Fundraising Fox

Omar Elamin

Founder

Founder at Caretta

San Francisco, California, United States

FoundedCaretta Β· YC

About

Omar Elamin is co-founder and CTO of Caretta. He studied at TU Delft and previously built a Discord bot that reached 30,000 users.

Founder at CarettaYC W26

Intro paths

YC

Omar went through Y Combinator (Winter 2026) β€” any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.

GP

Their group partner at YC was Tyler Bosmeny, General Partner at Y Combinator β€” the partner who ran Caretta's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile β†—

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In turn, Omar can intro founders to Caretta's investors below.

Caretta's investors Β· 3

Treeo VCSan FranciscoVolta VenturesGhent Β· $108K – $1.1M checksY CombinatorSan Francisco Β· $500K checks Β· since 2026

Co-founders at Caretta

KBKayra Bahadir
Kayra BahadirFounder
PMPavlos Markesinis
Pavlos MarkesinisFounder

Experience

  1. Caretta (YC W26)Co-Founder & CTOcurrent2025 β€” presentSan Francisco, California, United States
  2. Delft University of TechnologyTeaching Assistant2024 β€” 2025Delft, South Holland, Netherlands
  3. Lunar ZebroGround Segment Engineer2024Delft, South Holland, Netherlands
  4. NetcompanySoftware Engineer Internship2023Delft, South Holland, Netherlands

Skills & more

Languages Arabic Β· Dutch Β· English

From Omar's professional profile.

Frequently asked questions

Who is Omar Elamin?
Omar Elamin is co-founder and CTO of Caretta. He studied at TU Delft and previously built a Discord bot that reached 30,000 users.
Where does Omar Elamin work?
Omar Elamin is Founder of Caretta.
What companies did Omar Elamin found?
Omar Elamin founded Caretta.
Where did Omar Elamin go to school?
Omar Elamin studied at Y Combinator (Winter 2026 Batch); Delft University of Technology (Bachelor's degree, Computer Science and Engineering); Delft University of Technology (Minor Applied Mathematics, Finance).

Founder mafias

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Delft University of Technology mafia29

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The British School in the Netherlands mafia2

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Same school

Also attended Y Combinator2,000

Tarek MansourCo-founder & CEO of KalshiSuhail DoshiFounder of Mixpanel; founder of ParticleSubomi OluwalanaCo-founder & CEO of ConvoyMaroof AhmedFounder at Octopus VenturesJustin SwartPartner at Bitkraft Esports VenturesCollin WallaceGeneral Partner at Lobby Capital

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Also attended Delft University of Technology142

Michiel KottingPartner at NorthzoneGiuseppe LacerenzaPartner at Keen Venture PartnersAlexander WortmannPartner at TCVThijs SchaapInvestment manager at NoaberHugo SilvaPartner at Pi LabsRobInvestor at henQ vc

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Also attended The British School in the Netherlands4

Maarten 't HooftManaging Partner and Founder at Quest Venture PartnersZoe Guardiola-AbbotsOperations Consultant at Fabric VenturesPaul JohnsonGeneral Partner & CEO at Flex Capital PartnersPeter OriaifoPrincipal at Oui Capital

Also attended British International School Riyadh (BISR)1

Asad KhaliqFounding Partner at Acrew Capital

Shared employers

Also worked at Caretta (YC W26)2

Kayra BahadirFounder at CarettaPavlos MarkesinisFounder at Caretta

Also worked at Delft University of Technology23

Erik MeijerVenture Scout at Storm VenturesRobInvestor at henQ vcMarin LicinaEntrepreneur in Residence at PeakTeun van de WeijerInvestor at No Such VenturesRamon VigdorPartner at Acrobator VenturesJoseph PeeraerFounding Partner at Positron Ventures

+ 17 more

Also worked at Netcompany4

Juha ChristensenAdvisor at NGP CapitalAlexander Kops WellendorfFinance Analyst at Polaris Management A/SCamilla RingstedDirector at Polaris Management A/SHolger ThorupFounder at Invert