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Luc Succès

Founder

Founder at Blaze

San Francisco, California, United States

FoundedBlaze · YC

About

Luc Succès previously founded Often, a keyboard application, and Seasons, a menswear rental company that reached $1 million in annual recurring revenue. He has held leadership positions at Artsy and Spotify.

Founder at BlazeYC S24

Intro paths

YC

Luc went through Y Combinator (Summer 2024) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.

GP

Their group partner at YC was Brad Flora, Backing expeditions into the future — the partner who ran Blaze's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗

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In turn, Luc can intro founders to Blaze's investors below.

Blaze's investors · 2

Act One VenturesLos Angeles · $1M – $3M checksY CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2024

Co-founders at Blaze

FRFaiyam Rahman
Faiyam RahmanFounder

Experience

  1. Blaze (YC S24)Co-Foundercurrent2023 — present
  2. SeasonsCo-Founder & CTO2019 — 2022New York, New York, United States
  3. ArtsyTech Lead2018 — 2019
  4. ArtsySenior Software Engineer2017 — 2019Greater New York City Area
  5. OftenCo-Founder & CTO2015 — 2016New York, NY
  6. SpotifySoftware Engineer2013 — 2015Greater New York City Area
  7. YieldMoSoftware Engineer2012 — 2013Greater New York City Area
  8. NYU Poly LibrarySoftware Developer, IT Manager2010 — 2011
  9. New York UniversitySoftware Engineer2011Paris, France
  10. Rani SpasSoftware Developer2008 — 2010

Skills & more

Original Thinker4JavaScript59Python36CSS28HTML 513Objective-C20jQuery5Node.js9Java16Django2HTML512C
+12 moreGitCMySQLHTMLCascading Style Sheets (CSS)CryptocurrencyProject ManagementSoftware DevelopmentWeb DevelopmentWeb DesignMobile ApplicationsiOS Development

Languages English · French · Spanish

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Luc Succès?
Luc Succès previously founded Often, a keyboard application, and Seasons, a menswear rental company that reached $1 million in annual recurring revenue. He has held leadership positions at Artsy and Spotify.
Where does Luc Succès work?
Luc Succès is Founder of Blaze.
What companies did Luc Succès found?
Luc Succès founded Blaze.
Where did Luc Succès go to school?
Luc Succès studied at Y Combinator; New York University (Bachelor in Computer Science, Computer Science); Nassau Community College (Honors Associate Degree, Computer Science).

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