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.
Vikas Nair @vikaaaaaaaaas
exploring error states https://t.co/Mu9oN1OYtR
Jul 24, 2026 · ♥ 3
Vikas Nair @vikaaaaaaaaas
if you're bored, tell a mythos-class model to animate your svgs https://t.co/5UDcVyGC65
Jul 22, 2026 · ♥ 4
Vikas Nair @vikaaaaaaaaas
octane🤝openlayer https://t.co/cuoBZG2xIB
Jul 14, 2026 · ♥ 5
Founder at OpenlayerYC S21
Intro paths
Vikas went through Y Combinator (Summer 2021) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
Their group partner at YC was Jared Friedman, General Partner at Y Combinator — the partner who ran Openlayer's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗
In turn, Vikas can intro founders to Openlayer's investors below.
Openlayer's investors · 9
Co-founders at Openlayer
Experience
- OpenlayerCo-Foundercurrent2021 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- AppleMachine Learning Engineer2019 — 2021San Francisco Bay Area
- New York UniversityTeaching Assistant2017 — 2019New York City Metropolitan Area
- Major League BaseballSoftware Engineer Intern2018New York City Metropolitan Area
- ZigWay.coSoftware Engineer Intern2018
- All Star CodeTeaching Assistant2018New York City Metropolitan Area
- Washington Square NewsSenior Designer2015 — 2017New York City Metropolitan Area
- 513Production Intern2016New York City Metropolitan Area
- Cleveland ClinicResearch Assistant2013 — 2015Greater Cleveland
Education
- New York UniversityBachelor's degree, Computer Science2015 — 2019
- Y Combinator2021
Skills & more
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Same school
Also attended New York University306
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Shared employers
Also worked at Apple302
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Also worked at New York University74
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