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Christian DalSanto

Founder

Founder / CEO at Maitai

San Francisco Bay Area

FoundedMaitai Β· YC

About

Christian DalSanto is founder and CEO of Maitai. He previously co-founded Yew, led AI engineering at Presto (an S10 company), and managed the Big Bets team at Earnin, with experience bringing AI applications from experimental stages to production systems at scale.

Founder / CEO at MaitaiYC S24

Intro paths

YC

Christian went through Y Combinator (Summer 2024) β€” any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.

GP

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

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In turn, Christian can intro founders to Maitai's investors below.

Maitai's investors Β· 1

Y CombinatorSan Francisco Β· $500K checks Β· since 2024

Experience

  1. MaitaiFounder & CEOcurrent2024 β€” presentSan Francisco Bay Area
  2. Pioneer FundVenture Partnercurrent2024 β€” present
  3. YewCEO, Co-Founder2023 β€” 2024San Francisco Bay Area
  4. PrestoDirector of Engineering, Vision2022 β€” 2023Redwood City, California, United States
  5. PrestoEngineering Manager2018 β€” 2022Redwood City, California
  6. PrestoSenior Android Engineer2018Redwood City, CA
  7. AnvilCo-Founder2016 β€” 2021San Francisco Bay Area
  8. EarninEngineering Manager2020 β€” 2021Palo Alto, California, United States
  9. Feral InnovationsLead Mobile Architect2016 β€” 2018Napa, California
  10. iStream Financial ServicesSoftware Engineer2014 β€” 2016Brookfield, Wisconsin

Skills & more

Java7Python1Amazon Web Services (AWS)1TensorFlow1KerasJavaScript3Angular1Git2PostgreSQL2Arduino1MySQLRESTful WebServices1
+12 moreJupyterGoogle Cloud Platform (GCP)Computer VisionAndroid DevelopmentMachine LearningAgile MethodologiesMicrocontrollersShell ScriptingOpenCVSciPyImage SegmentationTypeScript

Languages English Β· Portuguese Β· Spanish

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Christian DalSanto?
Christian DalSanto is founder and CEO of Maitai. He previously co-founded Yew, led AI engineering at Presto (an S10 company), and managed the Big Bets team at Earnin, with experience bringing AI applications from experimental stages to production systems at scale.
Where does Christian DalSanto work?
Christian DalSanto is Founder / CEO of Maitai.
What companies did Christian DalSanto found?
Christian DalSanto founded Maitai.
Where did Christian DalSanto go to school?
Christian DalSanto studied at Y Combinator; University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee (Computer Engineering); Sturgeon Bay High School (High School Diploma).

Founder mafias

Y Combinator mafia8,773

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Y Combinator mafia4,716

Also came through, then founded or led a company.

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+ 4,709 more

Presto mafia4

Also came through, then founded or led a company.

Krishna K. GuptaCo-founder & CEOFounded HumanyzeStash PomichterEngineeringFounded Mach IndustriesArjun VasanHead of Voice InnovationFounded Airshared

University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee mafia2

Also came through, then founded or led a company.

C.K. WolfeBSFounded Tensr

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

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Also attended University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee7

Alvin VitangcolInvestment Team at Capital Midwest FundRon MeeusenManaging Director at Cultivian Sandbox VenturesJason HasselPortfolio CFO at LFM Capital, LLCJoyce AndrewsChief Financial Officer at ScaleworksJohn GruszkaManager – Fund Analytics at Baird CapitalJohn PattisonAdvisor at Alwyn Capital

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Shared employers

Also worked at Presto8

Ilya GolubovichPartner and Managing Partner at I2BF Global VenturesKrishna K. GuptaGeneral Partner at Romulus CapitalSaqib E. AwanFounder and Managing Director at GTM CapitalIlya GolubovichAdvisor at TLF VenturesStash PomichterInvestor at REMUS CapitalRoxana delToroVenture Partner at VU Venture Partners

+ 2 more

Also worked at Anvil1

Kyle DuffyOperating Partner at Gradient who helps early-stage founders go from 0 to 1

Also worked at Earnin15

Sundeep PeechuGeneral Partner at Felicis VenturesHemamAdvisor at Clear VenturesJamie MontgomeryCo-Founder & Managing Partner at March Capital PartnersRahul MehtaCo-founder at DST GlobalGreg FantBrand & Marketing at Roble VenturesDana StalderPartner at Matrix Partners

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