About
Kunal Roy is an engineer with a degree from UC Berkeley who previously worked as a founding engineer at Alchemy and as an engineer at Cruise and Google. He has expertise in blockchain and prediction markets, and is now building Dome, a prediction market API.
Founder at DomeYC F25
Intro paths
YC
Kunal went through Y Combinator (Fall 2025) β any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
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Their group partner at YC was Tom Blomfield, Monzo and GoCardless co-founder; Y Combinator partner on leave and Anthropic compute-team member. β the partner who ran Dome's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile β
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In turn, Kunal can intro founders to Dome's investors below.
Dome's investors Β· 3
Co-founders at Dome
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Kurush DubashFounder
Experience
- PolymarketVP of Engineering, Polymarket UScurrent2026 β present
- Dome (F25 YC)Co-Founder & CTO2025 β 2026
- AlchemyStaff Software Engineer (L6)2022 β 2025
- AlchemyTechnical Lead/Founding software engineer2020 β 2025
- Cruise AutomationSenior Software Engineer2019 β 2020
- GoogleSoftware Engineer2016 β 2019Mountain View
- AmazonSoftware Engineer Intern2015Greater Seattle Area
Skills & more
C++8Java8JavaScript4Linux1HTML1Python6SQL1CSSMySQLCMicrosoft Office2Programming1
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Machine LearningLanguages Bengali Β· English
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Kunal Roy?
- Kunal Roy is an engineer with a degree from UC Berkeley who previously worked as a founding engineer at Alchemy and as an engineer at Cruise and Google. He has expertise in blockchain and prediction markets, and is now building Dome, a prediction market API.
- Where does Kunal Roy work?
- Kunal Roy is Founder of Dome.
- What companies did Kunal Roy found?
- Kunal Roy founded Dome.
- Where did Kunal Roy go to school?
- Kunal Roy studied at Y Combinator; University of California, Berkeley (Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, Mathematics and Computer Science).
Founder mafias
Y Combinator mafia8,773
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Y Combinator mafia4,716
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Ryan SheaEntrepreneurshipFounded StacksTarek MansourFounded KalshiSuhail DoshiEating beans & riceFounded Playground +1Subomi OluwalanaW22Founded ConvoyDarius "Bubs" MonsefS19Founded Sightbox +3Matthew ScholzFounded Oisin Biotechnologies +3
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University of California, Berkeley mafia538
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Cruise mafia34
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Kyle VogtFounder/CEOFounded Twitch +1Daniel KanFounder/COOFounded Exec +1Oliver CameronVP, ProductFounded Everyme +1Matthew DeitersDirector of Product & Technical OperationsFounded Assembly Made +1Sohrab HaghighatPlanning and Controls, Senior Engineering ManagerFounded Hestus, Inc. +1Richard HeSenior Software Engineer - ML PlatformFounded Openmart +1
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Alchemy mafia8
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
David TranEngineeringFounded Flow Club +1Arjun PatelProduct Management & GrowthFounded WorkCloutJonathan KauProductFounded SatsumaAniket GuptaGrowthFounded xPayTurja ChowdhuryAnalyst & DeveloperFounded Village LabsLeeds RisingProduct ManagerFounded Maximal
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Same school
Also attended Y Combinator2,000
Tarek MansourCo-founder & CEO of KalshiSuhail DoshiFounder of Mixpanel; founder of ParticleSubomi OluwalanaCo-founder & CEO of ConvoyMaroof AhmedFounder at Octopus VenturesJustin SwartPartner at Bitkraft Esports VenturesCollin WallaceGeneral Partner at Lobby Capital
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Also attended University of California, Berkeley1,453
Byron DeeterPartner at Bessemer Venture PartnersSteve WozniakCo-founder of AppleTony XuCo-founder & CEO of DoorDashAravind SrinivasCo-founder & CEO of Perplexity AIAli GhodsiCo-founder & CEO of DatabricksRyan PetersenFounder & CEO of Flexport
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Shared employers
Also worked at Polymarket8
Andy TangPartner at Draper AssociatesAndy TangFounding Partner at Draper DragonDavid KwonPartner at Abstract VenturesRob HadickGeneral Partner at MetastableNelson Perla-WardPartner at Andreessen HorowitzDavid RosenbergInvestor at Notion Capital
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Also worked at Dome (F25 YC)1
Also worked at Alchemy17
Navin ChaddhaManaging Partner at MayfieldFranklin BiGeneral Partner at Pantera CapitalPatrick ChangFounder and Managing Partner at Dispersion CapitalRandy GleinFounder and Managing Partner at DFJKevin SpainGeneral Partner at Emergence Capital PartnersAlicia GarabedianVice President at Left Lane Capital
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Also worked at Cruise Automation50
David BeyerPartner at Amplify PartnersJimManaging partner of Maven Ventures, a consumer-focused micro-VC fund and incubator in Palo AltoJordan CroomInvestor at Side Door VenturesSunny DhillonFounder and Managing Partner at Kyber Knight CapitalSandy YuanAdvisor, AV & Robotics at Verissimo VenturesSasha OstojicVenture Partner at Playground Global
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