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About
Sam Alba co-founded Mendral, a CI automation platform, and previously co-founded Dagger. He was the first engineering hire and VP of Engineering at Docker.
Founder at MendralYC W26
Intro paths
Sam went through Y Combinator (Winter 2026) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
Their group partner at YC was Ankit Gupta, General Partner at Y Combinator — the partner who ran Mendral's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗
In turn, Sam can intro founders to Mendral's investors below.
Mendral's investors · 16
Co-founders at Mendral
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Sam Alba?
- Sam Alba co-founded Mendral, a CI automation platform, and previously co-founded Dagger. He was the first engineering hire and VP of Engineering at Docker.
- Where does Sam Alba work?
- Sam Alba is Founder of Mendral.
- What companies did Sam Alba found?
- Sam Alba founded Mendral.
Founder mafias
Y Combinator mafia10,594
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
EPITECH - European Institute of Technology mafia25
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Docker mafia19
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Dagger mafia3
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
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