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Virat Singh

Founder

Founder at Financial Datasets

New York, New York, United States

FoundedFinancial Datasets · YC

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226 people in our graph share verified history with Virat — schools, employers, funds. One of them is your warm intro.

Ken ChenaultunlockedVirat: together at Airbnb (2018–2020)
×8Virat: together at Airbnb
×2Virat: together at Faire
Virat: together at GoPro

About

Virat Singh is the founder of Financial Datasets (YC S26). He was previously a tech lead at Faire working on listing quality recommendations and shipping experience, and earlier a software engineer at Airbnb (Payments, Experiences, Search), Acorns, GoPro, and Sony; he began his career in buy-side M&A at Gateway Partners and holds a BA in Economics from UC San Diego.

Founder at Financial DatasetsYC S26

Intro paths

YC

Virat went through Y Combinator (Summer 2026) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.

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Their group partner at YC was Brad Flora, Backing expeditions into the future — the partner who ran Financial Datasets's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗

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In turn, Virat can intro founders to Financial Datasets's investors below.

Financial Datasets's investors · 2

Vela PartnersSan Francisco · $100K – $500K checksY CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2026

Experience

  1. Financial DatasetsFounder and CEOcurrent2024 — presentNew York, New York, United States
  2. FaireSoftware Engineer2022 — 2026New York, NY
  3. AcornsSoftware Engineer2020 — 2021San Francisco, CA
  4. AirbnbSoftware Engineer2016 — 2020San Francisco, CA
  5. GoProSoftware Engineer2015 — 2016San Diego, CA
  6. Sony ElectronicsSoftware Engineer2014 — 2015San Diego, CA
  7. Gateway Partners, Inc.Investment Banker2012 — 2014San Diego, CA

Skills & more

Deep Learning

Languages English · Hindi · Swedish

From Virat's professional profile.

Frequently asked questions

Who is Virat Singh?
Virat Singh is the founder of Financial Datasets (YC S26). He was previously a tech lead at Faire working on listing quality recommendations and shipping experience, and earlier a software engineer at Airbnb (Payments, Experiences, Search), Acorns, GoPro, and Sony; he began his career in buy-side M&A at Gateway Partners and holds a BA in Economics from UC San Diego.
Where does Virat Singh work?
Virat Singh is Founder of Financial Datasets.
What companies did Virat Singh found?
Virat Singh founded Financial Datasets.
Where did Virat Singh go to school?
Virat Singh studied at Y Combinator (S26); UC San Diego (Economics).

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Shared employers

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