Find your path to Guillaume
187 people in our graph share verified history with Guillaume — schools, employers, funds. One of them is your warm intro.
Zachary BogueunlockedGuillaume: together at Square (2025–2026)
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×2Guillaume: together at Université Laval
About
Guillaume Simard has built software-as-a-service and fintech products throughout his career.
Founder at TolaYC W22
Intro paths
YC
Guillaume went through Y Combinator (Winter 2022) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
GP
Their group partner at YC was Jared Friedman, YC Group Partner — the partner who ran Tola's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗
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In turn, Guillaume can intro founders to Tola's investors below.
Tola's investors · 4
Co-founders at Tola
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Alen CvisicFounder
Experience
- SquareEngineering Managercurrent2025 — present
- Tolaco-founder & ctocurrent2022 — present
- Cabane.ioFoundercurrent2018 — presentCapitale-Nationale, Quebec, Canada
- CapdeskCTO2020 — 2021
- Pleo.ioEngineering Director2018 — 2020
- Pleo.ioEngineering Lead2018 — 2020
- Pleo.ioSenior Software Engineer2016 — 2018
- CoveoEngineer Lead2010 — 2016Capitale-Nationale, Quebec, Canada
- WAQBénévole2016
Skills & more
Software Design22Cloud Computing17Object Oriented Design5API development3Distributed Systems6Integration1ALGORITHMSSoftware architecture3EC2AWS Redshift4Big Data Analytics3Architectures1
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Software DevelopmentJavaAdding emojis to SlackC#PythonScalaAmazon Web Services (AWS)C++Framework developmentEclipseKotlinJavaScriptLanguages English · French · Spanish
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Guillaume Simard?
- Guillaume Simard has built software-as-a-service and fintech products throughout his career.
- Where does Guillaume Simard work?
- Guillaume Simard is Founder of Tola.
- What companies did Guillaume Simard found?
- Guillaume Simard founded Tola.
- Where did Guillaume Simard go to school?
- Guillaume Simard studied at Université Laval (Engineer’s Degree, Software Engineering).
Founder mafias
Y Combinator mafia10,230
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Sam AltmanPresidentFounded Tools for Humanity +3Garry TanPresident & CEOFounded Y Combinator +1Jessica LivingstonCo-founderFounded Y CombinatorAlexis OhanianPartnerFounded RedditFred EhrsamYC Summer 2012Founded Nudge +1Matt HuangYC Winter 2011Founded Paradigm +1
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Université Laval mafia19
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Jonathan PerichonExchange SemesterFounded Checkr Group +1Frederic VigneaultPhDFounded Unravel +1Khalil ZaharBachelor's DegreeFounded FightCampRene J CaissieMaxillofacial Surgery SpecialtyFounded MedeloopSylvain PerronSoftware EngineeringFounded BotpressMathieu DuperrébaccFounded Edgegap
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Same school
Also attended Université Laval73
Laura WeigertSenior Associate at Marlin Equity PartnersAnastasia AltynnikovaInvestor at EQT VenturesLeah BaePrincipal at Higher Ground LabsDylan Lawrence MissonnierInvestment Director at CapagroJacques PerreaultPartner at Brightspark VenturesWenceslas MoussaHead of Risk & Compliance at Headline
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Shared employers
Also worked at Square113
Keith RaboisManaging Director at Khosla VenturesDelian AsparouhovPartner at Founders Fund and co-founder of VardaTony XuCo-founder & CEO of DoorDashClay RobbinsForward Deployed Partner at Slow VenturesSaket SrivastavaInvestor at Foundation CapitalJustin LiuVice President at Sapphire Ventures
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Also worked at Tola1
Also worked at Pleo.io14
Jeppe RindomCo-founder & CEO of PleoNiccolo PerraCo-founder of PleoMerritt HummerInvestor at Bain Capital VenturesKen FoxPartner at StripesJohan BrennerGeneral Partner at CreandumJordan IshakuInvestor at Sustainable Ventures
+ 8 more
Also worked at Coveo10
Phil AnzarutPartner at BDC Venture CapitalAlberto YépezCo-Founder and Managing Director at ForgePoint CapitalWarda ShaheenGeneral Partner at Atlantic Vantage PointMark ShulganCo-founder & Partner at Intrepid Growth PartnersSylvie PinsonnaultAdvisory committee member (Administratrice de Sociétés) at AQC CapitalMarin SavignacInvestor at Angels of Many
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