About
Sam Brickman is the founder and CEO of Ambral. He previously worked as an early product manager at Wonder and led AI product efforts at Everlywell, and has founded two companies, one of which achieved an exit.
Founder at AmbralYC S25
Intro paths
YC
Sam went through Y Combinator (Summer 2025) β any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
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Their group partner at YC was Harj Taggar, General Partner at Y Combinator β the partner who ran Ambral's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile β
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In turn, Sam can intro founders to Ambral's investors below.
Ambral's investors Β· 2
Co-founders at Ambral
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Jack StettnerFounder
Experience
- Ambral (YC S25)Co-Founder, CEOcurrent2025 β presentSan Francisco, CA
- Everly HealthSenior Product Manager, AI + ML2023 β 2025New York, New York, United States
- WonderProduct2021 β 2023New York, United States
- QBuddyCo-Founder2020 β 2021
- SunaFounding CTO2018 β 2020Tompkins County, New York, United States
- NewYork-Presbyterian HospitalML Intern2016New York, NY
Skills & more
Big-picture Thinking2Leadership2Teamwork2Public Speaking2Python1SQLJava4HTML53Microsoft PowerPointCascading Style Sheets (CSS)2React NativeC
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JavaScriptStart-upsWeb DevelopmentProduct ManagementData AnalysisProject ManagementSocial MediaResearchEntrepreneurshipRISC-VFrom Sam's professional profile.
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Sam Brickman?
- Sam Brickman is the founder and CEO of Ambral. He previously worked as an early product manager at Wonder and led AI product efforts at Everlywell, and has founded two companies, one of which achieved an exit.
- Where does Sam Brickman work?
- Sam Brickman is Founder of Ambral.
- What companies did Sam Brickman found?
- Sam Brickman founded Ambral.
- Where did Sam Brickman go to school?
- Sam Brickman studied at Y Combinator (S25 batch); Cornell University (Bachelor's Degree, Computer Science).
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Cornell University mafia218
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Shared employers
Also worked at Ambral (YC S25)1
Also worked at Everly Health6
Eric KimCo-Founder & Managing Partner at Goodwater CapitalMarco DeMeirelesInvestor at Ansa CapitalJay ParkCo-Founder and Managing Partner at Prysm CapitalGarheng KongInvestor at HealthQuest CapitalJonathan NirenbergInvestor at The Chernin Group (TCG Crypto)Linus WaltonVice President at The Chernin Group (TCG Crypto)
Also worked at Wonder5
Also worked at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital23
John PrufetaChief Executive Officer and Managing Partner at Medical Excellence CapitalAlexi Nazem, MDGeneral Partner at AlleyCorpParth DesaiPartner at Flare Capital PartnersRache SimmonsBreast Cancer Surgeon at FemHealth VenturesGinny CurleyTalent Operations Manager at SignalFireNida ShekhaniDeputy COO & Chief Strategy Officer at Oncology Ventures
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