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Marvin Abdel-Massih

Founder

Founder at Uplane

San Francisco, California, United States

FoundedUplane · YC

About

Marvin Abdel-Massih studied computer science, data science, and business at Imperial College, TUM, and Harvard. He previously worked as an operator at a venture-backed startup before founding Uplane.

Founder at UplaneYC F25

Intro paths

YC

Marvin went through Y Combinator (Fall 2025) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.

GP

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 Uplane's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗

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In turn, Marvin can intro founders to Uplane's investors below.

Uplane's investors · 4

20VCLondon · $250K – $5M checks · since 2026Play VenturesSingapore · since 2026Rebel FundSan Francisco · $100K – $5M checks · since 2026Y CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2025

Co-founders at Uplane

JKJulius Körfgen
Julius KörfgenCo-Founder & CEO
LVLukas Vollmer
Lukas VollmerFounder
JKJulius Korfgen
Julius KorfgenFounder

Experience

  1. Uplane (YC F25)Co-Founder & COOcurrent2025 — presentSan Francisco, California, United States
  2. EnpalPrincipal - CEO Office2024Berlin, Germany
  3. EnpalChief of Staff to the CEO2023Berlin, Germany
  4. Flash VenturesPre-Seed Investments2022Berlin, Germany
  5. McKinsey & CompanyManagement Consulting2021Munich, Bavaria, Germany
  6. CelonisProduct Management2019München

Skills & more

Languages Deutsch · Englisch

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Marvin Abdel-Massih?
Marvin Abdel-Massih studied computer science, data science, and business at Imperial College, TUM, and Harvard. He previously worked as an operator at a venture-backed startup before founding Uplane.
Where does Marvin Abdel-Massih work?
Marvin Abdel-Massih is Founder of Uplane.
What companies did Marvin Abdel-Massih found?
Marvin Abdel-Massih founded Uplane.
Where did Marvin Abdel-Massih go to school?
Marvin Abdel-Massih studied at Imperial College London (Master of Science, Business Analytics); Harvard University (Data Science & Machine Learning); Technical University of Munich (Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.), Management & Technology (Computer Science)).

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