About
Jay Ram is CEO of HUD, with prior experience in consumer applications, machine learning research, and quantitative research.
Jay @jayendra_ram
Broke: Human data Woke: Cyborg data
Jun 27, 2026 · ♥ 8
Jay @jayendra_ram
Every mercor SPL I’ve talked to feels like they’re underpaid, but every mercor contractor I’ve talked to feels like they’re substantially overpaid.
Jun 26, 2026 · ♥ 10
Jay @jayendra_ram
I wonder if OpenAI hiding thinking caused it to not be the de facto choice for distillation, which in turn caused Anthropic’s revenue to explode due to API demand.
Jun 25, 2026 · ♥ 64 · ⇄ 2
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 · 2
Co-founders at HUD
Experience
- hud (YC W25)Founder, CEOcurrent2024 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- AQR Capital ManagementQuantitative Researcher2023Greenwich, Connecticut, United States
- QuantedgeQuantitative Trader2022Singapore
Education
- Columbia UniversityBachelor's degree, Physics2020 — 2023
- Y Combinator
- Washburn Rural High School2016 — 2020
- ARENA2024
Skills & more
From Jay's professional profile.
Same school
Also attended Columbia University563
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Also attended Y Combinator1,476
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Shared employers
Also worked at hud (YC W25)1
Also worked at AQR Capital Management7
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