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Jake Yatvitskiy

Founder

Founder at Haystack

Seattle, Washington, United States

FoundedHaystack · YC

About

Jake Yatvitskiy is a cofounder of Haystack Software with a background in AI and cloud infrastructure, including prior experience in AWS's High-Performance Computing division. He holds a Master's degree in Machine Learning from Columbia University.

LinkedIn ↗

Founder at HaystackYC S24

Intro paths

YC

Jake went through Y Combinator (Summer 2024) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.

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Their group partner at YC was David Lieb, General Partner at Y Combinator — the partner who ran Haystack's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗

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In turn, Jake can intro founders to Haystack's investors below.

Haystack's investors · 2

Day One VenturesY Combinator

Co-founders at Haystack

ASAkshay Subramaniam
Akshay SubramaniamFounder

Experience

  1. Haystack SoftwareCo-Foundercurrent2024 — presentSan Francisco, California, United States
  2. Amazon Web Services (AWS)Software Engineer2022 — 2024Seattle, Washington, United States
  3. Amazon Web Services (AWS)Software Engineer Intern2021Seattle, Washington, United States
  4. Amazon Web Services (AWS)Software Engineer Intern2020Seattle, Washington, United States
  5. Amazon Web Services (AWS)Software Engineer Intern2019Seattle, United States
  6. University of Michigan Database GroupResearcher, Software Developer2017 — 2018Ann Arbor, MI
  7. OneMarketDataSoftware Developer2017Hoboken, NJ
  8. Mount Sinai Dystonia Research LabResearcher2015 — 2017Manhattan, NY

Education

  1. Columbia UniversityMaster of Science - MS, Computer Science2021 — 2022
  2. University of Michigan College of EngineeringBachelor of Science - BS, Computer Science2017 — 2021

Skills & more

Software InfrastructureSoftware DesignResearchBig DataGNU DebuggerValgrindCyber-securityReverse EngineeringC++1Java1Python1JavaScript
+12 moreCloudera ImpalaMySQLCPHPRubyC#MatlabLinuxWindowsOS XJUnitEclipse

Languages Russian

From Jake's professional profile.

Founder mafias

Y Combinator mafia8,668

Also came through, then founded or led a company.

Sam AltmanPresidentFounded LooptFred EhrsamYC Summer 2012Founded CoinbaseMatt HuangYC Winter 2011Founded HotspotsTrae StephensYC Winter 2022Founded PursuitDelian AsparouhovYC Summer 2014Founded Nightingale +1Justin KanYC Winter 2018Founded Rye +3

+ 8,661 more

Columbia University mafia166

Also came through, then founded or led a company.

Jay RenoMaster of Arts (M.A.)Founded Pointhound +1Phil BrennanBachelor’s DegreeFounded Cinder +1Howard MergelkampB.A.Founded PeernovaRobin ChanB.A.Founded RyeKaitlyn DeBernardoBAFounded RigupOleg IlichevBachelor of ArtsFounded Reserv

+ 159 more

University of Michigan College of Engineering mafia23

Also came through, then founded or led a company.

Milan RayBachelor's degreeFounded ParkerTom GellatlyFounded CentaurGarrison BellackB.S.E.Founded DreamWorldBrandon BusuitoBSE - Biomedical EngineeringFounded CoVerifiedCameron TaylorBachelor of Engineering (B.E.)Founded Entelexo BiotherapeuticsAdithya RamanathanBachelor of Engineering (B.E.)Founded Buzzle

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Same school

Also attended Columbia University686

Ben HorowitzCo-founder & General Partner at Andreessen HorowitzDoug LeonePartner at Sequoia Capital; former Global Managing PartnerChris DixonFounder & Managing Partner of a16z crypto at Andreessen HorowitzGabriella GiglioHR & Executive Talent at General CatalystScott BillerInvestor at GV (Google Ventures)Erica VanInvestment Director at Intel Capital

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Also attended University of Michigan College of Engineering32

Bob StefanskiManaging Director at eLab VenturesRama SomayajulaHead of Trading at ParadigmNATE REDMONDPartner at Alpha EdisonHaley ProutInvestor at Gigascale CapitalJoe TouGeneral Partner at Triptyq CapitalSoona AmhazManaging Partner at VOLT CAPITAL

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Shared employers

Also worked at Haystack Software1

Akshay SubramaniamFounder at Haystack

Also worked at Amazon Web Services (AWS)252

Nancy WangInvestor at Felicis VenturesJon TurowVenture Partner at Madrona Venture GroupEric AndersonPartner at Scale Venture PartnersKeerthi NalabotuInvestor at True VenturesKen HowardVice President of Technology Services at Flare Capital PartnersJared SaulFormer Chief Medical Officer, Commercial Health & Life Sciences (External Advisor) at Flare Capital Partners

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