Where does Hisham El-Halabi work?

Hisham El-Halabi is Founder of Vernius Systems, Inc..

What companies did Hisham El-Halabi found?

Hisham El-Halabi founded Vernius Systems, Inc..

Where did Hisham El-Halabi go to school?

Hisham El-Halabi studied at Y Combinator; University of Toronto (Bachelor of Applied Science - BASc, Engineering Science); Notre Dame Catholic Secondary School (Ontario Secondary School Diploma & International Baccalaureate Diploma).

Hisham El-Halabi

Founder

Founder at Vernius Systems, Inc.

Brampton, Ontario, Canada

FoundedVernius Systems, Inc. · YC

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137 people in our graph share verified history with Hisham — schools, employers, funds. One of them is your warm intro.

RebeccaunlockedHisham: together at University of Toronto (2019–2021)

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About

Founder of Vernius Systems. He was previously a founding engineer at Suave Money, where he worked on a non-custodial peer-to-peer fiat-to-crypto marketplace, and co-founder and CTO of Auctify, which later pivoted to the Sano AI calorie tracker; he holds a BEng in Engineering Science from the University of Toronto.

Founder at Vernius Systems, Inc.YC S26

Intro paths

Hisham went through Y Combinator (Summer 2026) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.

Their group partner at YC was Brad Flora, Backing expeditions into the future — the partner who ran Vernius Systems, Inc.'s batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗

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In turn, Hisham can intro founders to Vernius Systems, Inc.'s investors below.

Vernius Systems, Inc.'s investors · 1

Y CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2026

Co-founders at Vernius Systems, Inc.

Joe GonzalezFounder

Experience

Vernius Systems, Inc.Co-Founder & CTOcurrent2026 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
Suave Money Inc.Founding Engineer2025San Francisco Bay Area
Sano: Photo Calorie TrackingCo-Founder & CTO2024 — 2025
Auctify, Inc.Co-Founder & CTO2019 — 2025Greater Toronto Area, Canada
HuaweiComputer Vision and Human Computer Interaction Research Engineer2020 — 2021Markham, Ontario, Canada
MoredovateCo-Founder & CEO2018 — 2020Ontario, Canada
RB&W ManufacturingJunior Production Design Engineer2019 — 2020Brampton, Ontario
Morgan CorporationProduction Associate2018Ontario, Canada
Arabic Cultural Club of Ontario (ACCO)Youth Coordinator2016Ontario, Canada

Skills & more

Leadership6Python (Programming Language)8Circuitry and Hardware6Soldering1Sensors1Microcontrollers1Personal Training1Structural Analysis1Computer-Aided Design (CAD)1Printed Circuit Board (PCB) Design1Machine Learning1C (Programming Language)1

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Microsoft WordMatlabMicrosoft ExcelVerilogAssembly LanguageTensorFlowHTMLCascading Style Sheets (CSS)TeamworkManagementJavaScriptReact.js

Languages Arabic · English · French

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Hisham El-Halabi?: Founder of Vernius Systems. He was previously a founding engineer at Suave Money, where he worked on a non-custodial peer-to-peer fiat-to-crypto marketplace, and co-founder and CTO of Auctify, which later pivoted to the Sano AI calorie tracker; he holds a BEng in Engineering Science from the University of Toronto.
Where does Hisham El-Halabi work?: Hisham El-Halabi is Founder of Vernius Systems, Inc..
What companies did Hisham El-Halabi found?: Hisham El-Halabi founded Vernius Systems, Inc..
Where did Hisham El-Halabi go to school?: Hisham El-Halabi studied at Y Combinator; University of Toronto (Bachelor of Applied Science - BASc, Engineering Science); Notre Dame Catholic Secondary School (Ontario Secondary School Diploma & International Baccalaureate Diploma).

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