# Jay Ram

> Jay Ram is co-founder and CEO of HUD, a San Francisco company in Y Combinator’s Winter 2025 batch building reinforcement-learning environments, agent evaluations and a training-data marketplace. His background includes quantitative finance, consumer AI applications and studies in computer science and physics at Columbia University.

- **Role:** Co-founder and CEO at HUD
- **Organizations:** HUD, Columbia University, Standard Metrics, 8VC
- **Education:** Computer Science and Physics studies; degree title not verified, Columbia University
- **Known for:** 8VC Fellow, 2023 cohort, Co-founder of YC Winter 2025 company HUD, HUD announced a $16 million Series A led by Standard Capital in June 2026.

## Career timeline

- **2023** — Named to 8VC’s fellowship cohort while a Columbia senior; biography documents quantitative-finance internships and API work at Standard Metrics.
- **Before HUD; date unverified** — Built an AI prank-calling app; reported in his interview that it briefly reached number one on the App Store and handled approximately 500,000 calls.
- **2025** — Co-founded HUD with Lorenss Martinsons and Parth Patel; the company joined YC Winter 2025.
- **2026** — Continues as HUD CEO as the company expands its platform and marketplace.

## Achievements

- 8VC Fellow, 2023 cohort
- Co-founder of YC Winter 2025 company HUD
- HUD announced a $16 million Series A led by Standard Capital in June 2026.

## Latest updates

- **2026-06** — HUD announced a $16 million Series A led by Standard Capital and reported more than 50 businesses on its platform.
- **2026-07** — Listed as a competitor in the HUD x Fireworks AI Catan tournament in San Francisco.

## Links

- Website: https://www.hud.ai/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jay-ram-29003b198/
- Twitter/X: https://x.com/jayendra_ram

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Last updated: 2026-10-16