Find your path to Andres
306 people in our graph share verified history with Andres — schools, employers, funds. One of them is your warm intro.
Ken ChenaultunlockedAndres: together at IBM (2015–2016)
×3Andres: together at SAP
×6Andres: together at AngelList
×2Andres: together at IBM
About
Andres Santanilla is a repeat founder working on a CRM successor product.
Founder at itemYC F25
Intro paths
YC
Andres went through Y Combinator (Fall 2025) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
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Their group partner at YC was Pete Koomen, General Partner at Y Combinator — the partner who ran item's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗
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In turn, Andres can intro founders to item's investors below.
item's investors · 1
Co-founders at item
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Akshay GuthalFounder
Experience
- item (YC F25)Co-Foundercurrent2024 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- Independent0 → 1 Product - Consulting2022 — 2023San Francisco Bay Area
- OreeCo-Founder2021 — 2022San Francisco Bay Area
- AngelListProduct2019 — 2021San Francisco Bay Area
- First Round Founding Designer TrackDesign founder2020San Francisco Bay Area
- SAPProduct Design2016 — 2019San Francisco Bay Area
- CurviluxCo-founder & Head of product2016 — 2017
- IBMProduct Designer - THINK Lab2015 — 2016New York City Metropolitan Area
- Psyco EntertainmentFounder - COO2007 — 2012
Skills & more
Adobe Creative SuiteHTML5CSSArduinoConcept DevelopmentProduct DesignSketchingIndustrial DesignInteraction Design3D PrototypingEntrepreneurshipStart-ups
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Concept DesignUser Experience DesignUser ExperienceExperience DesignDesign ThinkingLeadershipLanguages English · Spanish
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Andres Santanilla?
- Andres Santanilla is a repeat founder working on a CRM successor product.
- Where does Andres Santanilla work?
- Andres Santanilla is Founder of item.
- What companies did Andres Santanilla found?
- Andres Santanilla founded item.
- Where did Andres Santanilla go to school?
- Andres Santanilla studied at Savannah College of Art and Design (BFA, Industrial Design - Service Design).
Founder mafias
Y Combinator mafia10,230
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Sam AltmanPresidentFounded Tools for Humanity +3Garry TanPresident & CEOFounded Y Combinator +1Jessica LivingstonCo-founderFounded Y CombinatorAlexis OhanianPartnerFounded RedditFred EhrsamYC Summer 2012Founded Nudge +1Matt HuangYC Winter 2011Founded Paradigm +1
+ 10,223 more
AngelList mafia35
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Oleg RogynskyyAngel InvestorFounded UFORCE Acquired +2Guillaume LuccisanoY Combinator Demo Day Fund ManagerFounded Yuma AI +2Harish AgarwalVenture HackerFounded Nori +2Jonathan AbramsEarly investor and advisorFounded Jabrams +1James LinHead of Candidate DataFounded Crunchyroll +1Drew WilsonDesignFounded Opacity +1
+ 28 more
Savannah College of Art and Design mafia15
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Sean GengBachelor's DegreeFounded B3OS Private +1Angela BentonMFAFounded StreamlyticsSimon ChamorroBachelor of Fine Arts (BFA)Founded ValiuJoe KennedyUser Experience DesignFounded MixyShalom VolchokBachelor's degreeFounded OutsmartlySonali SridharGraphic DesignFounded Recurse Center
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Same school
Also attended Savannah College of Art and Design24
Andy BeachVenture Partner at Hallstone VenturesAngela BentonManaging Partner at NewMe AcceleratorKarim ElsahyAngel investorAnne HannanOffice Manager and Executive Assistant at Fisher Lynch CapitalSimon ChamorroFounder at ValiuJoe KennedyFounder at Mixy
+ 18 more
Shared employers
Also worked at AngelList79
Cyan BanisterCo-founder & General Partner at Long Journey VenturesWesley ChanInvestor at Felicis VenturesHelen MinEarly-stage investor and marketing advisor to startupsMehul KumarInvestor at FJ LabsBrendan BakerPartner at Rackhouse Venture Management LpLee JacobsEntrepreneur, investor, and cofounder of Edelweiss
+ 73 more
Also worked at SAP355
John TorreyVenture Partner at Madrona Venture GroupAnders RanumPartner at Sapphire VenturesRami BranitzkyPartner at Sapphire VenturesAnne GheriniChief Marketing Officer at Sierra VenturesIlanInvestor at Eudemian VenturesSteve ShafferOperating Partner at Volition Capital
+ 349 more
Also worked at IBM1,519
Brian ArmstrongCo-founder & CEO of CoinbaseOlivier PomelCo-founder & CEO of DatadogAlexis Le-QuocCo-founder & CTO of DatadogKen ChenaultInvestment Team at General CatalystRoger KrakoffGeneral Partner at Monta Vista CapitalAvi BharadwajInvestment Director at Intel Capital
+ 1,513 more