About
Sam Li is co-founder and CEO of Thoropass, a compliance and audit technology company. Previously, he was an entrepreneur-in-residence at Bain Capital Ventures and co-founder and CTO of Zinc Platform, a Y Combinator-backed insurtech startup.
Founder at Zinc PlatformYC W17
Intro paths
YC
Sam went through Y Combinator (Winter 2017) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
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In turn, Sam can intro founders to Zinc Platform's investors below.
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Experience
- ThoropassFounder/CEO at Thoropasscurrent2019 — presentGreater New York City Area
- Bain Capital VenturesEntrepreneur In Residence2018 — 2019Greater New York City Area
- Zinc PlatformCo-Founder and CTO2016 — 2018Greater New York City Area
- Samsung ElectronicsAssociate Global Strategist2016Gangnam-gu, Seoul, Korea
- GoogleTechnical Account Manager2013 — 2015Greater New York City Area
- Goldman SachsTechnology Analyst2011 — 2013Greater New York City Area
Skills & more
Computer Science1Databases4C#9Educational TechnologyHibernateDB26Enterprise Software1Java Enterprise Edition6Economics4Applied Mathematics2Statistics3Financial Technology2
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PythonC++SpringJavaSQLLanguages Chinese
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Sam Li?
- Sam Li is co-founder and CEO of Thoropass, a compliance and audit technology company. Previously, he was an entrepreneur-in-residence at Bain Capital Ventures and co-founder and CTO of Zinc Platform, a Y Combinator-backed insurtech startup.
- Where does Sam Li work?
- Sam Li is Founder of Zinc Platform.
- What companies did Sam Li found?
- Sam Li founded Zinc Platform.
- Where did Sam Li go to school?
- Sam Li studied at Harvard Business School (Master of Business Administration (MBA)); Y Combinator; Columbia University (Master of Science, Operations Research).
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Harvard Business School mafia323
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Goldman Sachs mafia249
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Columbia University mafia200
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Shared employers
Also worked at Thoropass2
Also worked at Bain Capital Ventures74
Mark FiorentinoInvestor at Index VenturesRyan HrabakInvestor at LightbankMatan RoetAssociate at Redpoint VenturesJason MorrisVice President, Investor Relations at Sapphire VenturesMatt HarrisInvestor at Bain Capital VenturesBarr YaronPartner at Amplify Partners
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Also worked at Samsung Electronics93
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