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1,208 people in our graph share verified history with Gaurav β schools, employers, funds. One of them is your warm intro.
Garry TanunlockedGaurav: together at Y Combinator (2026)
Γ11Gaurav: together at Y Combinator
About
Gaurav Paliwal is the founder of ValCtrl, a prediction market platform that enables users to trade on custom beliefs about future events.
Founder at ValCtrlYC X26
Intro paths
YC
Gaurav went through Y Combinator (Spring 2026) β any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
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Their group partner at YC was Nicolas Dessaigne, General Partner at Y Combinator β the partner who ran ValCtrl's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile β
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In turn, Gaurav can intro founders to ValCtrl's investors below.
ValCtrl's investors Β· 1
Co-founders at ValCtrl
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Sarth GargFounder
Experience
- ValCtrlCo-Foundercurrent2025 β presentNew York City Metropolitan Area
- Amazon Web Services (AWS)SDE Intern2025Seattle, Washington, United States
- The City University of New YorkTeaching Assistant2024New York, New York, United States
- Columbia EngineeringResearcher2023
- American Museum of Natural HistoryResearcher2022 β 2023Manhattan, New York, United States
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Gaurav Paliwal?
- Gaurav Paliwal is the founder of ValCtrl, a prediction market platform that enables users to trade on custom beliefs about future events.
- Where does Gaurav Paliwal work?
- Gaurav Paliwal is Founder of ValCtrl.
- What companies did Gaurav Paliwal found?
- Gaurav Paliwal founded ValCtrl.
- Where did Gaurav Paliwal go to school?
- Gaurav Paliwal studied at Columbia Engineering (Bachelor of Science - BS, Computer Engineering); Manhattan Center for Science & Mathematics (High School Diploma (Sophomore - Senior Year), High School); Columbia University (Bachelor of Science - BS).
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Columbia Engineering mafia46
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Shared employers
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Also worked at The City University of New York9
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