James Steinberg
FounderFounder at Shotput · Founder/Managing Director at ZipX
New York, New York, United States
FoundedShotput · YCZipX · YC
About
Founder of Shotput, which provides logistics and fulfillment automation software for e-commerce companies.
Founder at ShotputYC S15
Intro paths
James went through Y Combinator (Summer 2015) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
In turn, James can intro founders to Shotput's investors below.
Shotput's investors · 1
Co-founders at Shotput
Founder/Managing Director at ZipXYC W17
Intro paths
James went through Y Combinator (Winter 2017) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
In turn, James can intro founders to ZipX's investors below.
ZipX's investors · 1
Co-founders at ZipX
Experience
- Cool ThingCo-Foundercurrent2024 — presentManhattan, NY
- RoboflowAI Researcher2024 — 2025
- OpenShelfCo-Founder/CTO2023 — 2024New Jersey, United States
- EfaniCTO2022 — 2023
- ZipX.comManaging Director2019 — 2021Shanghai, China
- TrusuCo-Founder2017 — 2019Hong Kong
- Pedal Holdings Inc.Co-founder, CTO2015 — 2016San Francisco Bay Area
- ShotputCo-founder2014 — 2015San Francisco Bay Area
- DEKA Research & DevelopmentEngineer2013Manchester, New Hampshire
- Goldman SachsAnalyst/Developer2011Greater Boston Area
- netBlazrWeb Developer2010 — 2011
- Legoland Discovery CentreEntertainment Associate2008 — 2009
Skills & more
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is James Steinberg?
- Founder of Shotput, which provides logistics and fulfillment automation software for e-commerce companies.
- Where does James Steinberg work?
- James Steinberg is Founder of Shotput and Founder/Managing Director at ZipX.
- What companies did James Steinberg found?
- James Steinberg founded Shotput, ZipX.
- Where did James Steinberg go to school?
- James Steinberg studied at Y Combinator; Northeastern University (Bachelor's degree, Computer Science and Business Administration); Huangshan University (Mandarin).
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