Where does Kavan Doctor work?

Kavan Doctor is Founder of Synthetic Society.

What companies did Kavan Doctor found?

Kavan Doctor founded Synthetic Society.

Where did Kavan Doctor go to school?

Kavan Doctor studied at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Bachelor of Science - BS, Mathematics and Computer Science).

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.

Founder at Synthetic Society YC S25

Intro paths

Kavan went through Y Combinator (Summer 2025) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.

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 · 5

Formus Capital Link VenturesCambridge · $1M – $8M checks Mento vc Transpose Platform ManagementHouston Y CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2025

Co-founders at Synthetic Society

Aaron ChewFounder

Experience

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

Skills & more

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

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ScriptingCTFCybersecurity

Languages English · Gujarati · Hindi · Spanish

From Kavan's professional profile.

Frequently asked questions

Who is Kavan Doctor?: 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.
Where does Kavan Doctor work?: Kavan Doctor is Founder of Synthetic Society.
What companies did Kavan Doctor found?: Kavan Doctor founded Synthetic Society.
Where did Kavan Doctor go to school?: Kavan Doctor studied at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Bachelor of Science - BS, Mathematics and Computer Science).

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