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About
Sam Lamba worked as an engineer at Google and Uber before founding Lumari.
Founder at LumariYC X25
Intro paths
Sam went through Y Combinator (Spring 2025) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
Their group partner at YC was David Lieb, General Partner at Y Combinator — the partner who ran Lumari's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗
In turn, Sam can intro founders to Lumari's investors below.
Lumari's investors · 9
Co-founders at Lumari

Experience
- LumariCo-Foundercurrent2025 — presentSan Francisco, CA
- GoogleSoftware Lead2022 — 2025Seattle, WA
- Amazon RoboticsSoftware Developer2021 — 2022
- TeslaSoftware Engineer2020 — 2021Palo Alto, CA
- Cummins Inc.Advanced Embedded Software Engineer2019 — 2020Columbus, Indiana
- Stealth StartupEngineering2016 — 2020United States
Skills & more
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Collaborative LeadershipSoftware DevelopmentRapid PrototypingiOS DevelopmentSciPyNumPyMIPS AssemblyLanguages English · German · Hindi
- Blockchain Basics — LinkedIn
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Investments
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Sam Lamba?
- Sam Lamba worked as an engineer at Google and Uber before founding Lumari.
- Where does Sam Lamba work?
- Sam Lamba is Founder of Lumari.
- What companies did Sam Lamba found?
- Sam Lamba founded Lumari.
- What companies has Sam Lamba invested in?
- Investments tracked here include Altur, LunaBill, Ralo.
- Where did Sam Lamba go to school?
- Sam Lamba studied at Duke University (Bachelor's degree, Electrical and Computer Engineering & Computer Science); Y Combinator; Columbus North High School.
Founder mafias
Y Combinator mafia10,601
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Google mafia1,682
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Duke University mafia351
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Tesla mafia189
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Cummins mafia18
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Same school
Also attended Duke University1,036
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Also attended Y Combinator2,000
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Also attended Columbus North High School1
Shared employers
Also worked at Lumari1
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