Where does Abe Wheeler work?

Abe Wheeler is Founder of Trigo.

Where did Abe Wheeler go to school?

Abe Wheeler studied at University of Southern California (Bachelor's degree, Computer Science); University of Washington; University High School (High School Diploma).

Abe Wheeler

Founder

Founder at Trigo

Austin, Texas, United States

FoundedTrigo · YC

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Abe Wheeler built Trigo (YC W23), a rent data API that was acquired by Snappt in 2025, and previously developed AI advertising systems at Amazon. He holds a B.S. in Computer Science from USC and is currently working on open-source application frameworks at sunpeak.ai.

Founder at Trigo YC W23

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Trigo's investors · 18

83NorthLondon · $100K – $10M checks Acacia Venture Capital Partners Aidenlair Capital CRV (Charles River Ventures)Bay Area · $250K – $5M checks Four Acres CapitalNew York · $50K – $100K checks Hetz VenturesTel Aviv · $3.6M – $90M checks JWass PT InvestorsSeattle Menlo VenturesSan Francisco · $1M – $20M checks Navitas CapitalCulver City · $100K – $5M checks NOMO VenturesSan Francisco · $500K – $750K checks Orange CollectiveDanville Phoenix FundNew York Red Dot Capital PartnersTel Aviv-Jaffa · $10M – $20M checks SectionX CapitalWaltham Starlight VenturesMiami · $100K – $3M checks TemasekSingapore Vertex VenturesPalo Alto · $500K – $10M checks Y CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2023

Co-founders at Trigo

Sam SteinFounder

Experience

alignbase.aiFoundercurrent2025 — presentAustin, TX
Trigo (YC W23)Co-Founder & CTO2022 — 2025New York, NY
ATM.comEngineering Manager2021 — 2022Newport Beach, CA
AmazonSoftware Development Engineer2018 — 2021Seattle, WA
MeridianLinkSoftware Development Engineer2018Orange County, CA
Bloomberg LPSoftware Engineering Intern2017New York, New York
ValassisSoftware Engineering Intern2016Seattle, WA
ExperianSoftware Development Intern2015Orange County, CA
City of IrvineSwim Instructor2012 — 2015Orange County, CA

Skills & more

C++2Java2Python1ASP.NET1VB.NET2Android1Windows1SQL1HTML1CSS1JavaScript3jQuery1

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BootstrapGitCObjective-CTortoise SVNAmazon Web Services (AWS)Microsoft OfficeC#Software DevelopmentMobile Application DevelopmentWeb DevelopmentObject-Oriented Programming (OOP)

Water Safety Instructor (WSI) — American Red Cross

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Abe Wheeler?: Abe Wheeler built Trigo (YC W23), a rent data API that was acquired by Snappt in 2025, and previously developed AI advertising systems at Amazon. He holds a B.S. in Computer Science from USC and is currently working on open-source application frameworks at sunpeak.ai.
Where does Abe Wheeler work?: Abe Wheeler is Founder of Trigo.
What companies did Abe Wheeler found?: Abe Wheeler founded Trigo.
Where did Abe Wheeler go to school?: Abe Wheeler studied at University of Southern California (Bachelor's degree, Computer Science); University of Washington; University High School (High School Diploma).