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Ali Sareini

Founder

Founder & CTO at Nautilus

San Francisco Bay Area

FoundedNautilus · YC

About

Ali Sareini holds a B.S. in Computer Science from the University of Virginia and previously built financial systems at Fidelity Investments; he is now co-founder and CTO of Nautilus, developing software for the car wash industry.

LinkedIn ↗

Founder & CTO at NautilusYC S25

Intro paths

YC

Ali went through Y Combinator (Summer 2025) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.

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Their group partner at YC was Harj Taggar, General Partner at Y Combinator — the partner who ran Nautilus's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗

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In turn, Ali can intro founders to Nautilus's investors below.

Nautilus's investors · 2

Script CapitalY Combinator

Co-founders at Nautilus

ABAmayr Babar
Amayr BabarFounder

Experience

  1. Nautilus (YC S25)Co-Founder & CTOcurrent2024 — present
  2. SABRESCo-Founder & President2021 — 2025Norfolk, VA
  3. Fidelity InvestmentsFull-Stack Software Engineer2023Durham, NC
  4. Networked Public SpaceFull Stack Engineer2022 — 2023Charlottesville, Virginia, United States
  5. University of VirginiaC.S. Specialist, UVA's Computational Systems Biology Lab2021 — 2022
  6. Old Dominion UniversityComputer Science Intern2019 — 2020Norfolk, Virginia, United States
  7. AUTOBELL Car WashTeam Member2019 — 2020Chesapeake, Virginia, United States
  8. Chesapeake for Palmer SmithCampaign Manager & Treasurer2019 — 2020Chesapeake, Virginia, United States

Education

  1. Dartmouth CollegeMaster of Engineering Management, Engineering/Industrial Management
  2. University of VirginiaBachelor of Science - BS, Computer Science

Skills & more

Washing cars2Project ManagementAgile Project ManagementAmazon Web Services (AWS)DevOpsFull-Stack DevelopmentQuality AssuranceAdobe Creative Cloud4Front-end Development3Adobe XD3Creative Problem Solving3Flutter2
+2 moreSmart ContractsBlockchain
  • Certified Associate in Project Management (CAPM) — Project Management Institute

From Ali's professional profile.

Founder mafias

Y Combinator mafia8,668

Also came through, then founded or led a company.

Sam AltmanPresidentFounded LooptFred EhrsamYC Summer 2012Founded CoinbaseMatt HuangYC Winter 2011Founded HotspotsTrae StephensYC Winter 2022Founded PursuitDelian AsparouhovYC Summer 2014Founded Nightingale +1Justin KanYC Winter 2018Founded Rye +3

+ 8,661 more

Dartmouth College mafia70

Also came through, then founded or led a company.

Errik AndersonA.B.Founded Alector +1Keith LendenBAFounded Boundless Bio +1Lina ZhangPh.D.Founded Jerry +1Suril KantariaBAFounded Adaptional +1PankajBSFounded AI21 LabsErrik AndersonA.B.Founded Alector

+ 63 more

University of Virginia mafia63

Also came through, then founded or led a company.

Alexis OhanianB.A.Founded RedditSteve HuffmanBSFounded Aisle50 +2Jacob PetersB.S. CommerceFounded Superpower +1Patrick J. CostelloBachelor of Arts with DistinctionFounded Naytev +1Sam OdioMSFounded Divvyshot +1Elizabeth AdamsB.A.Founded Ello +1

+ 56 more

Fidelity Investments mafia13

Also came through, then founded or led a company.

Len BoyetteFunctional QA InternFounded Edge +1Brad ZappTraderFounded WendalStephen MarshCapital Markets SystemsFounded SmarshDavid KinitskyVice President, InnovationFounded KrakenDave GandySystems AnalystFounded Font AwesomeColton VoegeDirector of EngineeringFounded Mimir

+ 6 more

Same school

Also attended Dartmouth College398

Tomasz TunguzFounder & General Partner at Theory VenturesScott SandellExecutive Chairman & Chief Investment Officer at NEAJames DetweilerVP of Investments at Felicis VenturesBen RobbinsInvestor at GV (Google Ventures)Mounisha AnumoluInvestor at GV (Google Ventures)Ren RileyAdvisor at Oak Investment Partners

+ 392 more

Also attended University of Virginia402

Alexis OhanianFounder & General Partner of Seven Seven SixAndy FligelSenior Managing Director at Intel CapitalKandace ElamVice President of GTM Talent at Menlo VenturesTrevor KienzleInvestor at Correlation VenturesFrank RotmanCo-Founder and Partner Emeritus at QED InvestorsMegan LightcapPartner, Creator Fund at Slow Ventures

+ 396 more

Shared employers

Also worked at Nautilus (YC S25)1

Amayr BabarFounder at Nautilus

Also worked at SABRES1

Amayr BabarFounder at Nautilus

Also worked at Fidelity Investments122

Peter SaperstonePartner at GreycroftAlejandraChief of Staff, Investment Team at Hummingbird VenturesHelen ClementInvestor at IVP (Institutional Venture Partners)Adiam BerhaneAccounting Manager at QED InvestorsAubrie PaganoGeneral Partner, Managing Member at Corigin VenturesJoanna Skoler GilmanChief Marketing and Communications Officer at .406 Ventures

+ 116 more

Also worked at University of Virginia34

Frank RotmanCo-Founder and Partner Emeritus at QED InvestorsChandler LallyVice President at Questa CapitalEmmie HalterAnalyst at PeakSpan Capital PartnersJory SegalVenture Fellow at Audere CapitalMuzzammil (MZ) ZaveriPartner at Audacious Ventures backing ambitious early-stage foundersAndrew SchwabManaging Partner at Excelerate Health Ventures

+ 28 more