About
Paresh Patel is co-founder and CEO of Sila, an AI productivity software company serving enterprise customers.
Founder at SilaYC W26
Intro paths
YC
Mith went through Y Combinator (Winter 2026) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
GP
Their group partner at YC was Diana Hu, General Partner at Y Combinator — the partner who ran Sila's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗
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In turn, Mith can intro founders to Sila's investors below.
Sila's investors · 2
Co-founders at Sila
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Carl HuangFounder
Experience
- Sila (YC W26)Co-Founder & CEOcurrent2026 — present
- saiCo-Founder2025Manhattan, NY
- JPMorganChaseProduct Management Intern2024Manhattan, NY
- Scale AISoftware Engineer Intern2023 — 2024
- Quant Fund at CornellQuantitative Trading Competition 20242024NYC
- Susquehanna International GroupCracking The Code Competition2023Ithaca, NY
- JPMorganChaseProduct Management Intern2023Manhattan, NY
- Jane StreetPuzzleCity Competition2023NYC
- WorldQuantInternational Quant Championship 20232023
- CASH Algo Finance GroupAlgorithmic Trading Challenge 20232023
- Jane StreetEstimathon Competition2023New York City Metropolitan Area
- Canadian Undergraduate Conference on Artificial Intelligence (CUCAI)Ethereum Software Developer2021 — 2022
Skills & more
- Financial Edge — J.P. Morgan
From Mith's professional profile.
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Mith Paresh Patel?
- Paresh Patel is co-founder and CEO of Sila, an AI productivity software company serving enterprise customers.
- Where does Mith Paresh Patel work?
- Mith Paresh Patel is Founder of Sila.
- What companies did Mith Paresh Patel found?
- Mith Paresh Patel founded Sila.
- Where did Mith Paresh Patel go to school?
- Mith Paresh Patel studied at Y Combinator (W26); Cornell University (Bachelor of Science).
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