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Ish Baid

Founder

Founder at Virtually

Miami, Florida, United States

FoundedVirtually · YC

30 Under 30 2023 · Education

About

Ish Baid previously worked as an engineer at Facebook and is co-founder of Wayside, a company building AI assistants for HR departments.

Founder at VirtuallyYC S20

Intro paths

YC

Ish went through Y Combinator (Summer 2020) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.

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In turn, Ish can intro founders to Virtually's investors below.

Virtually's investors · 1

Y CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2020

Experience

  1. WaysideCo-Foundercurrent2024 — presentNew York, United States
  2. Afore CapitalFounder in Residence2024San Francisco Bay Area
  3. VirtuallyFounder & CEO (Acquired)2019 — 2023New York, New York, United States
  4. FacebookSoftware Engineer2017 — 2019Greater Seattle Area
  5. The Edible ProjectCo-Founder and COO2016 — 2017Ann Arbor, MI
  6. University of MichiganGraduate Student Instructor2016 — 2017Ann Arbor, MI
  7. University of MichiganLead Executive Producer2015 — 2016Ann Arbor, MI
  8. University of MichiganTeaching Assistant2016Ann Arbor
  9. GigsterFreelancer2015 — 2017
  10. FacebookSoftware Engineering Intern2016Greater Seattle Area
  11. FacebookSoftware Engineering Intern2015Menlo Park, CA
  12. University of MichiganStudent Intern for the Associate Dean for Research and Graduate Education2013 — 2015
  13. PipevineIntern2014Washington D.C. Metro Area

Skills & more

Java29Android Development19C++60Algorithms52Computer Science2Programming57C1Software Engineering2Eclipse1Objective-C2Matlab4VPython1
+4 moreiOS developmentXcodeMicrosoft ExcelLeadership

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Ish Baid?
Ish Baid previously worked as an engineer at Facebook and is co-founder of Wayside, a company building AI assistants for HR departments.
Where does Ish Baid work?
Ish Baid is Founder of Virtually.
What companies did Ish Baid found?
Ish Baid founded Virtually.
Where did Ish Baid go to school?
Ish Baid studied at University of Michigan (Master of Engineering (M.Eng.), Computer Science); Y Combinator (Founder & CEO | Virtually); University of Michigan (Bachelor of Engineering (BEng), Computer Science).

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