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).

Claire Nord

Founder

Founder at Napkin Math

San Francisco, California, United States

FoundedNapkin Math · YC

Find your path to Claire

629 people in our graph share verified history with Claire — schools, employers, funds. One of them is your warm intro.

HemamunlockedClaire: together at Samsara (2021–2023)

×6Claire: together at Massachusetts Institute of Technology

×3Claire: together at MIT Lincoln Laboratory

×2Claire: together at Samsara

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 Math YC X26

Intro paths

Claire went through Y Combinator (Spring 2026) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.

Their group partner at YC was Pete Koomen, General Partner at Y Combinator — the partner who ran Napkin Math's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗

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In turn, Claire can intro founders to Napkin Math's investors below.

Napkin Math's investors · 1

Y CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2026

Co-founders at Napkin Math

Jynnie TangFounder

Manuel CastroFounder

Experience

Paper StarCo-Foundercurrent2026 — present
AppleSoftware Engineer2023 — 2026Cupertino, California, United States
AthevaSoftware Engineer (Contractor)2023
SamsaraSoftware Engineer2022 — 2023San Francisco Bay Area
SamsaraSoftware Engineer2020 — 2022San Francisco Bay Area
MIT Lincoln LaboratoryGraduate Research Assistant2019 — 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

+6 more

Rust (Programming Language)LeadershipPublic SpeakingTeamworkEmojiJapanese

Languages English · Japanese

Triplebyte certified Generalist Software Engineer — Triplebyte
Japanese Language Proficiency Test (JLPT) N2 Certification — 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).