Paul Sawaya
FounderFounder/CTO at Human Interest
San Francisco, California
Writes $10K – $50K checks · typically $25K
FoundedHuman Interest · YC
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About
Paul Sawaya previously co-founded Human Interest, a Y Combinator S15 company, and is currently working on a project in gaming.
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Founder/CTO at Human InterestYC S15
Intro paths
Paul went through Y Combinator (Summer 2015) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
Their group partner at YC was Tyler Bosmeny, General Partner at Y Combinator — the partner who ran Human Interest's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗
In turn, Paul can intro founders to Human Interest's investors below.
Human Interest's investors · 20
Co-founders at Human Interest
Experience
- 🎮 Something new in gamingFounder / CEO / Chief Game Designercurrent2023 — presentSan Francisco, California, United States
- Human InterestCo-Founder/CTO2015 — 2020San Francisco
- MozillaLabs/Identity2011 — 2013
- MozillaServices Intern2011Mountain View, CA
- Apple Inc.Software Engineering Intern2010Cupertino, CA
- Justin.tvSoftware Engineer Intern2009San Francisco, CA
- BloombergFinancial Software Developer Intern2008New York, NY
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Paul Sawaya?
- Paul Sawaya previously co-founded Human Interest, a Y Combinator S15 company, and is currently working on a project in gaming.
- Where does Paul Sawaya work?
- Paul Sawaya is Founder/CTO of Human Interest.
- What check size does Paul Sawaya write?
- Paul Sawaya typically writes checks of $10K – $50K.
- What companies did Paul Sawaya found?
- Paul Sawaya founded Human Interest.
- Where did Paul Sawaya go to school?
- Paul Sawaya studied at Y Combinator; Hampshire College; Boston University.
Founder mafias
Y Combinator mafia10,230
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Boston University mafia186
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Hampshire College mafia11
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Also attended Hampshire College15
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Also worked at Human Interest12
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Also worked at Mozilla65
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Also worked at Apple Inc.677
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