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Chris Paul

Founder

Founder at Risotto

San Francisco, California, United States

FoundedRisotto · YC

About

Chris Paul is CTO and co-founder of Risotto. He previously held engineering roles at HelloSign (YC11), interviewing.io, and Square.

Founder at RisottoYC W24

Intro paths

YC

Chris went through Y Combinator (Winter 2024) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.

GP

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

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In turn, Chris can intro founders to Risotto's investors below.

Risotto's investors · 5

645 VenturesNew York · $1M – $5M checks · since 2026Bonfire VenturesLos Angeles · $2M – $4M checks · since 2026Ritual CapitalMenlo Park · $100K – $500K checks · since 2026Transpose Platform ManagementHoustonY CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2024

Co-founders at Risotto

ASAron Solberg
Aron SolbergFounder
ACAlex Confer
Alex ConferFounder

Experience

  1. RisottoCo-Founder and CTOcurrent2024 — presentSan Francisco, California, United States
  2. SquareSenior Software Engineer2022 — 2024San Francisco, California, United States
  3. SquareEngineering Manager2020 — 2022San Francisco, California, United States
  4. SquareSenior Software Engineer2019 — 2020San Francisco Bay Area
  5. SF LGBT CenterGovernance Chair, Board of Directors2021 — 2022San Francisco, California, United States
  6. SF LGBT CenterCo-Chair, Board of Directors2019 — 2021San Francisco Bay Area
  7. SF LGBT CenterSecretary, Board of Directors2017 — 2019San Francisco Bay Area
  8. interviewing.ioSenior Software Engineer2018 — 2019San Francisco Bay Area
  9. HelloSignStaff Engineer2016 — 2018San Francisco Bay Area
  10. HelloSignEngineering Manager2014 — 2016San Francisco Bay Area
  11. HelloSignSenior Software Engineer2014San Francisco Bay Area
  12. Tribloom Inc.Software Engineer2011 — 2013San Francisco Bay Area
  13. Advanced Systems Engineering Group (ASEG)Software Engineer2008 — 2011San Diego, CA
  14. Intelligent Software SolutionsSoftware Engineer2005 — 2008Greater Colorado Springs Area
  15. FedExEmbedded Systems Programmer1999 — 2005Greater Colorado Springs Area

Skills & more

PostgreSQL2DjangoNext.jsRubyRuby on RailsKotlinApollo GraphQLGraphQLAmazon Web Services (AWS)Java40JavaScript28MySQL9
+12 morePHPCC++PythonSASSSQLTomcatElasticsearchLarge Language Models (LLM)IT Service ManagementArtificial Intelligence (AI)Help Desk Support

Languages English · German

  • Elasticsearch Essential Training — LinkedIn

From Chris's professional profile.

Frequently asked questions

Who is Chris Paul?
Chris Paul is CTO and co-founder of Risotto. He previously held engineering roles at HelloSign (YC11), interviewing.io, and Square.
Where does Chris Paul work?
Chris Paul is Founder of Risotto.
What companies did Chris Paul found?
Chris Paul founded Risotto.
Where did Chris Paul go to school?
Chris Paul studied at Y Combinator (W24 Batch); University of Colorado (Bachelor of Science, Computer Science); Colorado Technical University (MBA, Software Project Management).

Founder mafias

Y Combinator mafia8,773

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Y Combinator mafia4,716

Also came through, then founded or led a company.

Ryan SheaEntrepreneurshipFounded StacksTarek MansourFounded KalshiSuhail DoshiEating beans & riceFounded Playground +1Subomi OluwalanaW22Founded ConvoyDarius "Bubs" MonsefS19Founded Sightbox +3Matthew ScholzFounded Oisin Biotechnologies +3

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HelloSign mafia4

Also came through, then founded or led a company.

Bryant WolfSoftware EngineerFounded RumeAron SolbergSoftware EngineerFounded RisottoAlex ConferIT ManagerFounded Risotto

FedEx mafia3

Also came through, then founded or led a company.

Florin MihocCorporate Account ManagerFounded Freight FarmsValeria AngeliniSocial Media AnalystFounded Influur

Same school

Also attended Y Combinator2,000

Tarek MansourCo-founder & CEO of KalshiSuhail DoshiFounder of Mixpanel; founder of ParticleSubomi OluwalanaCo-founder & CEO of ConvoyMaroof AhmedFounder at Octopus VenturesJustin SwartPartner at Bitkraft Esports VenturesCollin WallaceGeneral Partner at Lobby Capital

+ 1,994 more

Also attended University of Colorado11

Adam AverbachChief Compliance Officer & General Counsel at Ibex InvestorsJuan Carlos SotoVenture Partner at Copper Sky CapitalJaclyn Freeman HesterGeneral Partner at FoundryJames WinterHead of Marketing at Telescope PartnersChris MarksManaging Partner at Firebrand VenturesSally HatcherGeneral Partner at Buff Gold Ventures

+ 5 more

Also attended Colorado Technical University2

Liat DoukhanOffice Operations Manager at Key1 CapitalDominic VentimigliaPrincipal, Network Operations at SQUADRA VENTURES

Shared employers

Also worked at Square87

Keith RaboisManaging Director at Khosla VenturesDelian AsparouhovPartner at Founders Fund and co-founder of VardaTony XuCo-founder & CEO of DoorDashClay RobbinsForward Deployed Partner at Slow VenturesSaket SrivastavaInvestor at Foundation CapitalJustin LiuVice President at Sapphire Ventures

+ 81 more

Also worked at interviewing.io3

Matt HoffmanPartner at M13Brent MurriPartner at M13Ben UretskyAngel

Also worked at FedEx13

Florin MihocVenture Partner at Ff Venture CapitalJR GarciaInvestor at Green Park & Golf VenturesIgor PiquetInvestor at MatterScale VenturesWei JiangFounder & Managing Partner at CatchLight Capital PartnersIgor PiquetVP, Head of LATAM for Endeavor Catalyst at Endeavor CatalystPeter MatevPartner - Eastern Europe at VU Venture Partners

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