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Udara Jayawardena

Founder

Founder at Clew

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

FoundedClew · YC

About

Udara Jayawardena is founder of Clew, which provides a centralized platform for aggregating and managing files from multiple work applications.

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Udara @tgupj

consider a dry season. low rainfall dries the soil and vegetation. fire risk rises. a fire breaks out, consuming biomass, damaging buildings and electrical interties, drawing down municipal water, and sending smoke into neighbouring regions. the smoke reduces solar generation https://t.co/fF8lRFTwrw

Aug 2, 2026 · ♥ 25

Udara @tgupj

'slack, but with agents' is a terrible way to think about the future of work

Aug 1, 2026 · ♥ 53 · ⇄ 2

Udara @tgupj

simulating a little world at 120fps https://t.co/4kVYPTQilC

Jul 30, 2026 · ♥ 422 · ⇄ 14

Founder at ClewYC S20

Intro paths

YC

Udara went through Y Combinator (Summer 2020) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.

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In turn, Udara can intro founders to Clew's investors below.

Clew's investors · 2

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Co-founders at Clew

HSHaish Sucharda
Haish SuchardaFounder

Experience

  1. UNMSFoundercurrent2024 — present
  2. DropboxEIR2022 — 2024Canada
  3. ClewCo-founder & CEO2018 — 2022Toronto, Canada Area
  4. ShopifyDeveloper2019 — 2020Toronto, Ontario, Canada
  5. Western UniversityBioinformatics Research, Smith Lab2018 — 2019London, Ontario, Canada
  6. Tidl Inc.Founder2016 — 2018London, Canada
  7. ShopifyDeveloper2018Toronto, Canada Area
  8. Western UniversityBrand Ambassador for Entrepreneurship2017 — 2018London, Canada Area
  9. University Students' Council at Western UniversityTechnological Infrastructure Intern2015 — 2016Ontario, Canada
  10. Aura Eco Power Pvt. Ltd.Business Development Manager2014 — 2015Sri Lanka

Education

  1. Western UniversityBachelor's Degree (Honors Specialization), Bioinformatics (Genetics2015 — 2019
  2. Gateway College2003 — 2014
  3. Genetech School of Gene TechnologyIntroductory Program in Molecular Biology2013

Skills & more

Management12Teamwork18Photoshop23WordPress12PHP9HTML18Microsoft Office29CSS8Adobe Photoshop7Cascading Style Sheets (CSS)3Git3Entrepreneurship37
+12 moreEditorialResearchStart-upsGeneticsWeb DevelopmentStrategic PartnershipsUser ExperienceWeb AnalyticsWeb DesignSocial MediaGraphic DesignSocial Networking

Languages English · Sinhala

From Udara's professional profile.

Founder mafias

Y Combinator mafia8,668

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Sam AltmanPresidentFounded LooptFred EhrsamYC Summer 2012Founded CoinbaseMatt HuangYC Winter 2011Founded HotspotsTrae StephensYC Winter 2022Founded PursuitDelian AsparouhovYC Summer 2014Founded Nightingale +1Justin KanYC Winter 2018Founded Rye +3

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Dropbox mafia36

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Anton KrutianskySoftware EngineerFounded AtlasGrid +1Min Ming LoEngineering ManagerFounded Hyperink +1Sam OdioSenior Director of Product ManagementFounded Divvyshot +1Leah CulverEngineering Product Design OperationsFounded Breaker +1Ivan KiriginProduct ManagerFounded YesGraph +1Alice DengProduct ManagerFounded Slope +1

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Western University mafia33

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Denis LeClairBachelor of Science (B.Sc.)Founded TrellisAndrew EisenBAFounded Hum CapitalBrian CramFounded DejeroSean GreenBachelor of Applied Science (BASc)Founded ArternalBarbara DirksBachelor of Laws - LLBFounded ResiliaHamed SaadatBachelor's DegreeFounded Hyperpad

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Shopify mafia31

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Jordan DearsleySoftware Engineer InternFounded Superpowered +1Chirag PatelVP Product & GM MoneyFounded PaysafeTobias LütkeCTOFounded ShopifyJonathan PomaDirector, Go-to-Market InitiativesFounded LoopTom JaklitschSoftware Engineering InternFounded OrderCraig SoulesPrincipal EngineerFounded Natero

+ 24 more

Shopify mafia26

Also came through, then founded or led a company.

Jordan DearsleySoftware Engineer InternFounded Superpowered +1Chirag PatelVP Product & GM MoneyFounded PaysafeTom JaklitschSoftware Engineering InternFounded OrderCraig SoulesPrincipal EngineerFounded NateroDave YenProductFounded RoomblockerKyle KaiserProduct ManagerFounded Chillabit

+ 19 more

Same school

Also attended Western University185

Jasmine YangVice President at Sapphire VenturesKevin GaburaInvestor at Craft VenturesTanuj DuttaGeneral Partner at Congruent VenturesLindsay HamiltonInvestment Manager - Finance at Emerald Technology Ventures AgMichelle KwokPrincipal at Draper AssociatesJenny HeFounder & General Partner at Position Ventures

+ 179 more

Shared employers

Also worked at Dropbox120

Danny RimerPartner at Index VenturesQuentin ClarkInvestment Team at General CatalystAna AndreescuInvestor at Index VenturesMark GoldbergInvestor at Index VenturesRachel HansenInvestor at Index VenturesHelen MinEarly-stage investor and marketing advisor to startups

+ 114 more

Also worked at Clew1

Haish SuchardaFounder at Clew

Also worked at Western University13

SherryAnalyst at Whitecap Venture PartnersNeil PeetPartner, Leads Intake at GreenSky VenturesKenneth GriséPrincipal at Sixty Degree CapitalLaurie BakerExecutive Director at TreefrogSherry LiuAnalyst at Whitecap Venture PartnersChris J. AlbinsonGeneral Partner at BreakawayGrowth Fund

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