Where does Sam Li work?

Sam Li is CEO & Co-founder of Thoropass and Founder at Zinc Platform.

What companies did Sam Li found?

Sam Li founded Thoropass, 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).

Sam Li

Founder

CEO & Co-founder at Thoropass · Founder at Zinc Platform

New York, New York, United States

FoundedThoropass Zinc Platform · YC

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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.

CEO & Co-founder at Thoropass

Intro paths

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

Thoropass's investors · 7

Canapi VenturesNew York Centana Growth PartnersSan Francisco · $10M – $50M checks Fin CapitalSan Francisco · $250K – $15M checks NycaNew York · $2M checks Nyca PartnersNew York · $1M – $10M checks Pear VCSan Francisco · $150K – $4M checks · since 2019 Third PrimeNew York · $500K – $2M checks

Co-founders at Thoropass

Eva PittasPresident, COO, & Co-founder

Austin OgilvieCo-founder & Executive Chairperson

Founder at Zinc Platform YC W17

Intro paths

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.

Zinc Platform's investors · 1

Y CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2017

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

+5 more

PythonC++SpringJavaSQL

Languages 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 CEO & Co-founder of Thoropass and Founder at Zinc Platform.
What companies did Sam Li found?: Sam Li founded Thoropass, 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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Columbia University mafia454

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University of Virginia mafia194

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Aileen LeeFounder & Managing Partner of Cowboy Ventures Jim BreyerFounder & CEO of Breyer Capital Mike Maples JrCo-founding Partner at Floodgate Neeraj AgrawalGeneral Partner at Battery Ventures Hristo BorisovCo-founder & CEO of Payhawk Victoria TreygerGeneral Partner at Felicis Ventures

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Alexis OhanianFounder & General Partner of Seven Seven Six Andy FligelSenior Managing Director at Intel Capital Kandace ElamVice President of GTM Talent at Menlo Ventures Trevor KienzleInvestor at Correlation Ventures Lauren von ReynInvestor at Lightbank Frank RotmanCo-Founder and Partner Emeritus at QED Investors

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Shared employers

Also worked at Thoropass4

Christian OstbergPartner at Tribeca Venture Partners Austin OgilvieAngel investor Lowell PutnamFounder at Supper Eva PittasPresident, COO, & Co-founder at Thoropass

Also worked at Bain Capital Ventures84

Mark FiorentinoInvestor at Index Ventures Ryan HrabakInvestor at Lightbank Matan RoetAssociate at Redpoint Ventures Jason MorrisVice President, Investor Relations at Sapphire Ventures Matt HarrisInvestor at Bain Capital Ventures Merritt HummerInvestor at Bain Capital Ventures

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Also worked at Zinc Platform1

Pormer SarramPartner at Bridge Latam

Also worked at Samsung Electronics180

Tom DriscollPrincipal at Differential Ventures Sang Won LeeEntrepreneur in Residence at Storm Ventures David GoldschmidtManaging Director, Head of the Fund at Samsung Catalyst Fund Adry ElmiladyInvestment Principal at Samsung Catalyst Fund Ian ClowInvestment Director at Samsung Catalyst Fund Martin ScottSenior Technical Advisor at Samsung Catalyst Fund

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About

CEO & Co-founder at Thoropass

Intro paths

Thoropass's investors · 7

Co-founders at Thoropass

Founder at Zinc PlatformYC W17

Intro paths

Zinc Platform's investors · 1

Experience

Skills & more

Frequently asked questions

Founder mafias

Y Combinator mafia10,230

Harvard Business School mafia893

Goldman Sachs mafia531

Columbia University mafia454

University of Virginia mafia194

Same school

Also attended Harvard Business School2,000

Also attended Y Combinator2,000

Also attended Columbia University1,303

Also attended University of Virginia805

Shared employers

Also worked at Thoropass4

Also worked at Bain Capital Ventures84

Also worked at Zinc Platform1

Also worked at Samsung Electronics180

Founder at Zinc Platform YC W17