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Kursad Araz

Founder

Founder/CTO at Correlia Biosystems

Cupertino, California, United States

FoundedCorrelia Biosystems · YC

Founder/CTO at Correlia BiosystemsYC W18

Intro paths

YC

Kursad went through Y Combinator (Winter 2018) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.

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In turn, Kursad can intro founders to Correlia Biosystems's investors below.

Correlia Biosystems's investors · 6

Beresford VenturesOrlandoBlue Bear VenturesSan Francisco · $100K – $400K checksCota CapitalSan FranciscoPallasite VenturesVancouver · $100K – $1.5M checksPangaea Ventures Us Inc.Vancouver · $500K – $1.5M checksY CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2018

Co-founders at Correlia Biosystems

AAAkwasi Apori
Akwasi AporiFounder
STSamuel Tia
Samuel TiaFounder

Experience

  1. AppleEngineering Program Managercurrent2025 — present
  2. Correlia BiosystemsCo-Founder & CTO2013 — 2025San Francisco Bay Area
  3. Correlia BiosystemsDrove Engineering Strategy & End-to-End Product Execution2021 — 2025
  4. Correlia BiosystemsDirected Product and Business Development2013 — 2025
  5. Correlia BiosystemsDirected R&D and Engineering2018 — 2020
  6. Correlia BiosystemsManaged R&D and Business Development2013 — 2017
  7. UC BerkeleyVisiting Scholar, the Foundry at CITRIS2013 — 2018Berkeley, CA
  8. UC BerkeleyPostdoctoral Scholar2011 — 2013Bioengineering Department, Quantitative Biosciences (qb3)
  9. Cornell UniversityPostdoctoral Research Associate, School of Electrical and Computer Engineering2010 — 2011
  10. Cornell Engineering Research ConferenceChair, Conference Organizing Committee2009 — 2010Ithaca, NY,

Skills & more

FounderGTM strategyQuality AssuranceQuality ControlGo-to-Market StrategySalesSoftware DevelopmentTechnology TransferBusiness FormationProduct ExecutionFluid DynamicsMechanical Systems
+12 moreElectrolysis (Chemistry)Mechanical Product DesignMechanical EngineeringPrototypingLeadershipProduct DesignNegotiationMarketingPeople ManagementResolving IssuesCommunicationCritical Thinking

Languages Turkish

  • Leadership Development Program — Organizational Development Services, Cornell University

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Kursad Araz?
Founder/CTO at Correlia Biosystems
Where does Kursad Araz work?
Kursad Araz is Founder/CTO of Correlia Biosystems.
What companies did Kursad Araz found?
Kursad Araz founded Correlia Biosystems.
Where did Kursad Araz go to school?
Kursad Araz studied at Y Combinator (Winter 2018 Batch); Cornell University (PhD, Applied and Engineering Physics); Boğaziçi University (BS, Physics).

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Also attended Y Combinator2,000

Ryan SheaCo-founder of Blockstack (Stacks)Suhail DoshiFounder of Mixpanel; founder of ParticleArhaan A.Deeptech Fellow at Clear VenturesAkshat GoenkaInvestor at Moonfire VenturesJon XuGeneral Partner at Y CombinatorChris GoldaGeneral Partner at Y Combinator

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Also attended Cornell University1,007

Doug LeonePartner at Sequoia Capital; former Global Managing PartnerJenny LeeSenior Managing Partner at Granite AsiaNeeraj AgrawalGeneral Partner at Battery VenturesJohn ZimmerCo-founder of LyftMichelle FernandesInvestor at Index VenturesMike ZakInvestor at CRV (Charles River Ventures)

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Also attended Boğaziçi University71

Santo PolitiInvestor at Spark CapitalElçinTalent Team at Hummingbird VenturesAnıl Gökçen KörpınarManaging Partner at IdacapitalSecil BaysalOperator in Residence at QED InvestorsSercan OzcanPartner, Finance & Operations at AlleyCorpEmrecan DoganVP of Tech & Platform, Glean at EMERGENT VENTURES

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Shared employers

Also worked at Apple589

Reid HoffmanCo-founder of LinkedIn; Partner at GreylockJim BreyerFounder & CEO of Breyer CapitalDaniel GrossMeta Superintelligence Labs; co-founder of NFDG and Safe SuperintelligenceSteve JurvetsonCo-founder of Future VenturesKai-Fu LeeChairman of Sinovation Ventures and CEO of 01.AISteve WozniakCo-founder of Apple

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Also worked at Correlia Biosystems1

Swaroop 'Kittu' KolluriFounder & Managing Director at Neotribe Ventures

Also worked at UC Berkeley388

Ali GhodsiCo-founder & CEO of DatabricksRaquel UrtasunFounder & CEO of WaabiArhaan A.Deeptech Fellow at Clear VenturesKevin Wijayaインドネシア法人代表 (Indonesia Office Representative) at CyberAgent CapitalPaul JennyBoard Chair at CincyTechAndrea van ElsasInvestor at Third Rock Ventures

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Also worked at Cornell University152

Mike ZakInvestor at CRV (Charles River Ventures)Ian ChiangPartner at Flare Capital PartnersPeter MintunAssociate at ARCH Venture PartnersMaryam AsadiInvestment Manager – Advanced Materials at Emerald Technology Ventures AgJustin SmithlineGeneral Partner at Triple Impact CapitalPeter EmighFounder & President, Savoy Life at Red Cell Incubation

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