Where does Nilay Modi work?

Nilay Modi is Founder of Central and Founder at Clayboard.

What companies did Nilay Modi found?

Nilay Modi founded Central, Clayboard.

Where did Nilay Modi go to school?

Nilay Modi studied at UCLA (Bachelor's Degree, Cognitive Science); Y Combinator.

Nilay Modi

Founder

Founder at Central · Founder at Clayboard

Boston, Massachusetts, United States

FoundedCentral · YC Clayboard · YC

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Nilay Modi is founder of Clayboard, which builds interactive group learning tools for educators.

Founder at Central YC S24

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Nilay went through Y Combinator (Summer 2024) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.

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

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Central's investors · 7

Alumni VenturesManchester · $100K – $10M checks Amino CapitalPalo Alto · $100K – $10M checks Capitalize VCChicago · $100K – $200K checks First Round CapitalSan Francisco · $100K – $20M checks · since 2025 OurCrowdJerusalem Ritual CapitalMenlo Park · $100K – $500K checks Y CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2024

Co-founders at Central

Josh WymerFounder

Pranav KashyapFounder

Founder at Clayboard YC W20

Intro paths

Nilay went through Y Combinator (Winter 2020) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.

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Clayboard's investors · 5

Gradient VenturesSan Francisco · $100K – $10M checks IdealabPasadena Kleiner PerkinsMenlo Park · $500K – $15M checks Soma CapitalSacramento · $100K – $300K checks Y CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2020

Co-founders at Clayboard

Jorge FuentesFounder

Experience

MercuryDesigningcurrent2026 — presentBoston, MA
CentralCo-Founder (Acquired by Mercury)2023 — 2026Boston, MA
Clayboard (YC W20)Co-Founder2020 — 2022New York, United States
n/aLots of stuff2018 — 2021

Skills & more

Figma (Software)7Unity3D8C#7Cinema 4DC++4Unreal Engine 4Java1JavaScript2HTML53CSS8PHP2MySQL2

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MayaPhotoshopAngularJSBootstrapRTax ComplianceDesignMarketingSalesPayroll ServicesHealth InsuranceVirtual Reality

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Nilay Modi?: Nilay Modi is founder of Clayboard, which builds interactive group learning tools for educators.
Where does Nilay Modi work?: Nilay Modi is Founder of Central and Founder at Clayboard.
What companies did Nilay Modi found?: Nilay Modi founded Central, Clayboard.
Where did Nilay Modi go to school?: Nilay Modi studied at UCLA (Bachelor's Degree, Cognitive Science); Y Combinator.