Where does Ishmael Samuel work?

Ishmael Samuel is Founder of Paragon.

What companies did Ishmael Samuel found?

Ishmael Samuel founded Paragon.

Ishmael Samuel

Founder

Founder at Paragon

Los Angeles, California, United States

FoundedParagon · YC

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About

Before co-founding Paragon in 2019, Samuel led engineering at CTRL LA, which he co-founded as CTO in 2014 and later ran as CEO, and started Learn to Freelance. He has also worked as a senior software engineering consultant at Uber and a web developer at Enplug, and serves on the LA CTO Forum, having previously sat on the board of the Midlands African Chamber.

Founder at Paragon YC W20

Intro paths

Ishmael went through Y Combinator (Winter 2020) — 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 Paragon's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗

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In turn, Ishmael can intro founders to Paragon's investors below.

Paragon's investors · 8

FCVCSan Francisco Fjor FoundersLos Angeles FundersClubSan Francisco · $250K – $5M checks · since 2022 Garuda VenturesSan Francisco · $500K – $1.5M checks · since 2022 Inspired CapitalNew York · $500K – $20M checks · since 2022 JovonoCalifornia · $50K – $3M checks Village GlobalCovina · $100K – $500K checks Y CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2020

Co-founders at Paragon

Brandon FooFounder

Experience

ParagonChief Technology Officer / Co-foundercurrent2019 — presentGreater Los Angeles Area
LA CTO ForumMembercurrent2024 — presentLos Angeles, CA
Midlands African ChamberBoard Member2024 — 2025Omaha, NE
CTRL LACEO2018 — 2020Greater Los Angeles Area
Learn to FreelanceFounder2017 — 2019
UberSenior Software Engineer - Consultant2018
CTRL LACTO, Co-Founder2014 — 2016Greater Los Angeles Area
Enplug, Inc.Web Developer2014Greater Los Angeles Area

Skills & more

Public Speaking5Leadership5C++4Project Management7JavaScript20Java5HTML9CSS7Programming14Python4Web Development18Matlab2

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Ishmael Samuel?: Before co-founding Paragon in 2019, Samuel led engineering at CTRL LA, which he co-founded as CTO in 2014 and later ran as CEO, and started Learn to Freelance. He has also worked as a senior software engineering consultant at Uber and a web developer at Enplug, and serves on the LA CTO Forum, having previously sat on the board of the Midlands African Chamber.
Where does Ishmael Samuel work?: Ishmael Samuel is Founder of Paragon.
What companies did Ishmael Samuel found?: Ishmael Samuel founded Paragon.