About
Omar Thanawalla is a software engineer with 12 years of professional experience, including previous roles at Meta and Google. He contributed to Facebook Stories and shipped multiple iOS applications.
Founder at SocoYC S21
Intro paths
YC
Omar went through Y Combinator (Summer 2021) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
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In turn, Omar can intro founders to Soco's investors below.
Soco's investors · 1
Experience
Skills & more
PythoniOSGitiPhoneRuby on RailsRubyRESTDatabasesSQLGithubCocoaPodsProduct Engineering
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Full-Stack DevelopmentA/B TestingiOS developmentiPhone developmentHerokuSQL database designAPIsLatiniOS DevelopmentProgrammingFrom Omar's professional profile.
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Omar Thanawalla?
- Omar Thanawalla is a software engineer with 12 years of professional experience, including previous roles at Meta and Google. He contributed to Facebook Stories and shipped multiple iOS applications.
- Where does Omar Thanawalla work?
- Omar Thanawalla is Founder of Soco.
- What companies did Omar Thanawalla found?
- Omar Thanawalla founded Soco.
- Where did Omar Thanawalla go to school?
- Omar Thanawalla studied at Y Combinator; The University of Texas at Austin (B.A., Computer Science); Greenhill School (High School Diploma).
Founder mafias
Y Combinator mafia8,773
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Sam AltmanPresidentFounded Tools for Humanity +3Jessica LivingstonCo-founderFounded Y CombinatorAlexis OhanianYC Summer 2005Founded RedditFred EhrsamYC Summer 2012Founded Nudge +1Matt HuangYC Winter 2011Founded HotspotsTrae StephensYC Winter 2022Founded Pursuit +1
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Y Combinator mafia4,716
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Ryan SheaEntrepreneurshipFounded StacksTarek MansourFounded KalshiSuhail DoshiEating beans & riceFounded Playground +1Subomi OluwalanaW22Founded ConvoyDarius "Bubs" MonsefS19Founded Sightbox +3Matthew ScholzFounded Oisin Biotechnologies +3
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The University of Texas at Austin mafia106
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Michael DellFounded Force10Michael GortonPhysics & Engineering w minor in EnglishFounded Principal Solar +2Amar SawhneyM.S. and PhDFounded Access Closure +2Arlo GilbertPolitical ScienceFounded Osano +1Erik HuddlestonBAFounded Trendkite +1Celine HaliquaBachelor of Science (BSc)Founded Longevity Drugs for Dogs +1
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Homejoy mafia3
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Greenhill School mafia2
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Same school
Also attended Y Combinator2,000
Tarek MansourCo-founder & CEO of KalshiSuhail DoshiFounder of Mixpanel; founder of ParticleSubomi OluwalanaCo-founder & CEO of ConvoyArhaan A.Deeptech Fellow at Clear VenturesMaroof AhmedFounder at Octopus VenturesJustin SwartPartner at Bitkraft Esports Ventures
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Also attended The University of Texas at Austin384
Michael DellFounder & CEO of Dell TechnologiesViswa SankaranarayananVenture Partner at Monta Vista CapitalTodd KleinManaging Partner, Revolution Growth at RevolutionSapna MehtaInvestor at RevolutionAaron LiuPrincipal at NorthzoneAnish AggarwalInvestor at Lightbank
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Shared employers
Also worked at Meta304
Nat FriedmanCo-lead of Meta Superintelligence Labs; co-founder of NFDGDaniel GrossMeta Superintelligence Labs; co-founder of NFDG and Safe SuperintelligenceDrew HoustonCo-founder & CEO of DropboxGabriel PereyraCo-founder & President of HarveyTinaInvestments & Portfolio Services Team Member at Clear VenturesMike ArpaiaComputer scientist working on machine learning and data infrastructure
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Also worked at Skip2
Also worked at Google1,719
Ron ConwayFounder of SV AngelElad GilSolo general partner investing through Gil CapitalKai-Fu LeeChairman of Sinovation Ventures and CEO of 01.AIBrian SingermanCo-founder of GPx; Partner Emeritus at Founders FundJess LeePartner and Chief Product Officer at Sequoia CapitalTomasz TunguzFounder & General Partner at Theory Ventures
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Also worked at Homejoy7
Jason ScottAccelerator Operations at Blockchain BuildersOle RuchManaging Partner at NordstarKatie SheaCo-Founder and General Partner at Divergent CapitalKavin StewartGeneral Partner at Tribe Capital FirstlookAaron CheungCo-Founder at HomejoySid DoshiFounder/CTO at Viacycle
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