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Marinos Eliades

Founder

Founder at Prized

San Francisco Bay Area

FoundedPrized · YC

About

Marinos Eliades studied computer science and mechanical engineering at Stanford University. He previously worked as an engineer at Gander, a fleet-management platform for private aviation, and co-founded Loophole, an AI-powered employee onboarding platform.

Founder at PrizedYC S26

Intro paths

YC

Marinos went through Y Combinator (Summer 2026) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.

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Their group partner at YC was Ankit Gupta, General Partner at Y Combinator — the partner who ran Prized's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗

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In turn, Marinos can intro founders to Prized's investors below.

Prized's investors · 1

Y CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2026

Co-founders at Prized

HGHudson Griffith
Hudson GriffithFounder

Experience

  1. PrizedCo-Foundercurrent2026 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
  2. Stanford UniversityTeaching Assistant2024 — 2026Stanford, CA
  3. GanderEngineer2025New York, United States
  4. HKPC - Hong Kong Productivity CouncilMechanical Engineering Intern2024Kowloon, Hong Kong SAR
  5. Stanford ASESBootcamp Fellow2023 — 2024Palo Alto, California, United States
  6. National Guard of CyprusLance Corporal2022 — 2023

Skills & more

DynamicsC++PythonFluid MechanicsThermodynamicsData StructuresDifferential EquationsMultivariable CalculusProgramming AbstractionsStaticsComputer-Aided Design (CAD)Battery Electric Vehicle (BEV)
+4 moreHydrogen Fuel CellsEquipment DesignLarge Language Models (LLM)Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)

Languages English · Greek

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Marinos Eliades?
Marinos Eliades studied computer science and mechanical engineering at Stanford University. He previously worked as an engineer at Gander, a fleet-management platform for private aviation, and co-founded Loophole, an AI-powered employee onboarding platform.
Where does Marinos Eliades work?
Marinos Eliades is Founder of Prized.
What companies did Marinos Eliades found?
Marinos Eliades founded Prized.
Where did Marinos Eliades go to school?
Marinos Eliades studied at Stanford University (Bachelor of Science - BS, Mechanical Engineering); Y Combinator.

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