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Vikas Nair

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Founder at Openlayer

San Francisco, California, United States

FoundedOpenlayer · YC

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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

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YC

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

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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 · 16

Gokul Rajaramsince 2023Ground Up VenturesNew York · $500K – $1.5M checksHack VCPalo Alto · $3M checks · since 2023KPN VenturesRotterdam · $1.1M – $5.4M checksMantis CapitalSanta Monica · $100K – $1M checks · since 2023Mento vcMindset VentureSan Francisco · $500K – $3M checksNXTPBuenos Aires · $500K – $5M checks · since 2025PICUS CAPITALMunich · $100K – $5M checks · since 2023Quiet CapitalSan Francisco · $100K – $25M checks · since 2023Race CapitalPalo Alto · $250K – $2M checks · since 2025Soma CapitalSacramento · $100K – $300K checks · since 2023Telefónica VenturesMadrid · since 2025Valon CapitalWayfinder 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
BGBoard Guillermo Rauch
Board Guillermo RauchFounder & CEO of Vercel
GBGabriel Bayomi Tinoco Kalejaiye
Gabriel Bayomi Tinoco KalejaiyeFounder
GB
Gabriel BayomiFounder

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.

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