About
Charlie Maki is a computer science graduate from Harvard (class of 2023) and co-founder of Bystreet. Previously, he served as a founding engineer at a startup that reached $1M in annual recurring revenue with 10,000 paid users.
Founder at BystreetYC W25
Intro paths
YC
Charlie went through Y Combinator (Winter 2025) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
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Their group partner at YC was Jared Friedman, YC Group Partner — the partner who ran Bystreet's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗
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In turn, Charlie can intro founders to Bystreet's investors below.
Bystreet's investors · 2
Co-founders at Bystreet
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Corey AndersonFounder
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Cameron HakeFounder
Experience
- BystreetCo-Foundercurrent2024 — presentSan Francisco, California, United States
- ChorusFounding Engineer2023 — 2024Los Angeles, California, United States
- Harvard Undergraduate Capital PartnersManaging Director2021 — 2023
- Harvard Undergraduate Capital PartnersPrincipal2020 — 2021
- Harvard Undergraduate Capital PartnersAnalyst2019 — 2020
- Alpha Transform HoldingsAssociate2022
- Alpha Transform HoldingsAnalyst2021 — 2022
Education
- Harvard UniversityA.B., Computer Science2019 — 2023
- Y Combinator
- Thomas Jefferson High SchoolHonors Diploma2015 — 2019
Skills & more
- Bachelor of Arts — Harvard University
From Charlie's professional profile.
Founder mafias
Y Combinator mafia8,668
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Harvard University mafia283
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Also attended Y Combinator2,000
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