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Amir Hanna

Founder

Founder at Parrot

United States

FoundedParrot · YC

About

Amir Hanna is founder and CEO of Parrot, a mobile app for learning Spanish through short-form video content created by native speakers.

Founder at ParrotYC F25

Intro paths

YC

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

GP

Their group partner at YC was Tom Blomfield, Monzo and GoCardless co-founder; Y Combinator partner on leave and Anthropic compute-team member. — the partner who ran Parrot's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗

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In turn, Amir can intro founders to Parrot's investors below.

Parrot's investors · 5

Amplify PartnersMenlo Park · $500K – $5M checksAmplify Partners CVMenlo Park · since 2023Transpose Platform ManagementHoustonXYZ Venture CapitalSan Francisco · $10K – $5M checks · since 2023Y CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2025

Co-founders at Parrot

EDErik Dahl
Erik DahlFounder
JHJulia Hudea
Julia HudeaFounder

Experience

  1. ParrotCEO & Co-foundercurrent2025 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
  2. ShellMechanical Engineer2024 — 2025Canada
  3. Microsoft#1 Place | National AI Competition2020 — 2021Canada

Skills & more

Public Speaking9Leadership4Presentation Skills10Adobe Lightroom4
  • CPR/AED/First Aid — Canadian Red Cross
  • Permit to Work / Isolation — Energy Safety Canada
  • Advanced NDE Training — Shell
  • Confined Spaces Training — Energy Safety Canada
  • Advanced Google Analytics — Google
  • Developing Microsoft Azure and Web Services — Agorize

From Amir's professional profile.

Frequently asked questions

Who is Amir Hanna?
Amir Hanna is founder and CEO of Parrot, a mobile app for learning Spanish through short-form video content created by native speakers.
Where does Amir Hanna work?
Amir Hanna is Founder of Parrot.
What companies did Amir Hanna found?
Amir Hanna founded Parrot.
Where did Amir Hanna go to school?
Amir Hanna studied at Y Combinator (Fall Batch); The University of British Columbia (Bachelor of Applied Science - BASc, Integrated Engineering).

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