About
Tanya Verma previously worked on systems and cryptography at Cloudflare and studied computer science and CubeSats at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. She is co-founder of Tinfoil.
Founder at TinfoilYC X25
Intro paths
YC
Tanya went through Y Combinator (Spring 2025) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
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Their group partner at YC was Diana Hu, General Partner at Y Combinator — the partner who ran Tinfoil's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗
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In turn, Tanya can intro founders to Tinfoil's investors below.
Tinfoil's investors · 2
Co-founders at Tinfoil
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Jules DreanFounder
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Sacha Servan-SchreiberFounder
Experience
- TinfoilCo-Foundercurrent2024 — presentSan Francisco, California, United States
- Cloudflare, Inc.Research Engineer2020 — 2023San Francisco, California, United States
- Cloudflare, Inc.Cryptography Engineering Intern2019San Francisco Bay Area
- University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Cubesat ProgramLead Communications Software Developer2017 — 2019Urbana-Champaign Area
- NVIDIASystems Software Engineering Intern2018Santa Clara, CA
- Mitra Research GroupUndergraduate Research Assistant2017Urbana-Champaign Area
- University of Illinois, College of EngineeringEngineering Tour Guide2017Urbana-Champaign Area
- National Center for Supercomputing ApplicationsUndergraduate Intern2016 — 2017Urbana-Champaign Area
Skills & more
Research and Development (R&D)1Machine Learning1Applied Cryptography2Systems Engineering1Go1Functional ProgrammingRust (Programming Language)1C (Programming Language)1Linux1
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Tanya Verma?
- Tanya Verma previously worked on systems and cryptography at Cloudflare and studied computer science and CubeSats at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. She is co-founder of Tinfoil.
- Where does Tanya Verma work?
- Tanya Verma is Founder of Tinfoil.
- What companies did Tanya Verma found?
- Tanya Verma founded Tinfoil.
- Where did Tanya Verma go to school?
- Tanya Verma studied at Y Combinator (X25); University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (Bachelor’s Degree, Computer Science).
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Shared employers
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Ben DahlGeneral Partner at Signal Peak VenturesWenz XingPrincipal at Permanent Capital VenturesKarim LakhaniInvestor at Blue Tulip VenturesAliza KnoxAdvisor at iGlobe PartnersBen ChubaPricing Advisor at Modern TechnicalDafina TonchevaGeneral Partner at US Venture Partners
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