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
Education
- University of ConnecticutBachelor's Degree, Computer Science & Engineering2011 — 2015
- Pomperaug Regional High School2007 — 2011
Skills & more
TeamworkSoftware DevelopmentAlgorithmsResearchRoboticsProgrammingPythonJavaCMySQLEmbedded SystemsC++
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LinuxC#SQL.NETPostgreSQLGitLanguages English
From Andrew'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
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Dropbox mafia36
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Anton KrutianskySoftware EngineerFounded AtlasGrid +1Min Ming LoEngineering ManagerFounded Hyperink +1Sam OdioSenior Director of Product ManagementFounded Divvyshot +1Leah CulverEngineering Product Design OperationsFounded Breaker +1Ivan KiriginProduct ManagerFounded YesGraph +1Alice DengProduct ManagerFounded Slope +1
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University of Connecticut mafia11
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Abdelrahman HosnyMasters degreeFounded ShipBluTom BachantBachelor of Science (BS)Founded UnthreadEdward TiongYouth Southeast Asian Leaders Initiative (YSEALI) Academic Fellows InstituteFounded ReadilyMike BifulcoBSEFounded CraftworkParam BidjaBachelor of Science in Engineering (B.S.E.)Founded MarginJay PatelBachelor's degreeFounded Margin
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Same school
Also attended University of Connecticut74
Vinnie McSweeneyInvestor at OpenView Venture PartnersAmy ErrettVenture partner at True Ventures and founding CEO of Madison ReedKevin C. WangPrincipal at .406 VenturesRay UpdykeSVP, Finance, Operations at Alpaca VCGenene MorrisEditorial Director at Red Cell IncubationIveya SlavovaFund Accountant at PeakSpan Capital Partners
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Shared employers
Also worked at ProhostAI1
Also worked at Staykey Capital1
Also worked at Dropbox120
Danny RimerPartner at Index VenturesQuentin ClarkInvestment Team at General CatalystAna AndreescuInvestor at Index VenturesMark GoldbergInvestor at Index VenturesRachel HansenInvestor at Index VenturesHelen MinEarly-stage investor and marketing advisor to startups
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