Rahul Thayil
FounderCo-Founder & CTO at Torus
San Francisco, California, United States
FoundedTorus · YC
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About
Rahul Thayil is a co-founder at Torus (YC S26) and previously founded Orion, an AI-based threat intelligence and response automation platform.
Co-Founder & CTO at TorusYC S26
Intro paths
YC
Rahul went through Y Combinator (Summer 2026) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
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Their group partner at YC was Gustaf Alstromer — the partner who ran Torus's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗
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Torus's investors · 2
Co-founders at Torus
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Marcus LimaCo-Founder & CEO
Experience
- Torus (YC S26)Co-Founder & CTOcurrent2026 — presentSan Francisco, California, United States
- TechstarsMentorcurrent2024 — presentBoston, Massachusetts, United States
- Fase 1Mentorcurrent2024 — present
- OrionFounder & CEO2023 — 2026Denver, Colorado, United States
- Benenson Strategy GroupSenior Analyst2021 — 2022Manhattan, New York, United States
- Bernstein and AssociatesResearch Associate2019Valais, Switzerland
- Emerson CollegeGraduate Research Assistant2017 — 2018Boston, Massachusetts, United States
- Emerson CollegeMedia Relations Assistant2017 — 2018Boston, Massachusetts, United States
- Various CompaniesVarious Internships2017Singapore, Singapore
Skills & more
Geospatial Intelligence1Machine LearningArtificial Intelligence (AI)Media RelationsPolitical PollingInternational RelationsOpinion PollingPolitical ConsultingSocial MediaMeltwaterAdobe Creative Suite1HTML
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IBM SPSSRust (Programming Language)R (Programming Language)Python (Programming Language)StataRMicrosoft PowerPointMySQLMojo- Jazz Piano, Euphonium, and Drums — ABRSM
- Massage Therapy — Pai Traditional Thai Massage
- Culinary Certificate — Cambridge School of Culinary Arts
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Rahul Thayil?
- Rahul Thayil is a co-founder at Torus (YC S26) and previously founded Orion, an AI-based threat intelligence and response automation platform.
- Where does Rahul Thayil work?
- Rahul Thayil is Co-Founder & CTO of Torus.
- What companies did Rahul Thayil found?
- Rahul Thayil founded Torus.
- Where did Rahul Thayil go to school?
- Rahul Thayil studied at New York University (Master of Arts - MA, Comparative Politics); Y Combinator (Torus S26); Emerson College (Polling, BS Political Science and Government).
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