About
Alex Sismanis is a software engineer with full-stack and blockchain development experience.
Founder/CTO at BenYC W18
Intro paths
YC
Alex went through Y Combinator (Winter 2018) β any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
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In turn, Alex can intro founders to Ben's investors below.
Ben's investors Β· 2
Co-founders at Ben
MK
Miguel KudryFounder/CEO
Experience
- L1 AdvisorsCTO and Co-foundercurrent2022 β presentAustin, Texas, United States
- ItsmeLead Crypto Engineer2021 β 2022
- Ben, Inc.Co-Founder and CTO2017 β 2020Greater San Diego Area
- Festfeed Inc.CTO2016 β 2017
- Self-EmployedAndroid Development Consulting2016 β 2017
- Currents, Inc.CEO and Founder2015 β 2016Vancouver, BC
- NVIDIAAndroid Developer Intern2014Santa Clara, CA
- ColligoQA Engineer Coop2013Vancouver, Canada Area
- NokiaJunior Software Test Engineer2012Vancouver, BC
Skills & more
Project Management9Android Development16Product Development5iOS Development3ScrumMobile ApplicationsBusiness DevelopmentAgile MethodologiesJava8Android6SwiftC++2
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JavaScriptLeadershipMobile Application DevelopmentCryptocurrencyLanguages English Β· Spanish
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Alex Sismanis?
- Alex Sismanis is a software engineer with full-stack and blockchain development experience.
- Where does Alex Sismanis work?
- Alex Sismanis is Founder/CTO of Ben.
- What companies did Alex Sismanis found?
- Alex Sismanis founded Ben.
- Where did Alex Sismanis go to school?
- Alex Sismanis studied at The University of British Columbia (Bachelor of Applied Science (B.A.Sc.), Computer Software Engineering); Torrey Pines High School (GED).
Founder mafias
Y Combinator mafia8,773
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NVIDIA mafia81
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University of British Columbia mafia80
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Weiting LiuBachelor of Applied Science (B.A.Sc.)Founded Everyday.me +2Tal ElyashivMBAFounded Exactor +1Alexander HarmsenBachelor of Applied ScienceFounded PortfolioPilot +1Will LawrenceBIEFounded Greenlite AI +1Moody AbdulBusiness and Economics TutorFounded Klarify +1Martin PostelManufacturing EngineeringFounded Opply +1
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Torrey Pines High School mafia7
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Same school
Also attended The University of British Columbia248
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Shared employers
Also worked at Ben, Inc.1
Also worked at NVIDIA115
Jonathan RossFounder of Groq; inventor of Google's TPU β now at NvidiaDiana HuGeneral Partner at Y CombinatorIan ShannonFinance/Legal/IR at 8VCRay SchuderSr. Investment Director at Samsung Catalyst FundSandy YuanAdvisor, AV & Robotics at Verissimo VenturesAbhi DinkarAdvisor - Enterprise Technology at Augment Ventures
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Also worked at Colligo1
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