About
Kashif Ali co-founded Endaga, which was acquired by Facebook in 2015, where he subsequently founded and led the OpenCellular project through production deployment with multiple operators. He completed postdoctoral research at UC Berkeley focused on rural connectivity and holds a Ph.D. from Queen's University.
Founder at UkamaYC S20
Intro paths
YC
Kashif went through Y Combinator (Summer 2020) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
GP
Their group partner at YC was Gustaf Alstromer — the partner who ran Ukama's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗
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In turn, Kashif can intro founders to Ukama's investors below.
Experience
- UkamaFounder and CEOcurrent2020 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- FacebookEngineer2015 — 2020Menlo Park, California
- EndagaCo-Founder2014 — 2015Oakland, California
- UC BerkeleyPost-doctoral Researcher2011 — 2015Berkeley, California
- Platform ComputingEngineer2002 — 2007Markhan, Greater Toronto Area, Canada
- Kinocode Inc.Co-founder2002 — 2004
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Kashif Ali?
- Kashif Ali co-founded Endaga, which was acquired by Facebook in 2015, where he subsequently founded and led the OpenCellular project through production deployment with multiple operators. He completed postdoctoral research at UC Berkeley focused on rural connectivity and holds a Ph.D. from Queen's University.
- Where does Kashif Ali work?
- Kashif Ali is Founder of Ukama.
- What companies did Kashif Ali found?
- Kashif Ali founded Ukama.
- Where did Kashif Ali go to school?
- Kashif Ali studied at Queen's University (Ph.D., Computer Science); York University (Master of Science (M.Sc.), Computer Science); York University (Bachelor of Science (BSc), Computer Science).
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