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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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.

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

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Paragon's investors · 16

Battery VenturesBoston · $500K – $100M checks Emagen Entertainment GroupRedondo Beach FCVCSan Francisco Fjor FoundersLos Angeles FundersClubSan Francisco · $290K checks · since 2022 Garuda VenturesSan Francisco · $500K – $1.5M checks · since 2022 Hack VCPalo Alto · $3M checks Inspired CapitalNew York · $500K – $20M checks · since 2022 JovonoCalifornia · $50K – $3M checks Jude GomilaLynnwood Red Dot Capital PartnersTel Aviv-Jaffa · $10M – $20M checks Soma CapitalSacramento · $100K – $300K checks Village GlobalCovina · $500K – $3M checks Who Is John GaltNew York Y CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2020 Yintai Investment Company

Co-founders at Paragon

Brandon FooFounder

Ishir VaidyanathFounder

Kasyap ChakraFounder

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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Node.jsMongoDBPHPTeachingNetworkingProgram DevelopmentAngularJSUser Interface DesignOpen SourceHTML5SQLUser Experience

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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.