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.
Ukama's investors · 3
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
Education
- Queen's UniversityPh.D., Computer Science2006 — 2011
- York UniversityMaster of Science (M.Sc.), Computer Science2004 — 2006
- York UniversityBachelor of Science (BSc), Computer Science1999 — 2004
Same school
Also attended Queen's University181
Hark AhluwaliaAssociate at RevolutionSydney SloanChief Marketing Officer at Scale Venture PartnersCURTIS URBANOWICZInvestment at Makers FundSanjiv KalevarPartner at Mucker CapitalRares CrisanInvestor at Notable CapitalAustin PringleAnalyst at Congruent Ventures
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Also attended York University47
Ken TesliaFounding Partner, Chairman at Extreme Venture PartnersAdiam BerhaneAccounting Manager at QED InvestorsMark HatfieldInvestor at Ten ElevenNathanielHead of Operations at BoxOne VenturesLeonardo CozPrincipal at Hi VenturesSteve GreenfieldGeneral Partner at Automotive Ventures Mobility
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Shared employers
Also worked at Facebook322
Peter ThielCo-founder & Partner at Founders FundChamath PalihapitiyaFounder & CEO of Social CapitalJim BreyerFounder & CEO of Breyer CapitalDavid SzeAdvisory Partner at GreylockKen ChenaultInvestment Team at General CatalystIsabelle StyslingerSenior Associate, Rise of the Rest at Revolution
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Also worked at UC Berkeley184
Paul JennyBoard Chair at CincyTechAndrea van ElsasInvestor at Third Rock VenturesFreada Kapor KleinFounding Partner at Kapor CapitalUlili OnovakpuriManaging Partner at Kapor CapitalRoseanneCo-founder at Renegade PartnersJay ParrishVenture Partner at ARCH Venture Partners
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