About
Sam Lamba worked as an engineer at Google and Uber before founding Lumari.
Founder at LumariYC X25
Intro paths
YC
Sam went through Y Combinator (Spring 2025) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
GP
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 ↗
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In turn, Sam can intro founders to Lumari's investors below.
Lumari's investors · 1
Co-founders at Lumari
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Eshani MehtaFounder
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
Idea Person8Leadership4Hindi1Java10Python (Programming Language)4Swift (Programming Language)1LaTeX3MatlabMicrosoft OfficeCSQLBlockchain
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Collaborative LeadershipSoftware DevelopmentRapid PrototypingiOS DevelopmentSciPyNumPyMIPS AssemblyLanguages English · German · Hindi
- Blockchain Basics — LinkedIn
From Sam's professional profile.
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.
- 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 mafia8,773
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Duke University mafia127
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Fred EhrsamB.S.Founded Nudge +1Zach PerretBSFounded PlaidDavid CummingsBSFounded Undaunted +4Romesh SubramanianM.S.Founded RaNA Therapeutics +2Ian PeikonBSEFounded Cajal Therapeutics +1Carmichael RobertsDoctor of Philosophy (PhD) 1995Founded Lyratherapeutics +1
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Columbus North High School mafia2
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Same school
Also attended Duke University522
Fred EhrsamCo-founder and Senior Advisor at Paradigm; founder of NudgeJeremy LevinePartner at Bessemer Venture PartnersZach PerretCo-founder & CEO of Plaid; co-founder of MischiefJulie YangVice President at InvestcorpScott RaneyManaging Director at Redpoint VenturesJack Bixby LucasGeneral Partner at Lucas Venture Group
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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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Also attended Columbus North High School1
Shared employers
Also worked at Lumari1
Also worked at Google1,715
Ron ConwayFounder of SV AngelElad GilSolo general partner investing through Gil CapitalKai-Fu LeeChairman of Sinovation Ventures and CEO of 01.AIBrian SingermanCo-founder of GPx; Partner Emeritus at Founders FundJess LeePartner and Chief Product Officer at Sequoia CapitalTomasz TunguzFounder & General Partner at Theory Ventures
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Also worked at Amazon Robotics23
Dave MunichielloInvestor at GV (Google Ventures)Amy VilleneuveBoard Director, Advisor & Past COO and President of Amazon Robotics at Underscore VCPeter WurmanAdvisor at Cybernetix VenturesAjay AgarwalPartner at Bain Capital VenturesSiva Kumar ThotaAI Engineer at Untapped VenturesJosh PollakOperating Partner - Robotics at Climactic
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