Find your path to Khaled
337 people in our graph share verified history with Khaled — schools, employers, funds. One of them is your warm intro.
Ken ChenaultunlockedKhaled: together at Airbnb (2018)
×6Khaled: together at Airbnb
×2Khaled: together at Tilt (acquired by Airbnb)
Khaled: together at Virginia Tech
About
Khaled Hussein founded Tilt, a crowdfunding platform backed by Y Combinator and a16z, which was acquired by Airbnb; he subsequently founded RedDoor, a mortgage services company, and currently operates Stipple, a venture studio in San Francisco.
Founder/CTO at TiltYC W12
Intro paths
YC
Khaled went through Y Combinator (Winter 2012) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
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In turn, Khaled can intro founders to Tilt's investors below.
Tilt's investors · 10
Andreessen HorowitzMenlo Park · $500K – $50M checksBalderton CapitalLondon · $5M – $50M checksIcon VenturesPalo Alto · $6M – $12M checksLaunchpad CapitalOaklandLerer HippeauNew York · $500K – $2M checksNimble PartnersSan FranciscoNyca PartnersNew York · $1M – $10M checksSeedcampLondon · $378K – $1.1M checksSlow VenturesSan Francisco · $50K – $1M checksY CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2012
Co-founders at Tilt
JB
James BesharaFounder/CEO
Experience
- BetterleapChief Executive Officercurrent2020 — presentSan Francisco, California, United States
- AQChief Executive Officercurrent2026 — present
- Novi - AI Co-founderChief Executive Officercurrent2025 — present
- Stipple VenturesManaging Directorcurrent2018 — present
- Tyltgo (YC S20)Chairman Of The Board2021 — 2024
- RedDoorHQ Inc.Investor2018 — 2022San Francisco Bay Area
- AirbnbPayments Product Lead2017 — 2018San Francisco, California
- Tilt (acquired by Airbnb)Co-Founder and CTO2011 — 2017San Francisco Bay Area
- Rackspace HostingProduct Manager2007 — 2011
- RiadaSoftChief Executive Officer2004 — 2006
Skills & more
Python39Ruby28SaaS8Enterprise Software6Leadership46Strategic Planning6Management10Team Leadership7Team Management6Multi-Cultural Team Leadership3Cross Functional Team Building3Artificial Intelligence (AI)14
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RecruitingVenture CapitalEntrepreneurshipProduct ManagementSoftware DevelopmentStart-upsCloud ComputingDistributed SystemsScalabilitySoftware EngineeringWeb ApplicationsStartupsLanguages Arabic · English
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Khaled Hussein?
- Khaled Hussein founded Tilt, a crowdfunding platform backed by Y Combinator and a16z, which was acquired by Airbnb; he subsequently founded RedDoor, a mortgage services company, and currently operates Stipple, a venture studio in San Francisco.
- Where does Khaled Hussein work?
- Khaled Hussein is Founder/CTO of Tilt.
- What companies did Khaled Hussein found?
- Khaled Hussein founded Tilt.
- Where did Khaled Hussein go to school?
- Khaled Hussein studied at Y Combinator (Tilt (W12), Tilt Inc.); Virginia Tech (Master’s Degree, Computer Science); Arab Academy for Science, Technology and Maritime Transport (Bachelor’s Degree, Computer Science).
Founder mafias
Y Combinator mafia10,230
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Sam AltmanPresidentFounded Tools for Humanity +3Garry TanPresident & CEOFounded Y Combinator +1Jessica LivingstonCo-founderFounded Y CombinatorAlexis OhanianPartnerFounded RedditFred EhrsamYC Summer 2012Founded Nudge +1Matt HuangYC Winter 2011Founded Paradigm +1
+ 10,223 more
Airbnb mafia123
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Brian ArmstrongSoftware EngineerFounded Coinbase +1Honghao DengUX Research ScientistFounded Butlr +2James J BesharaDirector, ProductFounded Tilt +1Shervin PishevarInvestorFounded Freetelly +1Leah CulverSenior iOS EngineerFounded Breaker +1Karri SaarinenPrincipal DesignerFounded Linear +1
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Virginia Tech mafia108
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Joseph DeSimone, PhDDoctor of Philosophy - PhDFounded Blue Current +2John HigginbothamBSCEFounded Blueridge +1Jason CorwinBachelor's DegreeFounded Safely Finance +1Rob LaFaveBAFounded Foodzie +1Mike HenryPh.DFounded Parasail +1John ViegaAdjunct ProfessorFounded Crash Override +1
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Arab Academy for Science, Technology and Maritime Transport mafia6
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Tilt mafia2
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Same school
Also attended Y Combinator2,000
Tarek MansourCo-founder & CEO of KalshiSuhail DoshiFounder of Mixpanel; founder of ParticleSubomi OluwalanaCo-founder & CEO of ConvoyArhaan A.Deeptech Fellow at Clear VenturesCollin WallaceGeneral Partner at Lobby CapitalVictor SantosVictor Scout at One Way Ventures
+ 1,994 more
Also attended Virginia Tech290
Rashad AssirContent at Redpoint VenturesJoseph RuscioI build scalable, fault-tolerant, distributed systems.Tim GuleriInvestor at Sierra VenturesCurry RobertsPresident, Fredericksburg Regional Alliance at Riphean InvestmentsRyan LawrenceDirector, Tax at JMI EquitySamantha MoskettiSenior Manager, Knowledge Sharing at JMI Equity
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Also attended Arab Academy for Science, Technology and Maritime Transport18
Hassan FayedSenior Associate, Email Marketing at Endeavor CatalystGermin ElzoghbyVP of People & Operations at InVitro CapitalMalak IbrahimSenior Product Owner at Flat6LabsAdham MersalCreative Designer at Flat6LabsEman IbrahimSenior Venture Analyst at FuturesightAlyaa KassemHead of Operations at Acasia Angels
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Shared employers
Also worked at Novi - AI Co-founder1
Also worked at Tyltgo (YC S20)1
Also worked at RedDoorHQ Inc.1
Also worked at Tilt (acquired by Airbnb)16
Raoul Oscar FianoInvestor at DN CapitalSam BakerInvestor Relations at Scale Venture PartnersToni AlejandriaEvents + Community at Rackhouse Venture Management LpMike DuboePartner at Greylock PartnersNick DaleySenior Associate at Fin CapitalGhazaleh GhodratiChief of Staff at SDCL Green Energy Solutions Europe
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