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Nithik Bala

Founder

Founder at Amulet

San Francisco, California, United States

FoundedAmulet Β· YC

About

Nithik Bala is a software engineer who previously worked at Meta on Core Ads Growth and Web Infrastructure. He has interned at Rockset and PagerDuty, and graduated from Georgia Tech.

Founder at AmuletYC S26

Intro paths

YC

Nithik went through Y Combinator (Summer 2026) β€” 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 β€” the partner who ran Amulet's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile β†—

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In turn, Nithik can intro founders to Amulet's investors below.

Amulet's investors Β· 2

TitletownTechGreen Bay Β· $100K – $2M checksY CombinatorSan Francisco Β· $500K checks Β· since 2026

Co-founders at Amulet

VPVarun Puru
Varun PuruFounder

Experience

  1. AmuletFounder2026
  2. MetaSoftware Engineer2023 β€” 2026Menlo Park, California, United States
  3. Rockset (acquired by OpenAI)Software Engineer Intern2022
  4. MetaSoftware Engineer Intern2022
  5. PagerDutySoftware Engineer Intern2021
  6. TSYSSoftware Engineer Intern2021Alpharetta, Georgia, United States
  7. iGEM CompetitionLambert iGEM Software Lead2016 β€” 2020Suwanee, Georgia, United States

Skills & more

Node.js3Python7React.js4SQL5Java1HTML3Microsoft Office2Relational Databases1MySQL2JUnit1BootstrapAssembly Language
+6 moreLeadershipProgrammingResearchData StructuresAlgorithmsRDBMS

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Nithik Bala?
Nithik Bala is a software engineer who previously worked at Meta on Core Ads Growth and Web Infrastructure. He has interned at Rockset and PagerDuty, and graduated from Georgia Tech.
Where does Nithik Bala work?
Nithik Bala is Founder of Amulet.
What companies did Nithik Bala found?
Nithik Bala founded Amulet.
Where did Nithik Bala go to school?
Nithik Bala studied at Y Combinator (S26); Georgia Institute of Technology (Bachelor of Science - BS, Computer Science); Lambert High School (High School Diploma).

Founder mafias

Y Combinator mafia8,773

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Sam AltmanPresidentFounded Tools for Humanity +3Jessica LivingstonCo-founderFounded Y CombinatorAlexis OhanianYC Summer 2005Founded RedditFred EhrsamYC Summer 2012Founded Nudge +1Matt HuangYC Winter 2011Founded HotspotsTrae StephensYC Winter 2022Founded Pursuit +1

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Y Combinator mafia4,716

Also came through, then founded or led a company.

Ryan SheaEntrepreneurshipFounded StacksTarek MansourFounded KalshiSuhail DoshiEating beans & riceFounded Playground +1Subomi OluwalanaW22Founded ConvoyDarius "Bubs" MonsefS19Founded Sightbox +3Matthew ScholzFounded Oisin Biotechnologies +3

+ 4,709 more

Georgia Institute of Technology mafia180

Also came through, then founded or led a company.

Lukasz GadowskiExchange SemesterFounded Spreadshirt +2Aamir PoonawallaMastersFounded Understudy Labs +1Jonathan FriedmanBachelor of Science (B.Sc.)Founded Assembly +1Eric WangMaster of Science - MSFounded Natural +1Pranavkrishna SureshDual EnrollmentFounded Blaze Market Incorporated +1Royce ArockiasamyBachelor of Science - BSFounded Pleom +1

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Lambert High School mafia3

Also came through, then founded or led a company.

Jeff MaoFounded SellRazeRaj PatelFounded Human Archive

Rockset mafia3

Also came through, then founded or led a company.

Anirudh RamanathanSenior Software EngineerFounded SignadotVahid Fazel-RezaiSoftware EngineerFounded Overfit

Same school

Also attended Y Combinator2,000

Tarek MansourCo-founder & CEO of KalshiSuhail DoshiFounder of Mixpanel; founder of ParticleSubomi OluwalanaCo-founder & CEO of ConvoyMaroof AhmedFounder at Octopus VenturesJustin SwartPartner at Bitkraft Esports VenturesCollin WallaceGeneral Partner at Lobby Capital

+ 1,994 more

Also attended Georgia Institute of Technology346

Brando De CourtenData Engineer at P101 VenturesTom DyalCo-Founder at Redpoint VenturesWouter Van de PutteInvestment Director at Capricorn Venture PartnersWill McGinnisEntrepreneur and data science executive working at the intersection of AI/ML, technology, and business strategyJaya GuptaInvestor at Foundation CapitalJames WangGeneral Partner at Creative Ventures

+ 340 more

Also attended Lambert High School2

Jeff MaoFounder at SellRazeRaj PatelFounder at Human Archive

Shared employers

Also worked at Amulet1

Varun PuruFounder at Amulet

Also worked at Meta304

Nat FriedmanCo-lead of Meta Superintelligence Labs; co-founder of NFDGDaniel GrossMeta Superintelligence Labs; co-founder of NFDG and Safe SuperintelligenceDrew HoustonCo-founder & CEO of DropboxGabriel PereyraCo-founder & President of HarveyTinaInvestments & Portfolio Services Team Member at Clear VenturesMike ArpaiaComputer scientist working on machine learning and data infrastructure

+ 298 more

Also worked at Rockset (acquired by OpenAI)6

Preeti RathiGeneral Partner at Icon VenturesJerry ChenPartner at Greylock PartnersMike VernalPartner at Sequoia CapitalJay MaloneyVP Sales, Cloud at CrusoeAnirudh RamanathanFounder at SignadotVahid Fazel-RezaiFounder at Overfit

Also worked at PagerDuty20

Trevor OelschigInvestment Team at General CatalystJesse RobbinsFounder and Investor in AI Developer ToolsAdam JahnkeOther at HeavybitAndrew MiklasGeneral Partner at Y CombinatorScott AronsonOperating Partner at StripesJulie HerendeenOperating Partner at Stripes

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