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Mayank Agrawal

Founder

Founder at Proof of Human

San Francisco, California, United States

FoundedProof of Human · YC

About

Mayank Agrawal holds a PhD from Princeton University with research spanning cognitive science and artificial intelligence. He is currently CEO of Proof of Human, a platform addressing authentication and identity verification challenges.

Founder at Proof of Human YC S23

Intro paths

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Mayank went through Y Combinator (Summer 2023) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.

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Their group partner at YC was Nicolas Dessaigne, General Partner at Y Combinator — the partner who ran Proof of Human's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗

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In turn, Mayank can intro founders to Proof of Human's investors below.

Proof of Human's investors · 1

Y CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2023

Co-founders at Proof of Human

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Matt Hardy

Matt HardyFounder

Experience

Proof of Human, PBCCEOcurrent2023 — presentSan Francisco, CA
Princeton UniversityPhD Researcher, Psychology & Neuroscience2018 — 2023Princeton, NJ
KallyopeMachine Learning Researcher2017New York City Metropolitan Area
Mercury FundData Science2016Houston, TX

Frequently asked questions

Who is Mayank Agrawal?: Mayank Agrawal holds a PhD from Princeton University with research spanning cognitive science and artificial intelligence. He is currently CEO of Proof of Human, a platform addressing authentication and identity verification challenges.
Where does Mayank Agrawal work?: Mayank Agrawal is Founder of Proof of Human.
What companies did Mayank Agrawal found?: Mayank Agrawal founded Proof of Human.
Where did Mayank Agrawal go to school?: Mayank Agrawal studied at Princeton University (Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Psychology and Neuroscience); Swarthmore College (Bachelor’s Degree, Computer Science and Philosophy); Y Combinator.

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