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
YC
Jay went through Y Combinator (Winter 2025) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
GP
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 ↗
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In turn, Jay can intro founders to HUD's investors below.
HUD's investors · 2
Co-founders at HUD
LM
Lorenss MartinsonsFounder
PP
Parth PatelFounder
Experience
- hud (YC W25)Founder, CEOcurrent2024 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- AQR Capital ManagementQuantitative Researcher2023Greenwich, Connecticut, United States
- QuantedgeQuantitative Trader2022Singapore
Skills & more
Strategy1Analytical SkillsResearch1Project Management1EngineeringEnglish3
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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.
- Where did Jay Ram go to school?
- Jay Ram studied at Columbia University (Bachelor's degree, Physics); Y Combinator; Washburn Rural High School.
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Columbia University mafia200
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AQR Capital Management mafia4
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Same school
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Ben HorowitzCo-founder & General Partner at Andreessen HorowitzDoug LeonePartner at Sequoia Capital; former Global Managing PartnerChris DixonFounder & Managing Partner of a16z crypto at Andreessen HorowitzKai-Fu LeeChairman of Sinovation Ventures and CEO of 01.AIGabriella GiglioHR & Executive Talent at General CatalystScott BillerInvestor at GV (Google Ventures)
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Also attended Washburn Rural High School1
Shared employers
Also worked at hud (YC W25)3
Also worked at AQR Capital Management30
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