Find your path to Christian
11 people in our graph share verified history with Christian — schools, employers, funds. One of them is your warm intro.
Stephanie ZhanunlockedChristian: together at Tavus (2022–2024)
×7Christian: together at Tavus
Christian: together at Pinch
×2Christian: together at STACC (Software Technology and Applications Competence Center)
About
Christian Safka is a founding engineer and head of machine learning at Tavus (YC S21), and previously worked as a product manager at Microsoft. He has spent over a decade building software and machine learning products.
Founder at PinchYC W25
Intro paths
YC
Christian went through Y Combinator (Winter 2025) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
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In turn, Christian can intro founders to Pinch's investors below.
Experience
- PinchFoundercurrent2024 — present
- TavusHead of Machine Learning2023 — 2024San Francisco Bay Area
- TavusFounding Engineer2022 — 2023
- Audio Paint BrushFounder2021 — 2022
- MicrosoftProgram Manager II2021
- MicrosoftData Scientist2018 — 2021
- STACC (Software Technology and Applications Competence Center)Data Scientist2017 — 2018Tartu, Tartumaa, Estonia
- AdcanvasSoftware Developer2016 — 2017Tallinn
- Innovative Guitar SystemsEmbedded Software Engineer2015 — 2016Tallinn, Estonia
Skills & more
Machine Learning7Software Development12Start-ups11Recommender SystemsFraud DetectionMusic Production2
Languages English · Estonian · Spanish
From Christian's professional profile.
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Christian Safka?
- Christian Safka is a founding engineer and head of machine learning at Tavus (YC S21), and previously worked as a product manager at Microsoft. He has spent over a decade building software and machine learning products.
- Where does Christian Safka work?
- Christian Safka is Founder of Pinch.
- What companies did Christian Safka found?
- Christian Safka founded Pinch.
Founder mafias
Y Combinator mafia10,230
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Sam AltmanPresidentFounded Tools for Humanity +3Garry TanPresident & CEOFounded Y Combinator +1Jessica LivingstonCo-founderFounded Y CombinatorAlexis OhanianPartnerFounded RedditFred EhrsamYC Summer 2012Founded Nudge +1Matt HuangYC Winter 2011Founded Paradigm +1
+ 10,223 more
Tavus mafia3
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Shared employers
Also worked at Pinch1
Also worked at Tavus8
Stephanie ZhanInvestor at Sequoia CapitalMax AbramPartner at Scale Venture PartnersRory O'DriscollPartner at Scale Venture PartnersReid ChristianGeneral Partner at CRV (Charles River Ventures)Hassaan RazaFounder at TavusQuinn FavretFounder at Tavus
+ 2 more
Also worked at Microsoft2,000
Reid HoffmanCo-founder of LinkedIn; Partner at GreylockGarry TanPresident & CEO of Y CombinatorNat FriedmanCo-lead of Meta Superintelligence Labs; co-founder of NFDGKai-Fu LeeChairman of Sinovation Ventures and CEO of 01.AIBill GatesCo-founder of Microsoft; Chair of the Gates FoundationMike KriegerCo-founder of Instagram; Chief Product Officer at Anthropic
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