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Kavan Doctor

Founder

Founder at Synthetic Society

San Francisco Bay Area

FoundedSynthetic Society · YC

About

Kavan Doctor studied computer science at MIT before leaving to start Synthetic Society. He has a background in mathematics, having ranked highly in Canadian math competitions.

LinkedIn ↗

Founder at Synthetic SocietyYC S25

Intro paths

YC

Kavan 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 Ankit Gupta, General Partner at Y Combinator — the partner who ran Synthetic Society's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗

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In turn, Kavan can intro founders to Synthetic Society's investors below.

Synthetic Society's investors · 4

Formus CapitalLink VenturesTranspose Platform ManagementY Combinator

Co-founders at Synthetic Society

ACAaron Chew
Aaron ChewFounder

Experience

  1. Synthetic Society (YC S25)Founder (YC S25)current2025 — present
  2. Five RingsQuantitative Trading Intern2024Manhattan, New York, United States
  3. MIT Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory (CSAIL)Researcher2023 — 2024

Education

  1. Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyBachelor of Science - BS, Mathematics and Computer Science

Skills & more

Game Theory1Node.js1React.js1MathematicsAlgorithmsPython (Programming Language)ProgrammingHTMLC++JavaLinuxUbuntu
+3 moreScriptingCTFCybersecurity

Languages English · Gujarati · Hindi · Spanish

From Kavan's professional profile.

Same school

Also attended Massachusetts Institute of Technology977

Fred WilsonCo-founder & Partner at Union Square VenturesAileen LeeFounder & Managing Partner of Cowboy VenturesHemant TanejaCEO & Managing Director of General CatalystBrad FeldCo-founder of Foundry and TechstarsMatt HuangCo-founder and Managing Partner at ParadigmDelian AsparouhovPartner at Founders Fund and co-founder of Varda

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Shared employers

Also worked at Five Rings4

Sophia EAssociate, Investments at ATW PartnersIan MastersPartner, Trader at Hack VCArun SaigalInvestor at ThunkableDean StratakosFounder at Stage

Also worked at MIT Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory (CSAIL)23

Ivory TangInvestor at ChemistryGleb ChuvpiloManaging Partner at Thundermark CapitalPuneeth MeruvaPartner at Trucks VCMillie Liu LiuFounding Partner at First Star VenturesAnnan ZhangInvestor at E14 FundMichael WangInvestor at E14 Fund

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