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Nirmal AK

Founder

CTO at Merkle Science

New York, New York, United States

FoundedMerkle Science

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1,920 people in our graph share verified history with Nirmal — schools, employers, funds. One of them is your warm intro.

David TohunlockedNirmal: together at Merkle Science (2019–2021)
×2Nirmal: together at Entrepreneur First 2018
×9Nirmal: 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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CTO at Merkle Science

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Merkle Science's investors · 7

500 GlobalPalo Alto · $150K checks · since 2022Digital Currency GroupNew YorkEntrepreneur FirstBengaluru · $1M – $7M checksFenbushi CapitalShanghai · $1.3M – $30M checksK3 VenturesSingapore · $1.2M – $42M checksToken Bay CapitalAbu DhabiTriton CapitalAustin

Co-founders at Merkle Science

MPMriganka Pattnaik
Mriganka PattnaikCEO

Experience

  1. Merkle ScienceChief Technology Officercurrent2018 — presentNew York, United States
  2. Entrepreneur FirstFounder in Residence2018Singapore
  3. InstamojoData Scientist2015 — 2017Bangalore
  4. PayPalFraud Sciences2012 — 2015Chennai

Skills & more

Data Mining9Programming4Machine Learning5Statistics1Analytical SkillsC3SQL2Python1AWSDjangoSolidityGit
+4 moreData SciencePokerFraud DetectionPayment Industry

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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).

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