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Vikas Nair

Founder

Founder at Openlayer

San Francisco, California, United States

FoundedOpenlayer · YC

About

Vikas Nair is a co-founder of Openlayer, a Y Combinator-backed company from the S21 batch. He previously worked at Apple developing AI and machine learning products.

Founder at OpenlayerYC S21

Intro paths

YC

Vikas went through Y Combinator (Summer 2021) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.

GP

Their group partner at YC was Jared Friedman, YC Group Partner — the partner who ran Openlayer's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗

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In turn, Vikas can intro founders to Openlayer's investors below.

Openlayer's investors · 10

Ground Up VenturesNew York · $500K – $1.5M checksKPN VenturesAmsterdam · $1.1M – $5.5M checksMantis CapitalSanta Monica · $100K – $1M checksMento vcMindset VentureSan Francisco · $500K – $3M checksNXTPBuenos Aires · $500K – $5M checksPICUS CAPITALMunich · $100K – $300M checksRace CapitalPalo Alto · $250K – $2M checksWayfinder VenturesSan Francisco · $300K – $1M checksY CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2021

Co-founders at Openlayer

GBGabriel Bayomi Kalejaiye
Gabriel Bayomi KalejaiyeFounder
RRRishab Ramanathan
Rishab RamanathanFounder
BG
Board Guillermo RauchFounder & CEO of Vercel
GB
Gabriel Bayomi Tinoco KalejaiyeFounder

Experience

  1. OpenlayerCo-Foundercurrent2021 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
  2. AppleMachine Learning Engineer2019 — 2021San Francisco Bay Area
  3. New York UniversityTeaching Assistant2017 — 2019New York City Metropolitan Area
  4. Major League BaseballSoftware Engineer Intern2018New York City Metropolitan Area
  5. ZigWay.coSoftware Engineer Intern2018
  6. All Star CodeTeaching Assistant2018New York City Metropolitan Area
  7. Washington Square NewsSenior Designer2015 — 2017New York City Metropolitan Area
  8. 513Production Intern2016New York City Metropolitan Area
  9. Cleveland ClinicResearch Assistant2013 — 2015Greater Cleveland

Skills & more

iOS Development50Swift42Python38Java12Adobe Creative Suite8JavaScript7Objective-C5React.js3Node.js4Amazon Web Services (AWS)3Django2HTML4
+4 moreCascading Style Sheets (CSS)FirebaseExpress.jsTypeScript

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Vikas Nair?
Vikas Nair is a co-founder of Openlayer, a Y Combinator-backed company from the S21 batch. He previously worked at Apple developing AI and machine learning products.
Where does Vikas Nair work?
Vikas Nair is Founder of Openlayer.
What companies did Vikas Nair found?
Vikas Nair founded Openlayer.
Where did Vikas Nair go to school?
Vikas Nair studied at New York University (Bachelor's degree, Computer Science); Y Combinator.

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