Fundraising Fox

Philip Abel

Founder

Founder/CTO at Cleva

Greater Boston

FoundedCleva · YC

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.

LinkedIn ↗

Founder/CTO at ClevaYC W24

Intro paths

YC

Philip went through Y Combinator (Winter 2024) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.

GP

Their group partner at YC was Tom Blomfield, General Partner at Y Combinator — the partner who ran Cleva's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗

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

Cleva's investors · 6

FirstCheck AfricaNewfund CapitalRainfall VenturesThe Raba PartnershipWayfinder VenturesY Combinator

Co-founders at Cleva

TATolu Alabi
Tolu AlabiFounder/CEO

Experience

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

Education

  1. Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyBachelor's Degree, Computer Science and Engineering2011 — 2015
  2. Georgia Institute of TechnologyMasters in Computer Science, AI and Computing Systems2018 — 2019
  3. Rochas Foundation College, Nomansland, KanoGeneral O-level certificate, General Sciences2004 — 2010

Skills & more

Research4Programming23Engineering2Statistics1Android Development2Algorithms3Matlab32Microsoft Office16Python28Microsoft Excel9PowerPoint7Java10
+6 moreSolidworksHTMLMicrosoft WordJavaScriptC++Mathematica

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

From Philip's professional profile.

Founder mafias

Y Combinator mafia8,668

Also came through, then founded or led a company.

Sam AltmanPresidentFounded LooptFred EhrsamYC Summer 2012Founded CoinbaseMatt HuangYC Winter 2011Founded HotspotsTrae StephensYC Winter 2022Founded PursuitDelian AsparouhovYC Summer 2014Founded Nightingale +1Justin KanYC Winter 2018Founded Rye +3

+ 8,661 more

Massachusetts Institute of Technology mafia464

Also came through, then founded or led a company.

Hemant TanejaS.B.Founded CommureMatt HuangB.S.Founded HotspotsDelian AsparouhovDropoutFounded Nightingale +1Noubar AfeyanPhDFounded ProFound Therapeutics +6Geoffrey von MaltzahnPhDFounded Sana Biotechnology +3Yet-Ming ChiangS.B.Founded Addis Energy +2

+ 457 more

Georgia Institute of Technology mafia155

Also came through, then founded or led a company.

Aamir PoonawallaMastersFounded Understudy Labs +1Jonathan FriedmanBachelor of Science (B.Sc.)Founded Assembly +1Royce ArockiasamyBachelor of Science - BSFounded Pleom +1Prama YudhistiraBachelor of Science - BSFounded Parameter +1Ethan ByrdB.S.C.S.Founded Actual +1Lu ZhangMaterials Science and Engineering(Exchange program)Founded Fusionfund

+ 148 more

Twilio mafia4

Also came through, then founded or led a company.

Davit BaghdasaryanHead of Product SecurityFounded KrispChiara McPheeSenior Director - Product & StrategyFounded BizzyChris TanPrincipal Product ManagerFounded ConstructVR

Same school

Also attended Massachusetts Institute of Technology1,289

Fred WilsonCo-founder & Partner at Union Square VenturesElad GilSolo general partner investing through Gil CapitalAileen LeeFounder & Managing Partner of Cowboy VenturesHemant TanejaCEO & Managing Director of General CatalystNat FriedmanCo-lead of Meta Superintelligence Labs; co-founder of NFDGBrad FeldCo-founder of Foundry and Techstars

+ 1,283 more

Also attended Georgia Institute of Technology318

Brando De CourtenData Engineer at P101 VenturesTom DyalCo-Founder at Redpoint VenturesWouter Van de PutteInvestment Director at Capricorn Venture PartnersWill McGinnisEntrepreneur and data science executive working at the intersection of AI/ML, technology, and business strategyJaya GuptaInvestor at Foundation CapitalJames WangGeneral Partner at Creative Ventures

+ 312 more

Shared employers

Also worked at Cleva (YC W24)1

Tolu AlabiFounder/CEO at Cleva

Also worked at Twilio65

Byron DeeterPartner at Bessemer Venture PartnersDave MunichielloInvestor at GV (Google Ventures)Sangeen ZebInvestor at GV (Google Ventures)Scott RaneyManaging Director at Redpoint VenturesDylan PearcePartner at GreycroftLauren ReederInvestor at Sequoia Capital

+ 59 more

Also worked at Amazon Web Services (AWS)252

Nancy WangInvestor at Felicis VenturesJon TurowVenture Partner at Madrona Venture GroupEric AndersonPartner at Scale Venture PartnersKeerthi NalabotuInvestor at True VenturesKen HowardVice President of Technology Services at Flare Capital PartnersJared SaulFormer Chief Medical Officer, Commercial Health & Life Sciences (External Advisor) at Flare Capital Partners

+ 246 more

Also worked at Georgia Institute of Technology70

Brando De CourtenData Engineer at P101 VenturesBlake PattonFounder & Managing Partner at Tech Square VenturesMichael MeallingGeneral Partner at Starbridge Venture Capital LlcLily JooVenture Partner at VentureFriendsAndrew ShortFellow, Soil Biology at Prime Movers LabMelissa LokugamageSenior Venture Associate at 82VS

+ 64 more