Mayank Agrawal is the founder and CEO of Roundtable, a Y Combinator–backed startup building Proof of Human technology to verify online human identity with research-grade accuracy and low latency. With 11 years of experience bridging academia and product, he holds a PhD in Psychology and Neuroscience from Princeton and a CS & Philosophy BA from Swarthmore, blending rigorous human behavior research with engineering sensibilities. He spent nearly a decade studying how humans and machines make decisions, a perspective that informs Roundtable’s ability to design friction-free, behaviorally grounded verification systems. Based in San Francisco, he brings both lab-driven insight and startup execution to problems at the intersection of AI, security, and user experience. Uniquely, his background spans deep neuroscience research and hands-on startup building, positioning him to translate cognitive science findings into deployable identity infrastructure.
11 years of coding experience
1 year of employment as a software developer
Y Combinator
Bachelor’s Degree Computer Science and Philosophy, Bachelor’s Degree Computer Science and Philosophy at Swarthmore College
Doctor of Philosophy - PhD Psychology and Neuroscience, Doctor of Philosophy - PhD Psychology and Neuroscience at Princeton University
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