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Known for these resultsRole75%Role is parsed from founder titles in yc.db. Known for 75% of these rows — the rest have no title at all, mostly 2019–2023. Those rows stay in the result and are counted as Unknown, never as No.Bio100%Bio coverage: 100% of these founders have a bio on their YC profile. Every bio-derived facet (ex-company, school, credentials, discipline) is Unknown for the rest.Ex-company0%Ex-company is matched from bios with employment context (ex-, formerly, worked at). 0% of these rows have at least one match.School25%School is matched from bios, case-sensitive for acronyms. 25% of these rows have at least one match.
- Akash Agarwal@akash29196Founder · Pibit.aiW21Fintech · San Francisco
- Ajinkya Malasane (AJ)@calledasajFounder/Head of Business · PlaymentW17B2B · Bengaluru
- Akshay LalCo-Founder & Head of Product · PlaymentW17B2B · Bengaluru
- Siddharth MallFounder/| CEO · PlaymentW17B2B · Bengaluru
FOUNDERROLEBATCHINDUSTRYLOCATIONTEAMX_url
Akash AgarwalPibit.aiFounderWinter 2021FintechSan Francisco, United States116https://x.com/akash29196Ajinkya Malasane (AJ)PlaymentFounder/Head of BusinessWinter 2017B2BBengaluru, India50https://x.com/calledasajAkshay LalPlaymentCo-Founder & Head of ProductWinter 2017B2BBengaluru, India50—Siddharth MallPlaymentFounder/| CEOWinter 2017B2BBengaluru, India50—
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Ajinkya Malasane (AJ)
Founder/Head of Business·Playment
PRIMARY INFO
RoleFounder/Head of Business
Team size50
BatchWinter 2017
LocationBengaluru, India
Company statusAcquired
StageEarly
BIO
Co-founder & Head of Business Playment, an AI data-labeling platform (2015-21). We scaled to serve the big tech and AV cos before our acquisition by TELUS, where I led international expansion across Europe, Japan & South Korea, adding $150M+ in topline and managing a 200-member team mainly in India and across those geos. Over 12 years, I've worked at the intersection of Silicon Valley innovation and Indian execution.
Ex-company, school and discipline below are derived from this bio. Nothing is inferred when the bio is missing.
BACKGROUND
No notable employer or school mentioned in the bio.
Credentialsnone mentioned
Disciplinenot detectedKeyword match from the bio text, not a classifier.
TRACK RECORD
First YC company on record
COMPANY CONTEXT
PlaymentMechanical Turk for enterprises.
TagsCrowdsourcing
