About
Kemar Newell is the CEO of FLIP, with a background in the marketing and advertising industry. His technical skills include distributed systems, Ruby, Python, and Java, alongside experience in management and business development. He holds a Bachelor of Science in Computer Science from Morehouse College.
Founder/CEO at FlipYC W15
Intro paths
YC
Kemar went through Y Combinator (Winter 2015) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
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In turn, Kemar can intro founders to Flip's investors below.
Flip's investors · 8
Base Venture Management, Inc.Oakland · $100K – $700K checksBullpen CapitalSan Francisco · $2M – $4M checks · since 2026Data Point CapitalBoston · since 2026Forum VenturesNew York · $50K – $100K checks · since 2026Next Coast VenturesAustin · $2M – $4M checks · since 2026Ridge VenturesSan Francisco · $2M – $7M checks · since 2026ScOp Venture CapitalSanta Barbara · $500K – $4M checks · since 2026Y CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2015
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Experience
- FLIPCEOcurrent2014 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- Emerson CollectiveMentor2023
- GoogleSoftware Engineer2011 — 2013Mountain View, CA
- MIT Lincoln LaboratoryEngineer Intern2010
- AppleHardware Engineer2008 — 2010Cupertino, CA
Skills & more
Python13Software Engineering20Algorithms6Distributed Systems5Machine Learning2Start-ups8Perl1Ruby1Computer Science3Public Speaking12Management5Java2
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Kemar Newell?
- Kemar Newell is the CEO of FLIP, with a background in the marketing and advertising industry. His technical skills include distributed systems, Ruby, Python, and Java, alongside experience in management and business development. He holds a Bachelor of Science in Computer Science from Morehouse College.
- Where does Kemar Newell work?
- Kemar Newell is Founder/CEO of Flip.
- What companies did Kemar Newell found?
- Kemar Newell founded Flip.
- Where did Kemar Newell go to school?
- Kemar Newell studied at Y Combinator; Morehouse College (Bachelor of Science (B.S.), Computer Science).
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Shared employers
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