Where does Sam King work?

Sam King is Founder of Bouncer.

Where did Sam King go to school?

Sam King studied at University of Michigan (Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Computer Science); Stanford University (Master’s Degree, Engineering); UCLA (Bachelor’s Degree, Engineering).

Sam King

Founder

Founder at Bouncer

Davis, California, United States

FoundedBouncer · YC

Find your path to Sam

523 people in our graph share verified history with Sam — schools, employers, funds. One of them is your warm intro.

Hemant TanejaunlockedSam: together at Stripe (2021–2023)

×5Sam: together at Stripe

×3Sam: together at Lyft

×3Sam: together at Twitter

About

Sam King is a Professor of Computer Science at the University of California, Davis, where his research focuses on technology for managing type 1 diabetes. His earlier work covered computer security, financial fraud, and digital identity, including research in hardware security.

Founder at Bouncer YC S19

Intro paths

Sam went through Y Combinator (Summer 2019) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.

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

Bouncer's investors · 2

Commerce VenturesSan Francisco · $1M – $5M checks Y CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2019

Co-founders at Bouncer

Will MegsonFounder

Experience

University of California, DavisProfessor of Computer Sciencecurrent2025 — present
University of California, DavisDirector, CITRIS and the Banatao Institutecurrent2025 — present
University of California, DavisAssociate Professor of Computer Science2017 — 2025
StripeFraud and ML @ Stripe2021 — 2023
BouncerFounder and Chief Scientist2018 — 2021Davis, CA
LyftHead of Fraud and Identity2016 — 2017
TwitterHead of Accounts2015 — 2016
TwitterSoftware Engineer2014 — 2015
University of Illinois at Urbana-ChampaignAssociate Professor of Computer Science2012 — 2014Urbana-Champaign Area
University of Illinois at Urbana-ChampaignAssistant Professor of Computer Science2006 — 2012Urbana-Champaign Area
Adrenaline MobilityFounder and CEO2012 — 2014Los Gatos, CA

Skills & more

Computer system design and implementation2Robotics8Playing basketball1Enterprise Software3Hardware Security2Web SecurityWeb Application Security3Web Browser Security2Algorithms25Computer Security23Internet Security10Control Theory3

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Computer ScienceDistributed SystemsParallel ComputingLaTeXCryptographyPythonAnti-spamC++LeadershipCLinuxJava

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Sam King?: Sam King is a Professor of Computer Science at the University of California, Davis, where his research focuses on technology for managing type 1 diabetes. His earlier work covered computer security, financial fraud, and digital identity, including research in hardware security.
Where does Sam King work?: Sam King is Founder of Bouncer.
What companies did Sam King found?: Sam King founded Bouncer.
Where did Sam King go to school?: Sam King studied at University of Michigan (Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Computer Science); Stanford University (Master’s Degree, Engineering); UCLA (Bachelor’s Degree, Engineering).