Hudhayfa Nazoordeen
FounderFounder at Normal
San Francisco, California, United States
FoundedNormal · YC
About
Hudhayfa Nazoordeen is a co-founder of Normal who previously held positions at Cohere and Xanadu.
Founder at NormalYC S25
Intro paths
YC
Hudhayfa went through Y Combinator (Summer 2025) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
GP
Their group partner at YC was Gustaf Alstromer — the partner who ran Normal's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗
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In turn, Hudhayfa can intro founders to Normal's investors below.
Normal's investors · 2
Co-founders at Normal
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Anson YuFounder
Experience
Frequently asked questions
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- Where did Hudhayfa Nazoordeen go to school?
- Hudhayfa Nazoordeen studied at University of Waterloo (Bachelor's of Math, Combinatorics and Optimization).
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