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Fouad Matin

Founder

Founder at StrongIntro

San Francisco, California, United States

FoundedStrongIntro Β· YC

About

Fouad Matin is the CEO of Indent, a company focused on identity and access management solutions.

Founder at StrongIntroYC W16

Intro paths

YC

Fouad went through Y Combinator (Winter 2016) β€” any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.

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In turn, Fouad can intro founders to StrongIntro's investors below.

StrongIntro's investors Β· 1

Y CombinatorSan Francisco Β· $500K checks Β· since 2016

Experience

  1. OpenAIMember of Technical Staffcurrent2024 β€” present
  2. IndentCofounder, CEO2018 β€” 2024San Francisco Bay Area
  3. SegmentEngineering Lead2016 β€” 2017San Francisco Bay Area
  4. VotePlzCofounder2016San Francisco Bay Area
  5. StrongIntroFounder, CEO2015 β€” 2016San Francisco, CA
  6. SpeekLead Engineer2012 β€” 2013Washington D.C. Metro Area
  7. ClassDojoSoftware Engineering Intern2012San Francisco
  8. EnvatoTutorial Writer2011 β€” 2012
  9. NASAIntern2011Puerto Rico

Frequently asked questions

Who is Fouad Matin?
Fouad Matin is the CEO of Indent, a company focused on identity and access management solutions.
Where does Fouad Matin work?
Fouad Matin is Founder of StrongIntro.
What companies did Fouad Matin found?
Fouad Matin founded StrongIntro.
Where did Fouad Matin go to school?
Fouad Matin studied at Y Combinator; Thiel Fellowship; George Mason University (Computer Science).

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