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
YC
Sam went through Y Combinator (Winter 2026) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
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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 ↗
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In turn, Sam can intro founders to Mendral's investors below.
Mendral's investors · 2
Co-founders at Mendral
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Andrea LuzzardiFounder
Experience
- MendralCo-Foundercurrent2025 — presentUnited States
- DaggerCo-Founder2018 — 2025San Francisco Bay Area
- Docker, IncFounding Engineer & VP Engineering2010 — 2018San Francisco
- Akamai TechnologiesTechnical Consultant2010Greater Paris Metropolitan Region
- ZoomoramaSoftware Engineer2008 — 2010Greater Paris Metropolitan Region
- EpitechTeacher assistant2007 — 2009Greater Paris Metropolitan Region
- INRIASoftware Engineer2008Greater Paris Metropolitan Region
- Rift TechnologiesSoftware Engineer2006 — 2007Greater Paris Metropolitan Region
- PMSSoftware Engineering Intern2005Greater Paris Metropolitan Region
Skills & more
Python (Programming Language)Python35JavaScript19C15C++25Node.js8Linux12Apache3Git10PerlSubversionBash
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PostgreSQLMySQLRESTUnixNginxSQLAJAXAmazon Web Services (AWS)KubernetesGoZeroMQRiakLanguages English · French
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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.
- Where did Sam Alba go to school?
- Sam Alba studied at EPITECH - European Institute of Technology (Master's degree, Information Technology); Y Combinator.
Founder mafias
Y Combinator mafia8,773
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Sam AltmanPresidentFounded Tools for Humanity +3Jessica LivingstonCo-founderFounded Y CombinatorAlexis OhanianYC Summer 2005Founded RedditFred EhrsamYC Summer 2012Founded Nudge +1Matt HuangYC Winter 2011Founded HotspotsTrae StephensYC Winter 2022Founded Pursuit +1
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Y Combinator mafia4,716
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Ryan SheaEntrepreneurshipFounded StacksTarek MansourFounded KalshiSuhail DoshiEating beans & riceFounded Playground +1Subomi OluwalanaW22Founded ConvoyDarius "Bubs" MonsefS19Founded Sightbox +3Matthew ScholzFounded Oisin Biotechnologies +3
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EPITECH - European Institute of Technology mafia11
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Guillaume LuccisanoMasterFounded Yuma AI +2Benjamin NetterFounded October +1Andrea LuzzardiBachelorFounded Mendral +1Henry FontanierComputer ScienceFounded GoosebumpArnaud PorterieMasters degreeFounded Echoes HQTom NguyenMScFounded Café
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Docker mafia10
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Jules TestardSoftware EngineerFounded Piepacker +1Andrea LuzzardiSoftware EngineerFounded Mendral +1Nathan McCauleyDirector, Docker SecurityFounded AnchoragePablo Chico de GuzmanTech Lead Software EngineerFounded OktetoBen FirshmanDirector of Product ManagementFounded ReplicateCesar TalledoPrincipal EngineerFounded Nestybox
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Dagger mafia3
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Same school
Also attended EPITECH - European Institute of Technology10
Guillaume LuccisanoFounder, Visiting Partner at ITERATIVEHenry FontanierFounder/Engineer at GoosebumpBenjamin NetterFounder at RiotArnaud PorterieFounder at Echoes HQTom NguyenFounder at CaféArthur Lorotte de BanesFounder at Café
+ 4 more
Also attended Y Combinator2,000
Tarek MansourCo-founder & CEO of KalshiSuhail DoshiFounder of Mixpanel; founder of ParticleSubomi OluwalanaCo-founder & CEO of ConvoyMaroof AhmedFounder at Octopus VenturesJustin SwartPartner at Bitkraft Esports VenturesCollin WallaceGeneral Partner at Lobby Capital
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Shared employers
Also worked at Mendral1
Also worked at Docker, Inc27
Peter FentonGeneral Partner at BenchmarkSteve SinghManaging Director at Madrona Venture GroupSimon LeveneCo-founder and Partner at Mosaic VenturesJon ChuInvestor at Khosla VenturesMatt CarbonaraInvestor at Mayfield FundEnrique SalemPartner at Bain Capital Ventures
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Also worked at Akamai Technologies29
Arvind JainFounder & CEO of GleanDavid HallManaging Partner, Rise of the Rest at RevolutionKevin EganInvestor at IVP (Institutional Venture Partners)Kathryn ShihInvestor at ForgePoint CapitalAparnaAdvisor at NewBuild.VCAnshu AgarwalGeneral Partner at Converge
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