Claire Nord
FounderFounder at Napkin Math
San Francisco, California, United States
FoundedNapkin Math Β· YC
About
Claire Nord previously worked on OS security at Apple and as an engineer at Samsara, and holds a degree in Computer Science from MIT (2019). She is currently building Napkin Math, an AI-powered food journal application.
Founder at Napkin MathYC X26
Intro paths
YC
Claire went through Y Combinator (Spring 2026) β any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
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Their group partner at YC was Pete Koomen, General Partner at Y Combinator β the partner who ran Napkin Math's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile β
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In turn, Claire can intro founders to Napkin Math's investors below.
Napkin Math's investors Β· 1
Co-founders at Napkin Math
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Jynnie TangFounder
MC
Manuel CastroFounder
Experience
- Paper StarCo-Foundercurrent2026 β present
- AppleSoftware Engineer2023 β 2026Cupertino, California, United States
- AthevaSoftware Engineer (Contractor)2023
- SamsaraSoftware Engineer2022 β 2023San Francisco Bay Area
- SamsaraSoftware Engineer2020 β 2022San Francisco Bay Area
- MIT Lincoln LaboratoryGraduate Research Assistant2019 β 2020Greater Boston Area
- Aclima, Inc.Software Engineer Intern2019
- Synapse Technology CorporationSoftware Engineer Intern2019
- Samsara, IncSoftware Engineer Intern2018
- MicrosoftSoftware Engineer Intern2017Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States
Skills & more
Computer VisionTypeScriptCompilersData ScienceWhistling11Teaching3Go (Programming Language)React.jsGraphQLReal-Time Operating Systems (RTOS)Python (Programming Language)1Git
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Rust (Programming Language)LeadershipPublic SpeakingTeamworkEmojiJapaneseLanguages English Β· Japanese
- Triplebyte certified Generalist Software Engineer β Triplebyte
- Japanese Language Proficiency Test (JLPT) N2 Certification β The Japan Foundation
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Claire Nord?
- Claire Nord previously worked on OS security at Apple and as an engineer at Samsara, and holds a degree in Computer Science from MIT (2019). She is currently building Napkin Math, an AI-powered food journal application.
- Where does Claire Nord work?
- Claire Nord is Founder of Napkin Math.
- What companies did Claire Nord found?
- Claire Nord founded Napkin Math.
- Where did Claire Nord go to school?
- Claire Nord studied at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Master of Engineering - MEng, Computer Systems); Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.), Computer Science and Engineering).
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