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- Adrian Lucas Tariel Stoica@AdrianLTStoicaFounder · AxelrodS26B2B · San Francisco
- Saman Sayahpour@samansayahpourFounder · AxelrodS26B2B · San Francisco
FOUNDERROLEBATCHINDUSTRYLOCATIONTEAMX_url
Adrian Lucas Tariel StoicaAxelrodFounderSummer 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/AdrianLTStoicaSaman SayahpourAxelrodFounderSummer 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/samansayahpour
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Saman Sayahpour
Founder·Axelrod
PRIMARY INFO
RoleFounder· not in title
Team size2
BatchSummer 2026
LocationSan Francisco, United States
Company statusActive
StageEarly
BIO
Founder at Axelrod (YC S26). Dropped out of Carnegie Mellon's B.S. in Logic & Computation. Previously researched causal machine learning, prediction markets, photonic computing and collective decision-making. Admitted to study mathematics at the University of Vienna at 14.
Ex-company, school and discipline below are derived from this bio. Nothing is inferred when the bio is missing.
BACKGROUND
CredentialsDropout / Thiel
DisciplineEngineerKeyword match from the bio text, not a classifier.
TRACK RECORD
First YC company on record
COMPANY CONTEXT
AxelrodBoutique Hotels that run themselves
Co-foundersAdrian Lucas Tariel Stoica@AdrianLTStoica
