About
Viraj Mehta holds degrees in computer science and AI from Stanford. He worked as an ML engineer at Optiver and as a quantitative trader at IMC Trading before founding Galen AI.
Founder at Galen AIYC X25
Intro paths
YC
Viraj went through Y Combinator (Spring 2025) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
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In turn, Viraj can intro founders to Galen AI's investors below.
Galen AI's investors · 1
Co-founders at Galen AI
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Priyanka ShresthaFounder
Experience
- Galen AI (YC X25)Founder2025 — 2026San Francisco, California, United States
- Stanford UniversityTeaching Assistant2023 — 2025Stanford, California, United States
- OptiverSoftware Engineer Intern2024Chicago, Illinois, United States
- IMC TradingQuantitative Trading Intern2023Chicago, Illinois, United States
- humanID - Accountable, Anonymous, Accessible LoginSoftware Engineer Intern2022
- Mayo ClinicResearch Intern2019 — 2020
- Arizona State UniversityResearch Intern2018 — 2019
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Viraj Mehta?
- Viraj Mehta holds degrees in computer science and AI from Stanford. He worked as an ML engineer at Optiver and as a quantitative trader at IMC Trading before founding Galen AI.
- Where does Viraj Mehta work?
- Viraj Mehta is Founder of Galen AI.
- What companies did Viraj Mehta found?
- Viraj Mehta founded Galen AI.
- Where did Viraj Mehta go to school?
- Viraj Mehta studied at Stanford University (Master of Science - MS, Computer Science); Y Combinator (X25); Stanford University (Bachelor of Science - BS, Computer Science).
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