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- Aum Upadhyay@aumup001Founder/CEO · SilmarilX26B2B · San Francisco
- Eduardo Velasco@EduardoVel36291Founder/CTO · SilmarilX26B2B · San Francisco
FOUNDERROLEBATCHINDUSTRYLOCATIONTEAMX_url
Aum UpadhyaySilmarilFounder/CEOSpring 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/aumup001Eduardo VelascoSilmarilFounder/CTOSpring 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/EduardoVel36291
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Eduardo Velasco
Founder/CTO·Silmaril
PRIMARY INFO
RoleFounder/CTO
Team size2
BatchSpring 2026
LocationSan Francisco, United States
Company statusActive
StageEarly
BIO
Co-Founder & CTO at Silmaril. I prove the risks are real by finding exploits myself. I chained a prompt injection into root access inside ChatGPT. Ex-Amazon tech lead specializing in low latency ML models that generated $400M in annual revenue.
Ex-company, school and discipline below are derived from this bio. Nothing is inferred when the bio is missing.
BACKGROUND
Credentialsnone mentioned
DisciplineEngineerKeyword match from the bio text, not a classifier.
TRACK RECORD
First YC company on record
COMPANY CONTEXT
SilmarilSecurity for agents that self-improves
Co-foundersAum Upadhyay@aumup001
