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Salomon Serfati

Founder

Founder at Chariot

New York, New York, United States

FoundedChariot Β· YC

About

Salo Serfati is CEO of Chariot. He previously worked as a backend engineer at BlackRock and founding engineer at Forage, and holds a degree in computer science from the University of Pennsylvania.

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Salomon serfati @salomonserfati

New Substack post: https://t.co/1PIulljo7c

Jul 31, 2026

Salomon serfati @salomonserfati

In the near future, all code will be open source.

Jul 31, 2026

Salomon serfati @salomonserfati

Triggers, Skills, Live Artifacts, Tools. That’s the stack

Apr 24, 2026 Β· β™₯ 2

Founder at ChariotYC S22

Intro paths

YC

Salomon went through Y Combinator (Summer 2022) β€” any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.

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Their group partner at YC was Aaron Epstein, General Partner at Y Combinator β€” the partner who ran Chariot's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile β†—

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In turn, Salomon can intro founders to Chariot's investors below.

Chariot's investors Β· 7

Andreessen HorowitzHAWKTAILHaystackMaven VenturesMaveronUncork CapitalY Combinator

Co-founders at Chariot

AKAaron Kahane
Aaron KahaneFounder
DSDrew Schneider
Drew SchneiderFounder

Experience

  1. ChariotCo-Founder, CEOcurrent2022 β€” presentNew York, United States
  2. MytenFounder2021 β€” 2022New York, New York, United States
  3. BlackRockSoftware Engineer2020 β€” 2022New York, United States
  4. ForageFounding Software Engineer2019 β€” 2020
  5. BlackRockSoftware Engineer Intern2019Greater New York City Area
  6. Coco and BreezyProduct Manager2018Greater New York City Area
  7. TAMID GroupVice President of Consulting2016 β€” 2017
  8. Bunks - The College Roommate Matchmaker AppCo Founder2015 β€” 2017
  9. iX CapitaliXCapital Venture Capitalist Accelerator2016Cape Town Area, South Africa

Education

  1. University of PennsylvaniaBachelor of Applied Science and Engineering, Computer Science2016 β€” 2020
  2. Y CombinatorS222022
  3. ChainShotChainshot Ethereuem Development Bootcamp, Blockchain2021
  4. Yeshivat Eretz HaTzvi2015 β€” 2016
  5. iXperienceiOS Development2016

Skills & more

Ethereum1Smart Contracts1Java1React.js1React Native1Leadership7Strategic Planning8Social Media9Entrepreneurship5

Languages English Β· Hebrew Β· Spanish

From Salomon'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

University of Pennsylvania mafia157

Also came through, then founded or led a company.

Eric HeilBSEFounded Ladderbio +1Scott Wolf, MDBAFounded Aerin Medical +1Abhijeet DwivediMastersFounded Central +1Ross ChaninB.A.Founded Reputation Com +1Alexander BelangerBachelor's degreeFounded Hatchet +1Brianna LinMathematics and Computer ScienceFounded Copperlane +1

+ 150 more

BlackRock mafia24

Also came through, then founded or led a company.

Bo LuManaging DirectorFounded FutureAdvisor +1Gus TrigosQuant, Quantitative Investment GroupFounded Runtime +1Shourya LalaSoftware EngineerFounded Third Chair +1Howard MergelkampDirector - Corporate Ventures & AdvisoryFounded PeernovaAlfred JohnsonVP, Financial Markets AdvisoryFounded CruxLiza LandsmanManaging Director, Digital (Global)Founded Stash

+ 17 more

Same school

Also attended University of Pennsylvania764

Dasha MaggioPartner at Felicis Ventures, writer on venture capital and founder psychologyNancy WangInvestor at Felicis VenturesEghosa OmoiguiFounder and Managing General Partner at EchoVC PartnersAkshat GoenkaInvestor at Moonfire VenturesJames KuklinskiInvestor at Spark CapitalKerry KilleenAssociate General Counsel at Revolution

+ 758 more

Also attended Y Combinator2,000

Leo LuInvestor at Foundation CapitalMaroof AhmedFounder at Octopus VenturesJustin SwartPartner at Bitkraft Esports VenturesVictor SantosVictor Scout at One Way VenturesSwapnil JainCEO, Observe.AI at EMERGENT VENTURESChase AdamPartner at Very Serious Ventures

+ 1,994 more

Also attended iXperience3

Cameron HartAnalyst at Miami University Redhawk VenturesShriya KosuruAssociate at Advance Venture PartnersTali VogelsteinInvestor at Avid Ventures

Shared employers

Also worked at Chariot3

Dan LevitanCo-Founder and General Partner at MaveronSarah SassoonAssociate at AccionAaron KahaneFounder at Chariot

Also worked at BlackRock195

Cyriac ParisotInvestor at Index VenturesMichelle FernandesInvestor at Index VenturesMaddie CoughlinInvestor at DN CapitalNeil FongManaging Director Asia at Burda Principal InvestmentsAshley ValentineChief People Officer at GreycroftAnya RajaniAssociate at Sapphire Ventures

+ 189 more

Also worked at Forage3

Chris GottschalkGeneral Partner at Mouro CapitalMatthew GriffinAssociate at Mouro CapitalVictor E. FimbresFounder at Forage

Also worked at TAMID Group16

TARA NIKKHOOOperations Manager at Alpha EdisonSarah TorguemanInvestor at Maccabee VenturesSofie JaffeInvestor at Maccabee VenturesJonathan WinfieldSenior Associate at The Argentum GroupBen MillerInvestments at SuRo CapitalRachel FermDirector, Investments at Florida Funders

+ 10 more