About
Andrew Lawson is co-founder and CTO at ProhostAI. He previously worked as a software engineer at Dropbox and JWPlayer.
Co-Founder at ProhostAIYC 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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Their group partner at YC was Garry Tan, President & CEO of Y Combinator — the partner who ran ProhostAI's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗
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In turn, Andrew can intro founders to ProhostAI's investors below.
ProhostAI's investors · 3
Co-founders at ProhostAI
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Bill UlammandakhFounder
Experience
- ProhostAICo-Founder and CTOcurrent2024 — presentNew York, New York, United States
- Staykey CapitalGeneral Partnercurrent2021 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- DropboxSenior Software Engineer2020 — 2024
- DropboxSoftware Engineer2018 — 2020San Francisco, California
- JW PlayerSoftware Engineer2016 — 2018New York, NY
- Raytheon TechnologiesSoftware Engineer2015 — 2016Cambridge, MA
- University of ConnecticutSoftware Engineering Intern2014 — 2015Storrs, CT
- University of ConnecticutSoftware Engineering Intern2013 — 2014Storrs, CT
Skills & more
TeamworkSoftware DevelopmentAlgorithmsResearchRoboticsProgrammingPythonJavaCMySQLEmbedded SystemsC++
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LinuxC#SQL.NETPostgreSQLGitLanguages English
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Andrew Lawson?
- Andrew Lawson is co-founder and CTO at ProhostAI. He previously worked as a software engineer at Dropbox and JWPlayer.
- Where does Andrew Lawson work?
- Andrew Lawson is Co-Founder of ProhostAI.
- What companies did Andrew Lawson found?
- Andrew Lawson founded ProhostAI.
- Where did Andrew Lawson go to school?
- Andrew Lawson studied at University of Connecticut (Bachelor's Degree, Computer Science & Engineering); Pomperaug Regional High School.
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University of Connecticut mafia11
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Same school
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Shared employers
Also worked at ProhostAI1
Also worked at Staykey Capital1
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Danny RimerPartner at Index VenturesDrew HoustonCo-founder & CEO of DropboxArash FerdowsiCo-founder of DropboxQuentin ClarkInvestment Team at General CatalystAna AndreescuInvestor at Index VenturesMark GoldbergInvestor at Index Ventures
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