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Chen Atlas

Founder

Founder at Optery · Founder/CTO at Cleanly

New York, New York, United States

FoundedCleanly · YCOptery · YC

About

Chen Atlas co-founded Cleanly, an on-demand laundry service, and As You Stay, and later served as tech lead and architect overseeing 50+ engineers at Runa HR. He holds a BA from Bar-Ilan University and participated in Y Combinator's W15 batch with Cleanly.

Founder at OpteryYC W22

Intro paths

YC

Chen went through Y Combinator (Winter 2022) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.

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Their group partner at YC was Nicolas Dessaigne, General Partner at Y Combinator — the partner who ran Optery's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗

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In turn, Chen can intro founders to Optery's investors below.

Optery's investors · 3

Global Founders CapitalBerlin · $637K – $32M checksTRAC (Third Round Analytics Capital)San Francisco · $250K – $2M checksY CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2022

Co-founders at Optery

LGLawrence Gentilello
Lawrence GentilelloFounder

Founder/CTO at CleanlyYC W15

Intro paths

YC

Chen went through Y Combinator (Winter 2015) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.

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In turn, Chen can intro founders to Cleanly's investors below.

Cleanly's investors · 4

500 GlobalSan Francisco · $150K checks · since 2015AddventureNicosia · $1M – $10M checks · since 2018FundersClubSan Francisco · $250K – $5M checks · since 2018Y CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2015

Co-founders at Cleanly

THTom Harari
Tom HarariFounder/CEO
IFItay Forer
Itay ForerFounder/COO

Experience

  1. OpteryCTO & Foundercurrent2020 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
  2. RunaTech Lead2019 — 2020
  3. Feature.fmVP Product2018 — 2020New York
  4. As You StayCTO & Co-Founder2016 — 2018New York
  5. CleanlyCo-Founder and CTO2014 — 2016New York
  6. ExzacSolution Architect2011 — 2014United States, New York
  7. MamramIDF - C# Programmer2005 — 2009
  8. MamramIT Project Manager2005 — 2008
  9. MamramISO Quality Manager of Department2005 — 2008

Skills & more

ManagementOOP40Web Applications54Web Services20Scrum12Server Architecture7Database Design8Software Development10System Architecture7Object Oriented Design4Software Design3Design Patterns3
+12 moreSoftware EngineeringNHibernateNagiosServer AdministrationIP NetworkingSoftware Project ManagementService-Oriented Architecture (SOA)Product ManagementObject-Oriented Programming (OOP)C#.NETSQL
  • CCNA 1/CCNA 2 — Cisco NetAcademy
  • Network and Infrastructure Architecture — John Bryce
  • Quality Management — IDF
  • Oracle Database Administration (DBA) — John Bryce
  • SQL Server Database Administration (DBA) — John Bryce
  • C# Programming — Microsoft
  • Design Patterns — Basmach, IDF

From Chen's professional profile.

Frequently asked questions

Who is Chen Atlas?
Chen Atlas co-founded Cleanly, an on-demand laundry service, and As You Stay, and later served as tech lead and architect overseeing 50+ engineers at Runa HR. He holds a BA from Bar-Ilan University and participated in Y Combinator's W15 batch with Cleanly.
Where does Chen Atlas work?
Chen Atlas is Founder/CTO of Cleanly and Founder at Optery.
What companies did Chen Atlas found?
Chen Atlas founded Cleanly, Optery.
Where did Chen Atlas go to school?
Chen Atlas studied at Y Combinator; Y Combinator (Business); Bar-Ilan University (BA, Technological Management).

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Bar-Ilan University mafia11

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Optery mafia2

Also came through, then founded or led a company.

Lawrence GentilelloFounderFounded Screenleap

Runa mafia2

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Also attended Y Combinator2,000

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Also attended Bar-Ilan University91

Yaron CarniFounder at Maverick Ventures IsraelGil RotenbergInvestment Principal at Samsung Catalyst FundDina RaabController at PeakSpan Capital PartnersAdi HarariCFO at Key1 CapitalBarak SalomonManaging Partner at Red Dot Capital PartnersGadi PoratGeneral Partner at Jerusalem Venture Partners (JVP)

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Shared employers

Also worked at Optery1

Lawrence GentilelloFounder/Board Director at Screenleap

Also worked at Runa3

Jason LinCo-founder and General Partner at Lifelike CapitalShawn MeraniManaging Partner at Parade VenturesRob DysonFounder/CTO at Willing

Also worked at Cleanly2

Tom HarariFounder/CEO at CleanlyItay ForerFounder/COO at Cleanly

Also worked at Mamram8

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