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About
Jay Ram is CEO of HUD, with prior experience in consumer applications, machine learning research, and quantitative research.
Founder at HUDYC W25
Intro paths
Jay went through Y Combinator (Winter 2025) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
Their group partner at YC was Aaron Epstein, General Partner at Y Combinator — the partner who ran HUD's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗
In turn, Jay can intro founders to HUD's investors below.
HUD's investors · 11
Co-founders at HUD
Experience
- hud (YC W25)Founder, CEOcurrent2024 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- AQR Capital ManagementQuantitative Researcher2023Greenwich, Connecticut, United States
- QuantedgeQuantitative Trader2022Singapore
Skills & more
From Jay's professional profile.
Investments
Per curated public sources.
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Jay Ram?
- Jay Ram is CEO of HUD, with prior experience in consumer applications, machine learning research, and quantitative research.
- Where does Jay Ram work?
- Jay Ram is Founder of HUD.
- What companies did Jay Ram found?
- Jay Ram founded HUD.
- What companies has Jay Ram invested in?
- Investments tracked here include AthenaHQ, Autosana, Cua, Lapis.
- Where did Jay Ram go to school?
- Jay Ram studied at Columbia University (Bachelor's degree, Physics); Y Combinator; Washburn Rural High School.
Founder mafias
Y Combinator mafia10,619
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Columbia University mafia582
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
AQR Capital Management mafia13
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Same school
Also attended Columbia University1,440
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Also attended Y Combinator2,000
+ 1,994 more
Also attended Washburn Rural High School1
Shared employers
Also worked at hud (YC W25)3
Also worked at AQR Capital Management38
+ 32 more