About
Ali Haghani is co-founder and CEO of Circleback. Previously, he worked as an engineer at Stripe on support systems involving language models, and at Twitter on advertising and experimentation infrastructure.
Founder at CirclebackYC W24
Intro paths
YC
Ali went through Y Combinator (Winter 2024) β any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
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Their group partner at YC was Gustaf Alstromer β the partner who ran Circleback's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile β
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In turn, Ali can intro founders to Circleback's investors below.
Circleback's investors Β· 5
Co-founders at Circleback
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Kevin JacynaFounder
Experience
- CirclebackFoundercurrent2023 β presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- StripeSoftware Engineer2021 β 2023San Francisco Bay Area
- TwitterSoftware Engineer II2021San Francisco Bay Area
- TwitterSoftware Engineer2019 β 2021San Francisco Bay Area
- SongstatsSoftware Engineer2018 β 2019
- The University of British ColumbiaTeaching Assistant, Introduction to Software Engineering (CPSC 310)2019Vancouver, Canada Area
- TwitterSoftware Engineering Intern2018San Francisco Bay Area
- GE DigitalSoftware Engineering Intern2017 β 2018Vancouver, Canada Area
- eProjectsPresident2017 β 2018Vancouver, Canada Area
- RBCSoftware Engineering Intern2017Toronto, Canada Area
- UBC HealthIT Assistant2016 β 2017Vancouver, Canada Area
- UBC Launch PadiOS Developer2016 β 2017Vancouver, Canada Area
- TiveCo-Founder2015 β 2016Vancouver, Canada Area
- UBC Access & DiversityCPSC 210 Notetaker2015Vancouver, Canada Area
- YouTubeContent Creator2009 β 2015youtube.com/iAligator
- The Calgary StampedeInfield Facilities Attendant2014Calgary, Canada Area
- University of CalgaryStudent Researcher2013 β 2014Calgary, Canada Area
- Innovo - A Junior Achievement CompanyVice President of Finance2013 β 2014Calgary, Canada Area
- Best Buy CanadaComputer Sales Associate2013Calgary, Canada Area
Skills & more
Social Media7Research6Project Management8Entrepreneurship11Product ManagementTime Management8Scala1JavaScript4React1Swift9Java11Node.js
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React NativeSQLMongoDBNoSQLGitRubyLeadershipTeamworkPublic SpeakingLanguages English Β· French Β· Persian
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Ali Haghani?
- Ali Haghani is co-founder and CEO of Circleback. Previously, he worked as an engineer at Stripe on support systems involving language models, and at Twitter on advertising and experimentation infrastructure.
- Where does Ali Haghani work?
- Ali Haghani is Founder of Circleback.
- What companies did Ali Haghani found?
- Ali Haghani founded Circleback.
- Where did Ali Haghani go to school?
- Ali Haghani studied at The University of British Columbia (Bachelor of Commerce (BCom) with Honours, Business and Computer Science); Sir Winston Churchill High School.
Founder mafias
Y Combinator mafia8,773
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University of British Columbia mafia80
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Same school
Also attended The University of British Columbia248
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Shared employers
Also worked at RBC77
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Also worked at UBC Launch Pad2
Also worked at YouTube86
Roelof BothaAdvisor & former Steward at Sequoia Capital; SpaceX board memberEllie HinkenInvestor at Khosla VenturesAyesha AroraVenture Partner at S32Kate MasonVenture Partner at AirTree VenturesDavid StewartVenture Partner at LiveOak VenturesAlessio FanelliPartner at Decibel Partners
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Also worked at University of Calgary21
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