About
Gabe Roeloffs previously worked on operating systems at Apple. He now focuses on helping mobile developers reduce app distribution costs.
Founder at ZeroSettleYC W26
Intro paths
YC
Gabe went through Y Combinator (Winter 2026) — 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 ZeroSettle's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗
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In turn, Gabe can intro founders to ZeroSettle's investors below.
ZeroSettle's investors · 1
Co-founders at ZeroSettle
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Ryan ElliottFounder
Experience
- ZeroSettleFounder & CEOcurrent2025 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- AppleSenior Software Engineer2024 — 2025San Diego, California, United States
- AppleSoftware Engineer2021 — 2024San Diego, California, United States
- TeslaSoftware Engineering Intern2020
- MicrosoftSoftware Engineering Intern2020
- AppleSoftware Engineering Intern2019Cupertino, California, United States
- Self-employedFreelance iOS Developer2016 — 2018
- CloveSoftware Engineering Intern2018San Luis Obispo County, California, United States
Skills & more
SwiftiOS DevelopmentObject-Oriented Programming (OOP)DesignObjective-C
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Gabe Roeloffs?
- Gabe Roeloffs previously worked on operating systems at Apple. He now focuses on helping mobile developers reduce app distribution costs.
- Where does Gabe Roeloffs work?
- Gabe Roeloffs is Founder of ZeroSettle.
- What companies did Gabe Roeloffs found?
- Gabe Roeloffs founded ZeroSettle.
- Where did Gabe Roeloffs go to school?
- Gabe Roeloffs studied at California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo (Bachelor of Science - BS, Computer Science).
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