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Sam Lushtak

Founder

Founder and CEO at Palus Finance

FoundedPalus Finance · YC

About

Sam Lushtak worked in cash management roles at Goldman Sachs and Capital Group, serving Fortune 500 clients, and holds a degree from Caltech. He now leads Palus Finance, which provides similar treasury services to startups.

Founder and CEO at Palus FinanceYC W26

Intro paths

YC

Sam went through Y Combinator (Winter 2026) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.

GP

Their group partner at YC was Brad Flora, General Partner at Y Combinator — the partner who ran Palus Finance's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗

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

Palus Finance's investors · 1

Co-founders at Palus Finance