About
Josh Lampen is cofounder and CTO of Cartage. He was a founding engineer on the platform team at Rose Rocket, a YC-backed trucking ERP where he worked on workflow engine development, and previously worked as an engineer at Together. Before entering tech, he worked as a management consultant and competed as a water polo player for Canada's national team.
Founder at CartageYC S24
Intro paths
YC
Josh went through Y Combinator (Summer 2024) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
GP
Their group partner at YC was Tom Blomfield, Monzo and GoCardless co-founder; Y Combinator partner on leave and Anthropic compute-team member. — the partner who ran Cartage's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗
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In turn, Josh can intro founders to Cartage's investors below.
Cartage's investors · 5
Co-founders at Cartage
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Abdul BasharatFounder
Experience
- Cartage AICo-Founder, CTOcurrent2024 — presentSan Francisco, California, United States
- Together SoftwareSoftware Developer2023 — 2024Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- Rose RocketSoftware Developer2022 — 2023Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- Rose RocketIntermediate Software Developer2022Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- Rose RocketJunior Software Developer2020 — 2022Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- Lighthouse LabsProject Evaluator2020 — 2021Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- Lighthouse LabsApprentice Mentor2020Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- Hugessen Consulting Inc.Analyst2018 — 2020Greater Toronto Area, Canada
- Queen's Business ConsultingConsultant2018Kingston, Ontario
- FreshSight Queen's Consulting (FSQ)Senior Consultant2017 — 2018Kingston, Ontario
- FreshSight Queen's Consulting (FSQ)Consultant2016 — 2017Kingston, Ontario
- Commerce KidsFundraising & Events Coordinator2017 — 2018Kingston, Ontario
- Commerce KidsConference Coordinator2016 — 2017Kingston, Ontario
- Hugessen Consulting Inc.Intern Analyst2017Greater Toronto Area, Canada
- RBC Dominion SecuritiesSummer Intern2015Maple Ridge, BC
- Newstrike Capital Inc.Summer Associate2015Vancouver, Canada Area
- CIMS Limited PartnershipWarehouse Technician2013 — 2014Coquitlam, BC
- McDonald's CanadaEmployee2012Maple Ridge, BC
Skills & more
Leadership19Communication12People SkillsPublic Speaking13Teamwork17Critical Thinking4Team Leadership8Microsoft Excel3Microsoft Office7Sales3Project Management6Event Planning6
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Customer ServiceTime ManagementResearchTechnology IntegrationBusiness AnalysisMarketing StrategyMarket AnalysisLanguages English · Spanish
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Josh Lampen?
- Josh Lampen is cofounder and CTO of Cartage. He was a founding engineer on the platform team at Rose Rocket, a YC-backed trucking ERP where he worked on workflow engine development, and previously worked as an engineer at Together. Before entering tech, he worked as a management consultant and competed as a water polo player for Canada's national team.
- Where does Josh Lampen work?
- Josh Lampen is Founder of Cartage.
- What companies did Josh Lampen found?
- Josh Lampen founded Cartage.
- Where did Josh Lampen go to school?
- Josh Lampen studied at Y Combinator (S24); Queen's University (Bachelor of Commerce - First Class Honours); Meadowridge School (International Baccalaureate and High School Diploma).
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