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Meera ClarkunlockedNirmal: together at PayPal (2013)
×6Nirmal: together at Entrepreneur First
Nirmal: together at Indian Institute of Technology, Madras
×4Nirmal: together at PayPal
About
Nirmal studied mechanical engineering at the Indian Institute of Technology. He spent three years on PayPal's Fraud Sciences team, where he built expertise in risk and compliance, before turning to company building.
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- n•••@merklescience.comreveal90% confident
- n•••@merklescience.comreveal75% confident
CTO at Merkle Science
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Co-founders at Merkle Science
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Experience
- Merkle ScienceChief Technology Officercurrent2018 — presentNew York, United States
- Entrepreneur FirstFounder in Residence2018Singapore
- InstamojoData Scientist2015 — 2017Bangalore
- PayPalFraud Sciences2012 — 2015Chennai
Skills & more
Data Mining9Programming4Machine Learning5Statistics1Analytical SkillsC3SQL2Python1AWSDjangoSolidityGit
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Data SciencePokerFraud DetectionPayment IndustryFrom Nirmal's professional profile.
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Nirmal AK?
- Nirmal studied mechanical engineering at the Indian Institute of Technology. He spent three years on PayPal's Fraud Sciences team, where he built expertise in risk and compliance, before turning to company building.
- Where does Nirmal AK work?
- Nirmal AK is CTO of Merkle Science.
- What companies did Nirmal AK found?
- Nirmal AK founded Merkle Science.
- Where did Nirmal AK go to school?
- Nirmal AK studied at Indian Institute of Technology, Madras (Bachelor of Technology (B.Tech.), Mechanical Engineering); National Public School, Rajajinagar, Bangalore (Computer Science).
Founder mafias
Entrepreneur First mafia885
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Reid HoffmanBoard MemberFounded LinkedIn +2Matthew WilsonFounder In ResidenceFounded Veratrak +2Rashid MansoorEntrepreneur, Inaugural CohortFounded HADEAN +2Eugene CheahEntrepreneur First 2017Founded Recursal AI, Inc. +2Steven RenwickCohort memberFounded Tilores +2Ruban KanapathippillaiEntrepreneur First 2024Founded Iterate AI +1
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Indian Institute of Technology, Madras mafia125
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Aravind SrinivasDual Degree (B.Tech and M.Tech)Founded PerplexityAshok SanthanamBSFounded FogLogic +2Kamesh RaghavendraBachelor of TechnologyFounded Geminus +1Venkat ViswanathanBachelor of Technology and Master of TechnologyFounded AIONICS +1Sridhar RamaswamyB. Tech.Founded Neeva +1Akash AnandBachelor of Technology (BTech)Founded Desklamp +1
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PayPal mafia115
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Peter ThielCo-founder & CEOFounded PalantirReid HoffmanBoard member from 1998; Executive Vice PresidentFounded LinkedIn +2David SacksCOO / Head of ProductFounded YammerKeith RaboisExecutive Vice President, Business Development, Public Affairs & PolicyFounded OpendoorJoe LonsdaleIntern, FinanceFounded Opto +5Elon MuskCo-founder (X.com); CEO 2000Founded Tesla +5
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Same school
Also attended Indian Institute of Technology, Madras201
Aravind SrinivasCo-founder & CEO of Perplexity AISundeep PeechuGeneral Partner at Felicis VenturesRajesh SwaminathanInvestor at Khosla VenturesAshok SanthanamManaging Director at Copper Sky CapitalHanyang WangDirector at Qualcomm VenturesAparnaAdvisor at NewBuild.VC
+ 195 more
Shared employers
Also worked at Merkle Science4
Also worked at Entrepreneur First715
Reid HoffmanCo-founder of LinkedIn; Partner at GreylockToby CoppelCo-founder and Partner at Mosaic VenturesBenedict EvansWrites a weekly technology newsletter read by close to 200,000 peoplePeterDeep Tech Investment Lead at Hummingbird VenturesAniTalent Team at Hummingbird VenturesIsabel FoxHead of Investor Relations at Hoxton Ventures
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Also worked at Instamojo1
Also worked at PayPal207
Peter ThielCo-founder & Partner at Founders FundRoelof BothaAdvisor & former Steward at Sequoia Capital; SpaceX board memberDavid SacksCo-founder & General Partner at Craft Ventures; former White House AI & Crypto CzarKeith RaboisManaging Director at Khosla VenturesJoe LonsdaleFounder & Managing Partner of 8VC; co-founder of Palantir and AddeparMax LevchinCo-founder of PayPal; founder, chairman & CEO of Affirm; partner at SciFi VC
+ 201 more