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Gaurav Paliwal

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Founder at ValCtrl

New York, New York, United States

FoundedValCtrl · YC

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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

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YC

Gaurav went through Y Combinator (Spring 2026) — 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 — the partner who ran ValCtrl's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗

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Y CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2026

Co-founders at ValCtrl

SGSarth Garg
Sarth GargFounder

Experience

  1. ValCtrlCo-Foundercurrent2025 — presentNew York City Metropolitan Area
  2. Amazon Web Services (AWS)SDE Intern2025Seattle, Washington, United States
  3. The City University of New YorkTeaching Assistant2024New York, New York, United States
  4. Columbia EngineeringResearcher2023
  5. American Museum of Natural HistoryResearcher2022 — 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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Sarth GargFounder at ValCtrl