Gavin Bains
FounderCo-Founder at Paper Instruments
San Francisco, California, United States
FoundedPaper Instruments Β· YC
About
Gavin Bains is co-founder of Paper Instruments, which develops AI models and tools designed for knowledge work in professional services and white-collar environments.
Co-Founder at Paper InstrumentsYC X25
Intro paths
YC
Gavin went through Y Combinator (Spring 2025) β any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
GP
Their group partner at YC was Diana Hu, General Partner at Y Combinator β the partner who ran Paper Instruments's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile β
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In turn, Gavin can intro founders to Paper Instruments's investors below.
Paper Instruments's investors Β· 1
Co-founders at Paper Instruments
DK
Daanish KhaziCo-Founder
JB
Joseph BesgenCo-Founder
Experience
- Paper InstrumentsCo-Foundercurrent2025 β present
- TrabaSenior Software Engineer2023 β 2025New York City Metropolitan Area
- Stealth StartupFounding Engineer2022 β 2023New York City Metropolitan Area
- TydoSenior Software Engineer2021 β 2022
- Kleiner PerkinsEngineering Fellow2020 β 2021
- HoneySoftware Engineer 22020 β 2021
- LavaLabDirector of Operations2018 β 2020
- TeslaSoftware Engineer2019
- University of Southern CaliforniaBlockchain Research2018 β 2019
- IBMSoftware Engineer (NLP)2018
- Troy LabsFounding Partner2017 β 2018
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Gavin Bains?
- Gavin Bains is co-founder of Paper Instruments, which develops AI models and tools designed for knowledge work in professional services and white-collar environments.
- Where does Gavin Bains work?
- Gavin Bains is Co-Founder of Paper Instruments.
- What companies did Gavin Bains found?
- Gavin Bains founded Paper Instruments.
- Where did Gavin Bains go to school?
- Gavin Bains studied at University of Southern California (Bachelor of Science - BS, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science); Y Combinator (X25).
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