Where does Sam Bhagwat work?

Sam Bhagwat is Founder of Mastra.

Where did Sam Bhagwat go to school?

Sam Bhagwat studied at Stanford University (B. A, Economics); Churchill High School.

Sam Bhagwat

Founder

Founder at Mastra

San Francisco Bay Area

FoundedMastra · YC

About

Sam Bhagwat was a cofounder of Gatsby.js, an open-source React framework, for approximately eight years before its acquisition by Netlify. He previously held early engineering roles at Zenefits and Plangrid, and holds a degree from Stanford University.

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Founder at Mastra YC W25

Intro paths

Sam went through Y Combinator (Winter 2025) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.

Their group partner at YC was Gustaf Alstromer — the partner who ran Mastra's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗

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In turn, Sam can intro founders to Mastra's investors below.

Mastra's investors · 10

Broom VenturesSan Francisco Gradient VenturesSan Francisco · $100K – $10M checks Lombardstreet VenturesWoodside · $500K checks Moonfire VenturesLondon SAV (Scale Asia Ventures)Palo Alto Script CapitalSan Francisco · $250K – $500K checks Spark CapitalSan Francisco · $500K – $25M checks · since 2026 SV AngelSan Francisco Transpose Platform ManagementHouston Y CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2025

Co-founders at Mastra

Abhi AiyerFounder

Shane ThomasFounder

Experience

Mastrafounder / ceocurrent2024 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
NetlifyPrincipal Engineer2023San Francisco Bay Area
GatsbyCofounder2018 — 2023San Francisco Bay Area
PlanGridSoftware Engineer2016 — 2018San Francisco Bay Area
ZenefitsSoftware Engineer2014 — 2015San Francisco Bay Area
Boingo WirelessSoftware Engineer2013 — 2014San Francisco Bay Area
BlueseedCFO2012 — 2013San Francisco Bay Area
Mars & CompanyAssociate Consultant2011 — 2012San Francisco Bay Area
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day SaintsMissionary2009 — 2010India
Various OrganizationsResearcher, Reporter & Editor2006 — 2009San Francisco Bay Area

Skills & more

Software Engineering30Data Science8Data Analysis44Financial Modeling32Start-up Ventures21Financial Analysis17CFOs5Economic Research6Quantitative Analytics10Nonprofit Leadership2Python37Django23

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Sam Bhagwat?: Sam Bhagwat was a cofounder of Gatsby.js, an open-source React framework, for approximately eight years before its acquisition by Netlify. He previously held early engineering roles at Zenefits and Plangrid, and holds a degree from Stanford University.
Where does Sam Bhagwat work?: Sam Bhagwat is Founder of Mastra.
What companies did Sam Bhagwat found?: Sam Bhagwat founded Mastra.
Where did Sam Bhagwat go to school?: Sam Bhagwat studied at Stanford University (B. A, Economics); Churchill High School.

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Paul HsiaoMember Board of DirectorsFounded PipeDreams +1 Henry LiuDirector, Ad Platform EngineeringFounded Glide +1 Chuck DavisBoard DirectorFounded Fandango Sky DaytonFounder & CEOFounded Earthlink Athreya AnandSoftware Engineering InternFounded hardware intelligence

Netlify mafia4

Also came through, then founded or led a company.

Jason BarryPrincipal EngineerFounded FeaturePeek Abhi AiyerPrincipal Software EngineerFounded Mastra Shane ThomasStaff Product ManagerFounded Mastra

Same school

Also attended Stanford University2,000

Peter ThielCo-founder & Partner at Founders Fund Reid HoffmanCo-founder of LinkedIn; Partner at Greylock David SacksCo-founder & General Partner at Craft Ventures; former White House AI & Crypto Czar Keith RaboisManaging Director at Khosla Ventures Garry TanPresident & CEO of Y Combinator Alfred LinPartner at Sequoia Capital

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About

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Founder at MastraYC W25

Intro paths

Mastra's investors · 10

Co-founders at Mastra

Experience

Skills & more

Frequently asked questions

Founder mafias

Y Combinator mafia8,773

Stanford University mafia903

Zenefits mafia19

Boingo Wireless mafia6

Netlify mafia4

Same school

Also attended Stanford University2,000

Shared employers

Also worked at Mastra5

Also worked at Gatsby6

Also worked at Zenefits35

Also worked at Boingo Wireless9

Founder at Mastra YC W25