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Greg Roodt

Founder

Founder/CTO at AirHelp

Greater Sydney Area

FoundedAirHelp · YC

About

Greg Roodt is a Principal Engineer on the AI Platform team at Canva. He has worked as a software engineer and startup founder, building large-scale web and mobile applications.

Founder/CTO at AirHelpYC W14

Intro paths

YC

Greg went through Y Combinator (Winter 2014) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.

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In turn, Greg can intro founders to AirHelp's investors below.

AirHelp's investors · 8

10x FoundersMünchen · $270K – $2.7M checksABRY PartnersBoston · $20M – $200M checks · since 2025DreamcraftCopenhagenKhosla VenturesMenlo Park · $5K – $50M checksNordic Eye Venture CapitalCopenhagen K · $100K – $5M checksTempoCapLondonUpslope VenturesDenver · $100K – $250K checksY CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2014

Co-founders at AirHelp

HZHenrik Zillmer
Henrik ZillmerFounder
NMNicolas Michaelsen
Nicolas MichaelsenFounder

Experience

  1. CanvaPrincipal Engineercurrent2017 — presentGreater Sydney Area
  2. AirHelpTechnical Advisorcurrent2015 — present
  3. AirHelpCTO and Co-Founder2013 — 2015
  4. FreelanceFreelance / Contract Mobile Engineer2013 — 2017
  5. IncuBus VenturesMentor2015 — 2017
  6. Mind CandyTech Lead - Moshi Monsters2011 — 2013
  7. Yahoo!Java Engineer2010 — 2011
  8. Thomson ReutersDeveloper2007 — 2010
  9. Volantis SystemsTechnical Consultant2006 — 2007
  10. MTNSystems Engineer2004 — 2006

Skills & more

Java41JavaScript39Amazon Web Services (AWS)7Linux24Python19JUnit15Git13CSS9Android8REST5jQuery5Scala5
+12 moreSwiftPostgreSQLDockerRubySQLTerraformScrumAgile MethodologiesUser ExperienceWeb ApplicationsTest Driven DevelopmentContinuous Integration

Languages English

  • Introduction to Kubernetes — The Linux Foundation
  • Functional Program Design in Scala — Coursera Course Certificates
  • iOS Developer Nanodegree — Udacity
  • Introduction to Artificial Intelligence — Udacity
  • Machine Learning — Coursera
  • Principles of Reactive Programming — Coursera
  • Introduction to Functional Programming — edX
  • Functional Programming Principles in Scala — Coursera

From Greg's professional profile.

Frequently asked questions

Who is Greg Roodt?
Greg Roodt is a Principal Engineer on the AI Platform team at Canva. He has worked as a software engineer and startup founder, building large-scale web and mobile applications.
Where does Greg Roodt work?
Greg Roodt is Founder/CTO of AirHelp.
What companies did Greg Roodt found?
Greg Roodt founded AirHelp.
Where did Greg Roodt go to school?
Greg Roodt studied at Y Combinator; The Open University (BSc, Computer Science); University of Johannesburg (National Diploma, Computer Systems Engineering).

Founder mafias

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The Open University mafia20

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University of Johannesburg mafia4

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Tarek MansourCo-founder & CEO of KalshiSuhail DoshiFounder of Mixpanel; founder of ParticleSubomi OluwalanaCo-founder & CEO of ConvoyArhaan A.Deeptech Fellow at Clear VenturesMaroof AhmedFounder at Octopus VenturesCollin WallaceGeneral Partner at Lobby Capital

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Also attended The Open University64

Drew BurdonInvestor at LSP (Life Sciences Partners)Hubertus ThonhauserPartner - Chairman at Ghaf Capital PartnersRoz TurnerOperations & Support at Aera VCMalgorzata RogalskaAssociate at Ysios CapitalAlan DanceExecutives in Residence at GENERAL INCEPTIONKate NussrainerExecutive Assistant to CEO at Founders Factory

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Also attended University of Johannesburg32

Ross GoodwinVenture Debt Fund at Salica InvestmentsMark EsterhuizenPartner at Aura GroupMarlene JenningsInvestor Relations at ARCH Emerging Markets PartnersTyrone MoodleyPrincipal at HAVAICHillel ZidelManaging Director at Kennet PartnersKarien StrydomChief Financial Risk Officer at ARISE

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Shared employers

Also worked at Canva35

Byron DeeterPartner at Bessemer Venture PartnersMelanie PerkinsCo-founder & CEO of CanvaCliff ObrechtCo-founder & COO of CanvaCameron AdamsCo-founder & Chief Product Officer of CanvaWesley ChanInvestor at Felicis VenturesJeff ChangInvestor at Vertex Venture Management Pte. Ltd.

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Also worked at Mind Candy7

Adrian HonChief Innovation Officer at OlivexMike MastersonCo-Founder and Managing Partner at Supermoon CapitalGrayson JudgeCo-Founder and Managing Partner at Supermoon CapitalBetsy ForeFounding Partner, Velveteen Ventures at xfactor venturesSaul KleinCo-Founder, Board Member at ZincRobin KleinCo-founder & General Partner at Phoenix Court

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Also worked at Yahoo!374

Jess LeePartner and Chief Product Officer at Sequoia CapitalMike SpeiserManaging Director at Sutter Hill VenturesBrian ActonCo-founder of WhatsApp; co-founder of Signal FoundationStewart ButterfieldCo-founder of Slack and FlickrMax LevchinCo-founder of PayPal; founder, chairman & CEO of Affirm; partner at SciFi VCAmjad MasadCo-founder & CEO of Replit

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Also worked at Thomson Reuters143

Andrea HippeauPartner at Lerer HippeauBob StefanskiManaging Director at eLab VenturesRhie LimPartner, Global Strategy at One Way VenturesJoePartner at Thomson Reuters VenturesJosef NajmPrincipal at Thomson Reuters VenturesJillExecutive Assistant at Thomson Reuters Ventures

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