Find your path to Itay
281 people in our graph share verified history with Itay — schools, employers, funds. One of them is your warm intro.
Garry TanunlockedItay: together at Y Combinator (2014–2015)
×9Itay: together at Y Combinator
Itay: together at GrowthMentor
Itay: together at Zicklin School of Business
About
Itay Forer has 18+ years of experience building and scaling startups, including developing multiple SaaS products and leading acquisitions and fundraising. He has coached over 300 founders on product-market fit, strategy, and scaling.
Founder/COO at CleanlyYC W15
Intro paths
YC
Itay went through Y Combinator (Winter 2015) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
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In turn, Itay can intro founders to Cleanly's investors below.
Cleanly's investors · 4
Co-founders at Cleanly
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Tom HarariFounder/CEO
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Chen AtlasFounder/CTO
Experience
- Itay Forer CoachingExecutive Coaching for founders & CEOscurrent2019 — present
- Open RoomFoundercurrent2026 — present
- Capital AIFounder & Managing Partnercurrent2022 — present
- Control Plane CorporationAdvisory Boardcurrent2021 — present
- 2SlashFounder (Acquired by BlueJean)2023 — 2025
- ByNextBoard Member2020 — 2024New York City Metropolitan Area
- GrowthMentorBusiness & Executive Coach2020 — 2024
- OptimusQPartner2020 — 2023
- CleanlyCo-Founder & COO2012 — 2020Greater New York City Area
- Elie TahariDirector, Operations2010 — 2013Greater New York City Area
Skills & more
HiringArtificial Intelligence (AI)Investments3Investment Strategies1Early-stage Startups2Start-up Consulting2Product Strategy1Fundraising1Bootstrapping1Growth Strategies1Customer Experience1Strategic Hiring1
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Product LaunchGo-to-Market StrategyHR ManagementMergers & Acquisitions (M&A)Coaching & MentoringProfessional MentoringBusiness CoachingExecutive CoachingPersonal DevelopmentStrategic PlanningTeam LeadershipLeadershipLanguages English · Hebrew
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Itay Forer?
- Itay Forer has 18+ years of experience building and scaling startups, including developing multiple SaaS products and leading acquisitions and fundraising. He has coached over 300 founders on product-market fit, strategy, and scaling.
- Where does Itay Forer work?
- Itay Forer is Founder/COO of Cleanly.
- What companies did Itay Forer found?
- Itay Forer founded Cleanly.
- Where did Itay Forer go to school?
- Itay Forer studied at Y Combinator (Batch of W15); Zicklin School of Business (Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA), Entrepreneurship).
Founder mafias
Y Combinator mafia10,230
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Sam AltmanPresidentFounded Tools for Humanity +3Garry TanPresident & CEOFounded Y Combinator +1Jessica LivingstonCo-founderFounded Y CombinatorAlexis OhanianPartnerFounded RedditFred EhrsamYC Summer 2012Founded Nudge +1Matt HuangYC Winter 2011Founded Paradigm +1
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Zicklin School of Business mafia3
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Same school
Also attended Y Combinator2,000
Tarek MansourCo-founder & CEO of KalshiSuhail DoshiFounder of Mixpanel; founder of ParticleSubomi OluwalanaCo-founder & CEO of ConvoyArhaan A.Deeptech Fellow at Clear VenturesCollin WallaceGeneral Partner at Lobby CapitalVictor SantosVictor Scout at One Way Ventures
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Also attended Zicklin School of Business15
Ryan GearyFinance Director at FJ LabsStanley DengAssociate, Structured Capital at Level EquityVictoriya PoplavskayaVice President Client Services at Aquarian HoldingsZiv Ben-BarouchFounder at Pereg VenturesSteve SchlossOperating Partner at Edison PartnersDanielle Weiss AllenPartner and Co-Founder at ATX Venture Partners
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Shared employers
Also worked at Control Plane Corporation2
Also worked at GrowthMentor11
Tony YangPortfolio Growth at Mucker CapitalCatherine GaoGTM Lead at Forum VenturesDaniel HardoonInvestor at Enzo VenturesSvatantra KumarFounder at AbleAlex PerelmanFounder at SentiyenDmitry VedenyapinFounder at Peakflo
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