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Idan Shahar

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Founder at Wand Solar

Israel

FoundedWand Solar · YC

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About

Idan Shahar is a backend developer with experience in cloud native architecture and application modernization. He has worked with developers and executives on cloud infrastructure projects, with expertise in Kubernetes and related technologies.

Founder at Wand SolarYC S22

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YC

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

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Their group partner at YC was Jared Friedman, YC Group Partner — the partner who ran Wand Solar's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗

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Experience

  1. ReplaiCo-founder - CPO & BDcurrent2025 — present
  2. Wand SolarCo-founder - CEO & CPOcurrent2023 — present
  3. RelyOnHead of Operations & AI (Freelance)2025
  4. AlleroCo-founder - CEO & CPO2021 — 2022
  5. MicrosoftStartup Strategy for Services Partners (MEA HQ)2020 — 2021
  6. MicrosoftTechnical BizDev for ISVs in MEA2019 — 2020MEA
  7. MicrosoftCloud Solutions Architect2017 — 2019Israel
  8. Check Point Software Technologies, Ltd.Mobile Threat Prevention Java Software Engineer2016 — 2017
  9. MamramTechnologist & Developer at CoE (Center of Excellence)2014 — 2016
  10. MamramApp Developer and Deputy Team Leader of OM Monitoring Services Administration & Development team2012 — 2014
  11. DNR Bio Imaging systemsSoftware Engineer2011 — 2012

Skills & more

Containers2Software Development19Android Development6Object Oriented Design5Software Design4OOP3System Architecture3Algorithms2Design Patterns1Programming1Software Engineering2entrepreneur1
+12 moreCloud ComputingCloud DevelopmentKubernetesDevOpsHP Operations ManagerTurbo CHP OpenviewIOTMicrosoft AzureLinuxC#SQL
  • Microsoft Certified Trainer 2021-2022 — Microsoft
  • OpenHack: Containers Coach — Microsoft OpenHack
  • OpenHack: Containers Coach — Microsoft OpenHack
  • Hackathon Leader Platinum — Microsoft
  • OpenHack: Containers — Microsoft OpenHack
  • AZ-400 Microsoft Azure DevOps Solutions — Microsoft
  • Microsoft Certified: Azure DevOps Engineer Expert — Microsoft
  • Microsoft Certified: Azure Developer Associate — Microsoft
  • Microsoft Global Challenger — Microsoft
  • Event Speaker Gold — Microsoft

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Idan Shahar?
Idan Shahar is a backend developer with experience in cloud native architecture and application modernization. He has worked with developers and executives on cloud infrastructure projects, with expertise in Kubernetes and related technologies.
Where does Idan Shahar work?
Idan Shahar is Founder of Wand Solar.
What companies did Idan Shahar found?
Idan Shahar founded Wand Solar.
What companies has Idan Shahar invested in?
Investments tracked here include Instant.
Where did Idan Shahar go to school?
Idan Shahar studied at Y Combinator (Summer Batch 2022 (S22)); ORT Colleges (Computer Science Technician, Computer Engineering).

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