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Nick Papciak

Founder

Founder at Datafruit

San Francisco, California, United States

FoundedDatafruit Β· YC

About

Nick Papciak is co-founder of Datafruit, an AI software implementation platform. He previously worked at Meta and studied machine learning and theoretical computer science at Georgia Tech, where he held a teaching assistant position in algorithms.

Founder at DatafruitYC S25

Intro paths

YC

Nick went through Y Combinator (Summer 2025) β€” any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.

GP

Their group partner at YC was Jon Xu, General Partner at Y Combinator β€” the partner who ran Datafruit's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile β†—

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In turn, Nick can intro founders to Datafruit's investors below.

Datafruit's investors Β· 1

Y CombinatorSan Francisco Β· $500K checks Β· since 2025

Co-founders at Datafruit

VAVenkat Arun
Venkat ArunFounder

Experience

  1. DatafruitCo-Founder & CTOcurrent2025 β€” present
  2. MetaSoftware Engineer2025
  3. College of Computing at Georgia TechHead Teaching Assistant2024 β€” 2025

Frequently asked questions

Who is Nick Papciak?
Nick Papciak is co-founder of Datafruit, an AI software implementation platform. He previously worked at Meta and studied machine learning and theoretical computer science at Georgia Tech, where he held a teaching assistant position in algorithms.
Where does Nick Papciak work?
Nick Papciak is Founder of Datafruit.
What companies did Nick Papciak found?
Nick Papciak founded Datafruit.
Where did Nick Papciak go to school?
Nick Papciak studied at Y Combinator (S25); Georgia Institute of Technology (Master of Science, Computer Science); Georgia Institute of Technology (Bachelor of Science, Computer Science).

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Venkat ArunFounder at Datafruit

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