About
Elham Islam is a Co-Founder and CTO at Synnax. He previously developed flight software for the Mars Sample Return Lander at NASA JPL and worked on embedded control systems for laser communication at MIT Lincoln Laboratory. He holds a degree in computer engineering from the University of Michigan.
Founder at SynnaxYC S24
Intro paths
YC
Elham went through Y Combinator (Summer 2024) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
GP
Their group partner at YC was Brad Flora, Backing expeditions into the future — the partner who ran Synnax's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗
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In turn, Elham can intro founders to Synnax's investors below.
Synnax's investors · 2
Co-founders at Synnax
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Emiliano BonillaFounder
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Patrick DotsonFounder
Experience
- SynnaxCo-Founder2024 — 2025
- NASA Jet Propulsion LaboratoryFlight Software Developer for Mars Sample Return2023 — 2024Pasadena, California, United States
- MIT Lincoln LaboratoryResearch Assistant2022 — 2023Lexington, Massachusetts, United States
- ITHAKASoftware Engineering Intern2021
- DECA Inc.Chapter President at Victoria Park CI2017 — 2020Greater Toronto Area, Canada
- Kumon North America, Inc.Assistant Instructor2019 — 2020
- SHAD NetworkSHAD Fellow2018Greater St. John's Metropolitan Area
- Aramark HealthcareLaboratory Assistant2017St. Johns Rehab Hospital
Skills & more
Languages Bengali · English
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Elham Islam?
- Elham Islam is a Co-Founder and CTO at Synnax. He previously developed flight software for the Mars Sample Return Lander at NASA JPL and worked on embedded control systems for laser communication at MIT Lincoln Laboratory. He holds a degree in computer engineering from the University of Michigan.
- Where does Elham Islam work?
- Elham Islam is Founder of Synnax.
- What companies did Elham Islam found?
- Elham Islam founded Synnax.
- Where did Elham Islam go to school?
- Elham Islam studied at Y Combinator (S24); University of Michigan (B.S.E, Computer Engineering); Victoria Park Collegiate Institute.
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