About
Faiyam Rahman holds a bachelor's degree in mathematics from Duke University and a master's degree in engineering from Cornell Tech. He is cofounder and CEO of Blaze Payments.
Founder at BlazeYC S24
Intro paths
YC
Faiyam 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 Blaze's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗
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In turn, Faiyam can intro founders to Blaze's investors below.
Blaze's investors · 2
Co-founders at Blaze
LS
Luc SuccèsFounder
Experience
- BlazeCo-Founder and CEOcurrent2023 — presentNew York, United States
- Mango MarketsDAO Contributor2022 — 2023
- ReadyMadeGOFounder2018 — 2022Greater New York City Area
- SeasonsLead Backend Engineer2020 — 2022United States
- Self EmployedFreelance Product Consultant2018Greater New York City Area
- Tea With CompanyFounder and Chief Curator2017
- Flatiron SchoolProduct Manager2015 — 2016Greater New York City Area
- Kaplan Test PrepSAT Classroom Teacher2011 — 2014Greater New York City Area
Skills & more
Python3CProduct Management3Writing3
Languages Bengali · Spanish
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Faiyam Rahman?
- Faiyam Rahman holds a bachelor's degree in mathematics from Duke University and a master's degree in engineering from Cornell Tech. He is cofounder and CEO of Blaze Payments.
- Where does Faiyam Rahman work?
- Faiyam Rahman is Founder of Blaze.
- What companies did Faiyam Rahman found?
- Faiyam Rahman founded Blaze.
- Where did Faiyam Rahman go to school?
- Faiyam Rahman studied at Cornell University (Master of Engineering - MEng, Computer Engineering); Coursera (Autodidact, Computer Science); Duke University (Bachelor of Science - BS, Mathematics).
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