Reuben Balik
FounderFounder at The New Money Company
Chicago, Illinois, United States
FoundedThe New Money Company · YC
About
Reuben Balik is co-founder and CTO of The New Money Company. He previously served as the first engineer at Hologram.com, where he worked on enterprise telecom integrations.
Founder at The New Money CompanyYC W24
Intro paths
YC
Reuben went through Y Combinator (Winter 2024) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
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Their group partner at YC was Brad Flora, Backing expeditions into the future — the partner who ran The New Money Company's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗
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In turn, Reuben can intro founders to The New Money Company's investors below.
The New Money Company's investors · 1
Co-founders at The New Money Company
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Derrick WolbertFounder
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Q CarlsonFounder
Experience
- The New Money Company (YC W24)Co-Founder, CTOcurrent2024 — present
- Hologram Inc.Senior Staff Engineer2022 — 2024
- Hologram Inc.Engineering Lead2016 — 2022
- Hologram Inc.Senior Full Stack Engineer2014 — 2016Chicago, IL
- vaxxed.fitChief Executive Officer2021Chicago, Illinois, United States
- CitrixSenior Software Engineer II2014
- CitrixSenior Software Engineer I2012 — 2014
- CitrixSoftware Engineer II2012
- CitrixSoftware Engineer2009 — 2012
- QualcommIntern2008
Skills & more
Python (Programming Language)C18Perl12C++22Linux17HTML8MySQL4Python5Eclipse2Unix5PHP11JavaScript8
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JavaGitMicrosoft OfficeFull-Stack DevelopmentSoftware EngineeringShell ScriptingPerforceSoftware Development- An Introduction to Interactive Programming in Python — Coursera
- Astrobiology and the Search for Extraterrestrial Life — Coursera
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Reuben Balik?
- Reuben Balik is co-founder and CTO of The New Money Company. He previously served as the first engineer at Hologram.com, where he worked on enterprise telecom integrations.
- Where does Reuben Balik work?
- Reuben Balik is Founder of The New Money Company.
- What companies did Reuben Balik found?
- Reuben Balik founded The New Money Company.
- Where did Reuben Balik go to school?
- Reuben Balik studied at University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (Bachelors, Computer Engineering); Northside College Prep HS.
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