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Saman Sayahpour

Founder

Founder at Axelrod

Austria

FoundedAxelrod · YC

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1,266 people in our graph share verified history with Saman — schools, employers, funds. One of them is your warm intro.

Garry TanunlockedSaman: together at Y Combinator (2026)
×10Saman: together at Y Combinator
Saman: together at University of Vienna

About

Saman Sayahpour dropped out of Carnegie Mellon's Logic & Computation program and has previously conducted research in causal machine learning, prediction markets, photonic processors, and collective decision-making. He enrolled in Mathematics at the University of Vienna at age 14.

Founder at AxelrodYC S26

Intro paths

YC

Saman went through Y Combinator (Summer 2026) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.

GP

Their group partner at YC was Brad Flora, Backing expeditions into the future — the partner who ran Axelrod's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗

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In turn, Saman can intro founders to Axelrod's investors below.

Axelrod's investors · 2

Vela PartnersSan Francisco · $100K – $500K checksY CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2026

Co-founders at Axelrod

ALAdrian Lucas Tariel Stoica
Adrian Lucas Tariel StoicaFounder

Experience

  1. Axelrod (YC S26)Foundercurrent2026 — present
  2. Carnegie Mellon UniversityResearch2026
  3. Munich Interactive Intelligence Initiative (Mi3) | LMU MunichResearch2023 — 2025
  4. AkhetonicsCompiler Engineer2025
  5. Hotel MuseumFront Desk2018 — 2022

Skills & more

Languages English · German · Persian

From Saman's professional profile.

Frequently asked questions

Who is Saman Sayahpour?
Saman Sayahpour dropped out of Carnegie Mellon's Logic & Computation program and has previously conducted research in causal machine learning, prediction markets, photonic processors, and collective decision-making. He enrolled in Mathematics at the University of Vienna at age 14.
Where does Saman Sayahpour work?
Saman Sayahpour is Founder of Axelrod.
What companies did Saman Sayahpour found?
Saman Sayahpour founded Axelrod.
Where did Saman Sayahpour go to school?
Saman Sayahpour studied at Y Combinator; Carnegie Mellon University (BS, Logic & Computation); University of Vienna (Mathematics).

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Sir Karl Popper Schule mafia3

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Shared employers

Also worked at Axelrod (YC S26)1

Adrian Lucas Tariel StoicaFounder at Axelrod