Janak Sunil
FounderCo-Founder at Specific Labs
San Francisco, California, United States
FoundedSpecific Labs · YC
About
Janak Sunil is co-founder and CEO of Specific Labs. He previously worked at Coinbase.
Co-Founder at Specific LabsYC F25
Intro paths
YC
Janak went through Y Combinator (Fall 2025) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
GP
Their group partner at YC was Pete Koomen, General Partner at Y Combinator — the partner who ran Specific Labs's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗
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In turn, Janak can intro founders to Specific Labs's investors below.
Specific Labs's investors · 1
Co-founders at Specific Labs
SP
Siddhant PaliwalFounder
Experience
- Specific (YC F25)Co-Founder, CEOcurrent2025 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- CoinbaseProduct2024Mountain View, California, United States
- Pillow - DeFi For EveryoneProduct & Strategy2022
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Janak Sunil?
- Janak Sunil is co-founder and CEO of Specific Labs. He previously worked at Coinbase.
- Where does Janak Sunil work?
- Janak Sunil is Co-Founder of Specific Labs.
- What companies did Janak Sunil found?
- Janak Sunil founded Specific Labs.
- Where did Janak Sunil go to school?
- Janak Sunil studied at Y Combinator; UCLA (Bachelor's degree, Economics and Data Science); LeapYear.
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