Find your path to Emir
111 people in our graph share verified history with Emir — schools, employers, funds. One of them is your warm intro.
Arhaan A.unlockedEmir: together at University of California, Berkeley (2022–2024)
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About
Emir Karabeg studied data science and cognitive science at UC Berkeley, where he focused on NLP research for machine translation. He previously founded WorkNinja, an AI learning platform, before starting Sim Studio.
Co-Founder / CEO at SimYC X25
Intro paths
YC
Emir went through Y Combinator (Spring 2025) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
GP
Their group partner at YC was Aaron Epstein, General Partner at Y Combinator — the partner who ran Sim's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗
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In turn, Emir can intro founders to Sim's investors below.
Sim's investors · 6
Liquid VenturesSan Francisco · $250K – $5M checks · since 2025Ritual CapitalMenlo Park · $100K – $500K checksStandard CapitalSan Francisco · since 2025SV AngelSan Francisco · since 2025Twenty Two VenturesPalo Alto · $50K – $250K checks · since 2025Y CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2025
Co-founders at Sim
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Waleed LatifCo-Founder & CTO
Experience
- SimCo-Founder and CEOcurrent2025 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- University of California, BerkeleyResearch2023 — 2024
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Emir Karabeg?
- Emir Karabeg studied data science and cognitive science at UC Berkeley, where he focused on NLP research for machine translation. He previously founded WorkNinja, an AI learning platform, before starting Sim Studio.
- Where does Emir Karabeg work?
- Emir Karabeg is Co-Founder / CEO of Sim.
- What companies did Emir Karabeg found?
- Emir Karabeg founded Sim.
- Where did Emir Karabeg go to school?
- Emir Karabeg studied at University of California, Berkeley.
Founder mafias
Y Combinator mafia10,230
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Same school
Also attended University of California, Berkeley2,000
Byron DeeterPartner at Bessemer Venture PartnersSteve WozniakCo-founder of AppleTony XuCo-founder & CEO of DoorDashAravind SrinivasCo-founder & CEO of Perplexity AIAli GhodsiCo-founder & CEO of DatabricksRyan PetersenFounder & CEO of Flexport
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Shared employers
Also worked at Sim2
Also worked at University of California, Berkeley531
Ali GhodsiCo-founder & CEO of DatabricksRaquel UrtasunFounder & CEO of WaabiArhaan A.Deeptech Fellow at Clear VenturesKevin Wijayaインドネシア法人代表 (Indonesia Office Representative) at CyberAgent CapitalPaul JennyBoard Chair at CincyTechMichael PerezDeputy General Counsel at Mucker Capital
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