James Harvey
FounderFounder/CEO at ZeroMailer
San Francisco, California, United States
FoundedZeroMailer · YC
About
James Harvey founded Random Strategies Group in 2005 and later co-founded Videable/ZeroMailer in 2012, which was accepted into Y Combinator's Summer 2012 batch. He currently leads Float Cargo as of 2025.
Founder/CEO at ZeroMailerYC S12
Intro paths
YC
James went through Y Combinator (Summer 2012) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
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In turn, James can intro founders to ZeroMailer's investors below.
ZeroMailer's investors · 1
Co-founders at ZeroMailer
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Yuran LuFounder
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Shuang YouFounder
Experience
- Float CargoCo-Foundercurrent2025 — present
- Samsara, IncMember Of Technical Staff2017 — 2020San Francisco Bay Area
- DropboxCEO of Zeromailer (acquired by Dropbox)2012 — 2017San Francisco Bay Area
- Random Strategies GroupFounder & Managing Partner2005 — 2012
Frequently asked questions
- Who is James Harvey?
- James Harvey founded Random Strategies Group in 2005 and later co-founded Videable/ZeroMailer in 2012, which was accepted into Y Combinator's Summer 2012 batch. He currently leads Float Cargo as of 2025.
- Where does James Harvey work?
- James Harvey is Founder/CEO of ZeroMailer.
- What companies did James Harvey found?
- James Harvey founded ZeroMailer.
- Where did James Harvey go to school?
- James Harvey studied at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (BS, Mathematics); Y Combinator.
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