Where does Philip Abel work?

Philip Abel is Founder/CTO of Cleva.

Where did Philip Abel go to school?

Philip Abel studied at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Bachelor's Degree, Computer Science and Engineering); Georgia Institute of Technology (Masters in Computer Science, AI and Computing Systems); Rochas Foundation College, Nomansland, Kano (General O-level certificate, General Sciences).

Philip Abel

Founder

Founder/CTO at Cleva

Greater Boston

FoundedCleva · YC

Find your path to Philip

605 people in our graph share verified history with Philip — schools, employers, funds. One of them is your warm intro.

Tsendai ChagwederaunlockedPhilip: together at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (2011)

×3Philip: together at Twilio

×4Philip: together at Massachusetts Institute of Technology

×2Philip: together at Georgia Institute of Technology

About

Philip Abel worked on infrastructure and services at AWS, Twilio, and Akamai Technologies. He holds degrees in computer science and engineering from MIT and Georgia Tech.

Founder/CTO at Cleva YC W24

Intro paths

Philip went through Y Combinator (Winter 2024) — 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 Cleva's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗

→

In turn, Philip can intro founders to Cleva's investors below.

Cleva's investors · 6

FirstCheck AfricaLagos · $50K – $250K checks Newfund CapitalParis · $250K – $2M checks Rainfall VenturesSan Francisco · $100K – $1M checks The Raba PartnershipCape Town · $50K – $5M checks Wayfinder VenturesSan Francisco · $300K – $1M checks Y CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2024

Co-founders at Cleva

Tolu AlabiFounder/CEO

Experience

Cleva (YC W24)Co-founder & CTOcurrent2023 — present
TwilioSenior Software Engineer2022 — 2023
Eazytranscripts, CoachCollegesTechnical Consultant2022
Amazon Web Services (AWS)Software Development Engineer2019 — 2022Greater Boston
Georgia Institute of TechnologyGraduate Research Assistant2018 — 2019Atlanta Metropolitan Area
Akamai TechnologiesSoftware Engineer II2015 — 2018Cambridge,MA
Metro Africa ExpressLead Application Backend Engineer2015
Akamai TechnologiesSoftware Engineering Intern2015Cambridge, MA
Akamai TechnologiesSoftware Engineering Intern2014Cambridge, MA
Institute For Soldier Nanotechnologies (MIT)Undergraduate Reseacher, Software developer2013 — 2014Cambridge, MA
Interactive Robotics Group (MIT)Undergraduate Researcher2013Cambridge, MA
Exposure Robotics AcademyProgrammer/Instructor2012Lagos, Nigeria

Skills & more

Research4Programming23Engineering2Statistics1Android Development2Algorithms3Matlab32Microsoft Office16Python28Microsoft Excel9PowerPoint7Java10

+6 more

SolidworksHTMLMicrosoft WordJavaScriptC++Mathematica

Languages Creoles and pidgins, English-based · English · Hausa · Igala

From Philip's professional profile.

Frequently asked questions

Who is Philip Abel?: Philip Abel worked on infrastructure and services at AWS, Twilio, and Akamai Technologies. He holds degrees in computer science and engineering from MIT and Georgia Tech.
Where does Philip Abel work?: Philip Abel is Founder/CTO of Cleva.
What companies did Philip Abel found?: Philip Abel founded Cleva.
Where did Philip Abel go to school?: Philip Abel studied at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Bachelor's Degree, Computer Science and Engineering); Georgia Institute of Technology (Masters in Computer Science, AI and Computing Systems); Rochas Foundation College, Nomansland, Kano (General O-level certificate, General Sciences).

Founder mafias

Y Combinator mafia10,230

Also came through, then founded or led a company.

Sam AltmanPresidentFounded Tools for Humanity +3 Garry TanPresident & CEOFounded Y Combinator +1 Jessica LivingstonCo-founderFounded Y Combinator Alexis OhanianPartnerFounded Reddit Fred EhrsamYC Summer 2012Founded Nudge +1 Matt HuangYC Winter 2011Founded Paradigm +1

+ 10,223 more

Massachusetts Institute of Technology mafia1,221

Also came through, then founded or led a company.

Elad GilPhDFounded Brain Co. +1 Hemant TanejaMinorFounded Hippocratic AI Nat FriedmanBachelor of ScienceFounded Xamarin Brad FeldS.B.Founded Techstars Matt HuangB.S.Founded Paradigm +1 Delian AsparouhovDropoutFounded Nightingale +1

+ 1,214 more

Georgia Institute of Technology mafia365

Also came through, then founded or led a company.

Neil UnderwoodBSFounded Canapi Ventures +2 Lukasz GadowskiExchange SemesterFounded Spreadshirt +2 Bettina HeinMasters of Science in Computer ScienceFounded Juli +2 Eduardo NeeterMBAFounded Atdc +2 Jeff FlowersMS and BSFounded Carbonite +2 Aamir PoonawallaMastersFounded Orchestra +1

+ 358 more

Twilio mafia22

Also came through, then founded or led a company.

Amaan AhmadSoftware Engineer InternFounded Pathfinder +1 Mark GilbertVice President Of Product ManagementFounded Zocks Communications +1 Jonathan HsuTechnical LeadFounded Valon +1 Daniel ZarickProduct ManagerFounded Arrows Software +1 Ethan KurzweilInvestor and Board ObserverFounded Linden Lab Sameer DholakiaCEO - Twilio SendGridFounded SendGrid

+ 15 more

Same school

Also attended Massachusetts Institute of Technology2,000

Hemant TanejaCEO & Managing Director of General Catalyst Nat FriedmanCo-lead of Meta Superintelligence Labs; co-founder of NFDG Brad FeldCo-founder of Foundry and Techstars Matt HuangCo-founder and Managing Partner at Paradigm Delian AsparouhovPartner at Founders Fund and co-founder of Varda Drew HoustonCo-founder & CEO of Dropbox

+ 1,994 more

Also attended Georgia Institute of Technology704

Brando De CourtenData Engineer at P101 Ventures Tom DyalCo-Founder at Redpoint Ventures Wouter Van de PutteInvestment Director at Capricorn Venture Partners Will McGinnisEntrepreneur and data science executive working at the intersection of AI/ML, technology, and business strategy Jaya GuptaInvestor at Foundation Capital James WangGeneral Partner at Creative Ventures

+ 698 more

Shared employers

Also worked at Cleva (YC W24)1

Tolu AlabiFounder/CEO at Cleva

Also worked at Twilio98

Dave MunichielloInvestor at GV (Google Ventures)Sangeen ZebInvestor at GV (Google Ventures)Scott RaneyManaging Director at Redpoint Ventures Dylan PearcePartner at Greycroft Lauren ReederSeed/early-stage investor at Sequoia Capital Albert WengerUnion Square Ventures partner, technology investor, and author of The World After Capital

+ 92 more

Also worked at Amazon Web Services (AWS)442

Nancy WangInvestor at Felicis Ventures Jon TurowVenture Partner at Madrona Venture Group Keerthi NalabotuInvestor at True Ventures Adam NaorInvestor at CapitalG Ken HowardVice President of Technology Services at Flare Capital Partners Eliya ElonInvestor at Notable Capital

+ 436 more

Also worked at Georgia Institute of Technology163

Brando De CourtenData Engineer at P101 Ventures Blake PattonFounder & Managing Partner at Tech Square Ventures Michael MeallingGeneral Partner at Starbridge Venture Capital Llc Lily JooVenture Partner at VentureFriends Nesara S RInvestment Analyst at A91 Partners Fiona FernandezInvestor at Syncona

+ 157 more

Find your path to Philip

About

Founder/CTO at ClevaYC W24

Intro paths

Cleva's investors · 6

Co-founders at Cleva

Experience

Skills & more

Frequently asked questions

Founder mafias

Y Combinator mafia10,230

Massachusetts Institute of Technology mafia1,221

Georgia Institute of Technology mafia365

Twilio mafia22

Same school

Also attended Massachusetts Institute of Technology2,000

Also attended Georgia Institute of Technology704

Shared employers

Also worked at Cleva (YC W24)1

Also worked at Twilio98

Also worked at Amazon Web Services (AWS)442

Also worked at Georgia Institute of Technology163

Founder/CTO at Cleva YC W24