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Gabriel Saruhashi

Founder

Founder at Emerge Career

United States

FoundedEmerge Career · YC

30 Under 30 2023 · Social Impact

About

Gabriel Saruhashi is co-founder of Emerge Career, which addresses employment barriers for individuals with prior incarceration. He previously co-founded Ameelio, a nonprofit providing education and communication tools for correctional facilities, and served as an early product manager at Zippi (YC19). He holds a degree from Yale University, where he also co-founded an organization supporting refugee community integration.

Founder at Emerge CareerYC S22

Intro paths

YC

Gabriel went through Y Combinator (Summer 2022) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.

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In turn, Gabriel can intro founders to Emerge Career's investors below.

Emerge Career's investors · 2

Open Opportunity FundAtlanta · $100K – $1M checksY CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2022

Co-founders at Emerge Career

U"Uzoma "Zo" Orchingwa
Uzoma "Zo" OrchingwaCo-Founder, Co-CEO
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GabeCo-founder
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ZoCo-founder

Experience

  1. Emerge CareerCo-Founder, Co-CEOcurrent2022 — present
  2. AmeelioMember Board of Directorscurrent2024 — present
  3. AmeelioCo-Founder, CTO2022 — 2024Нью-Хейвен, CT
  4. Forbes Technology CouncilOfficial Membercurrent2023 — present
  5. Fundação EstudarFellowcurrent2016 — present
  6. Impulso - govStrategic Advisor2019 — 2022São Paulo, Brazil
  7. Impulso - govProduct Engineer2020São Paulo, Brazil
  8. Yale UniversityMachine Learning Research Assistant @Yale School of Medicine2019 — 2020
  9. Yale UniversityTechnical Team Lead @RAMP2018 — 2019
  10. Yale UniversityLab Assistant @Digital Humanities Lab2018New Haven
  11. Yale UniversityTeaching Assistant @Yale School of Management2017New Haven, Connecticut
  12. ZippiProduct Manager2019São Paulo Area, Brazil
  13. ZippiProduct Manager2019San Francisco Bay Area
  14. ReConnectCo-Founder & Head of Tech2017 — 2018Paris Area, France
  15. Andy Keidel Undergraduate Endowment Fund at YaleSummer Grant Recipient2018
  16. FacebookSoftware Engineer2018Greater New York City Area
  17. Letters for LearningCo-Founder & Project Manager2014 — 2017Brazil, India, USA, Ghana
  18. World Innovation Summit for Education (WISE)Fellow at the WISE Learners’ Voice Program2016 — 2017Greece, Madrid, Doha
  19. FacebookSoftware Engineer2017Greater Seattle Area
  20. GeekieBusiness Development Intern2016São Paulo, Brazil
  21. F1 in SchoolsProject Manager / Team Lead2014São Paulo e Região, Brasil

Skills & more

Entrepreneurship15Project Management9Start-ups14Management12Android Development2

Languages English · French · Portuguese · Spanish

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Gabriel Saruhashi?
Gabriel Saruhashi is co-founder of Emerge Career, which addresses employment barriers for individuals with prior incarceration. He previously co-founded Ameelio, a nonprofit providing education and communication tools for correctional facilities, and served as an early product manager at Zippi (YC19). He holds a degree from Yale University, where he also co-founded an organization supporting refugee community integration.
Where does Gabriel Saruhashi work?
Gabriel Saruhashi is Founder of Emerge Career.
What companies did Gabriel Saruhashi found?
Gabriel Saruhashi founded Emerge Career.
Where did Gabriel Saruhashi go to school?
Gabriel Saruhashi studied at Y Combinator (Founder, Emerge Career); Yale University (Bachelor’s Degree, Computer Science & Psychology); Y Combinator (Product Manager, Zippi).

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