Luigi Charles
FounderFounder at Darwin · Founder at Spherepay
San Francisco, California, United States
FoundedDarwin · YCSpherepay
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About
Luigi Charles is a second-time founder with a Columbia computer science and mathematics degree. He previously built and scaled payments infrastructure focused on stablecoins to handle multi-billion dollar transaction volumes.
Founder at DarwinYC F25
Intro paths
Luigi went through Y Combinator (Fall 2025) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
Their group partner at YC was Tom Blomfield, Monzo and GoCardless co-founder; Y Combinator partner on leave and Anthropic compute-team member. — the partner who ran Darwin's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗
In turn, Luigi can intro founders to Darwin's investors below.
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Co-founders at Darwin
Founder at Spherepay
Intro paths
In turn, Luigi can intro founders to Spherepay's investors below.
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Experience
- Thesis (YC F25)Co-Founder & CTOcurrent2025 — present
- SphereChief Technology Officer2022 — 2025
- SphereCo-Founder2022 — 2025
- GopuffSoftware Engineer2021 — 2022
- VanguardInvestment Analyst2019 — 2021
- VanguardSummer Investment Analyst2018
- Franklin TempletonSummer Research Analyst2017
- Franklin TempletonSummer Research Analyst2016
- McKinney, Bancroft & HughesLegislative Intern2014
- McKinney, Bancroft & HughesLegislative Intern2013
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Luigi Charles?
- Luigi Charles is a second-time founder with a Columbia computer science and mathematics degree. He previously built and scaled payments infrastructure focused on stablecoins to handle multi-billion dollar transaction volumes.
- Where does Luigi Charles work?
- Luigi Charles is Founder of Darwin and Founder at Spherepay.
- What companies did Luigi Charles found?
- Luigi Charles founded Darwin, Spherepay.
- Where did Luigi Charles go to school?
- Luigi Charles studied at Columbia University (Bachelor's degree, Computer Science & Mathematics); Lyford Cay International School (International Baccalaureate Diploma).
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Lyford Cay International School mafia2
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Shared employers
Also worked at Thesis (YC F25)1
Also worked at Sphere2
Also worked at Gopuff30
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Also worked at Vanguard38
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