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).
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