamYC Summer 2012Founded Nudge +1Matt HuangYC Winter 2011Founded Paradigm +1

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Intel Corporation mafia194

Also came through, then founded or led a company.

Lip-Bu TanChief Executive OfficerFounded Walden Catalyst +2Micha Y. BreakstoneManager of the Statistical NLP groupFounded Chorus AI +2Ritik MalhotraSoftware EngineerFounded Savvy +2Amir FaintuchSenior Vice President & General ManagerFounded Hourly +1Kamesh RaghavendraIntern, Test TechnologiesFounded Geminus +1Ruban KanapathippillaiSenior Design ManagerFounded Iterate AI +1

+ 187 more

Reality Defender mafia6

Also came through, then founded or led a company.

Andrew FeinbergActive investor and advisorFounded Brightcove +1Aaron SistoInvestorFounded Searchable AI +1Lars ButtlerFounderFounded AifoundationBen ColmanCo-Founder and CEOFounded RealitydefenderAli ShahriyariCo-Founder and AdvisorFounded Realitydefender

Aifoundation mafia3

Also came through, then founded or led a company.

Ali ShahriyariDirector of ProductFounded Realitydefender +1Lars ButtlerFounderFounded Reality Defender

Realitydefender mafia3

Also came through, then founded or led a company.

Ben ColmanCo-Founder/CEOFounded Reality DefenderAli ShahriyariCo-Founder & Chief Technology OfficerFounded Reality Defender

Same school

Also attended Harvard University2,000

Ron ConwayFounder of SV AngelAlfred LinPartner at Sequoia CapitalChris DixonFounder & Managing Partner of a16z crypto at Andreessen HorowitzSarah TavelVenture Partner at BenchmarkDanny RimerPartner at Index VenturesLaela SturdyManaging Partner at CapitalG

+ 1,994 more

Also attended Y Combinator2,000

Tarek MansourCo-founder & CEO of KalshiSuhail DoshiFounder of Mixpanel; founder of ParticleSubomi OluwalanaCo-founder & CEO of ConvoyArhaan A.Deeptech Fellow at Clear VenturesCollin WallaceGeneral Partner at Lobby CapitalVictor SantosVictor Scout at One Way Ventures

+ 1,994 more

Also attended University of Pennsylvania1,185

Brian ActonCo-founder of WhatsApp; co-founder of Signal FoundationKunal BahlCo-founder of Snapdeal; co-founder of Titan CapitalDasha MaggioPartner at Felicis Ventures, writer on venture capital and founder psychologyNancy WangInvestor at Felicis VenturesLeah von SiemensPartner at Manta Ray VenturesEghosa OmoiguiFounder and Managing General Partner at EchoVC Partners

+ 1,179 more

Also attended Punjabi University1

Shishu BediExecutive Officer at Admaxim

Shared employers

Also worked at Technicolor13

Lloyd CarneyStrategic Advisor at Vertical Venture PartnersJohn SicilianoTransaction Advisor at RueOne InvestmentsEmmanuel DaugerasInvestment Director at KaristaMark LinaoGeneral Partner at ProgressionClaudeAdvisor at Triptyq CapitalStan LauInvestor at Tipping Point Partners

+ 7 more

Also worked at Intel Corporation518

Jim GoetzPartner at Sequoia CapitalSundeep PeechuGeneral Partner at Felicis VenturesViswa SankaranarayananVenture Partner at Monta Vista CapitalJob SimonVenture Partner and CTO at Monta Vista CapitalAssaf ArakiInvestment Director at Intel CapitalJen ArdManaging Director, Head of Investment Operations at Intel Capital

+ 512 more

Also worked at Adobe196

Brian ActonCo-founder of WhatsApp; co-founder of Signal FoundationLouise TomlinsonInvestor at Reinventure GroupAditya ReddyVice President at Sapphire VenturesJeff VeenDesigner and investor in London, United KingdomErika NashInvestor at Next Frontier CapitalMichael MignanoGeneral Partner at Union Square Ventures (USV)

+ 190 more

Also worked at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)753

Aileen LeeFounder & Managing Partner of Cowboy VenturesMatt HuangCo-founder and Managing Partner at ParadigmMichael TruellCo-founder & CEO of CursorRaquel UrtasunFounder & CEO of WaabiColin WebbFounder & CEO of Avatar RoboticsAbraham BachrachCo-founder & CTO of Skydio

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