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438 people in our graph share verified history with Andrew — schools, employers, funds. One of them is your warm intro.
Erica VanunlockedAndrew: together at Zoba (2020–2022)
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Andrew: together at University of Massachusetts Amherst
About
Andrew Bass is co-founder and CTO of Poka Labs. Previously, he built data infrastructure systems at Meta and optimization software at a Series A mobility startup; he holds an MS and MBA from Harvard, with focus on machine learning systems.
Founder at Poka LabsYC S24
Intro paths
YC
Andrew went through Y Combinator (Summer 2024) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
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Co-founders at Poka Labs
MS
Malay ShahFounder
Experience
- Poka LabsCo-Founder & CTOcurrent2023 — presentSan Francisco, CA
- Harvard Business SchoolRock Summer Fellow2023
- ZobaSenior Software Engineer2020 — 2022Boston, MA
- MetaSoftware Engineer2018 — 2020Cambridge, MA
- MetaSoftware Engineer Intern (3x)2015 — 2018Menlo Park and Seattle
Skills & more
Distributed Systems1Web DevelopmentSoftware Development9Python3React.jsAmazon Web Services (AWS)DevOps
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Andrew Bass?
- Andrew Bass is co-founder and CTO of Poka Labs. Previously, he built data infrastructure systems at Meta and optimization software at a Series A mobility startup; he holds an MS and MBA from Harvard, with focus on machine learning systems.
- Where does Andrew Bass work?
- Andrew Bass is Founder of Poka Labs.
- What companies did Andrew Bass found?
- Andrew Bass founded Poka Labs.
- Where did Andrew Bass go to school?
- Andrew Bass studied at Harvard Business School (Master of Business Administration - MBA); Y Combinator (S24 Batch); Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences (Masters of Engineering Sciences).
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Shared employers
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