About
Evan Murphy is CTO and co-founder at Zitara Technologies. He has 10+ years of software engineering experience with a focus on data infrastructure, including prior roles at Tower Research (high-frequency trading infrastructure), Tesla (Autopilot simulation), and Stemcentrx (lab informatics for oncology research). He also previously co-founded E&M Labs, a hardware company that produced trebuchet kits and laser cutting systems.
Founder at Zitara Technologies, Inc.YC S20
Intro paths
Evan went through Y Combinator (Summer 2020) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
Their group partner at YC was Gustaf Alstromer — the partner who ran Zitara Technologies, Inc.'s batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗
In turn, Evan can intro founders to Zitara Technologies, Inc.'s investors below.
Zitara Technologies, Inc.'s investors · 6
Co-founders at Zitara Technologies, Inc.
Experience
- FortescueSVP Technology — Zitaracurrent2025 — presentSan Francisco, California, United States
- Zitara TechnologiesCTO + Co-Foundercurrent2019 — presentSan Francisco, California, United States
- AbbVieSenior Software Engineer2016 — 2019South San Francisco, CA
- Stemcentrx, Inc.Senior Software Engineer2016South San Francisco, CA
- Tesla MotorsSenior Simulation Engineer2014 — 2015Palo Alto, CA
- E&M LabsCo-founder2011 — 2014Mountain View, CA
- JakugoCo-founder2010 — 2011Mountain View, CA
- Tower Research CapitalSoftware Engineer2007 — 2010New York City Metropolitan Area
Skills & more
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Laser CuttingKickstarterDesign EngineeringLean ManufacturingLanguages C · C++ · French · Groovy · Haskell · Javascript · OCaml · Python · SQL · Scheme
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Evan Murphy?
- Evan Murphy is CTO and co-founder at Zitara Technologies. He has 10+ years of software engineering experience with a focus on data infrastructure, including prior roles at Tower Research (high-frequency trading infrastructure), Tesla (Autopilot simulation), and Stemcentrx (lab informatics for oncology research). He also previously co-founded E&M Labs, a hardware company that produced trebuchet kits and laser cutting systems.
- Where does Evan Murphy work?
- Evan Murphy is Founder of Zitara Technologies, Inc..
- What companies did Evan Murphy found?
- Evan Murphy founded Zitara Technologies, Inc..
- Where did Evan Murphy go to school?
- Evan Murphy studied at Y Combinator; Caltech (BS, Computer Science).
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