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Viraj Mehta

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Founder at Galen AI (YC X25)
📍 United States

Viraj Mehta is the Founder and CEO of Galen AI, a Y Combinator-backed startup building a personal AI healthcare assistant to help patients manage their care. A Stanford University alumnus with both a BS and MS in Computer Science, he previously gained experience in quantitative finance at Optiver and IMC Trading.

His motivation for founding Galen AI stems from his personal multi-year struggle navigating the healthcare system for chronic back pain. An avid reader and trivia enthusiast, he was a contestant on the "Jeopardy! " College Championship while attending Stanford, finishing in third place.

While explaining a math concept on "Jeopardy! ", a photo of him went viral after it appeared he was inadvertently making an obscene gesture on national television.

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Experience
2 Years
Current Role
Founder
Job Level
Leadership
Location
United States
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AI in Healthcare
He founded Galen AI to be a personal AI assistant that unifies medical records and wearable data to provide highly personalized support for patients.
Patient-Centric Care
His company's mission is directly inspired by his personal four-year struggle to navigate the fragmented healthcare system for a chronic condition.
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Career

Work history

4-2025
Founder
Galen AI (YC X25)
3-2023 - 3-2025
Teaching Assistant
Stanford University
6-2024 - 8-2024
Software Engineer Intern
Optiver
6-2023 - 8-2023
Quantitative Trading Intern
IMC Trading
6-2022 - 9-2022
Software Engineer Intern
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Education
Master of Science - MS
Stanford University
X25
Y Combinator
Bachelor of Science - BS
Stanford University
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