About
Sam Nickolay holds a computer science PhD from the University of Chicago (all but dissertation). He has founded multiple companies including Patterns and Carve, and previously served as Founder/CTO at Velos.
Founder at VizyYC S19
Intro paths
YC
Sam went through Y Combinator (Summer 2019) β any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
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In turn, Sam can intro founders to Vizy's investors below.
Vizy's investors Β· 1
Co-founders at Vizy
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Amos GewirtzFounder
Experience
- Velos by GradientJ (YC W23)Co-Founder & CTOcurrent2024 β presentSan Francisco, California, United States
- PatternsCTO2021 β 2024San Francisco Bay Area
- VizyCo-Founder & CTO2019 β 2021San Francisco Bay Area
- University of ChicagoComputer Science PhD Student2015 β 2019Greater Chicago Area
Education
- University of ChicagoDoctor of Philosophy - PhD Candidate, Computer Science2016 β 2020
- University of ChicagoMaster of Science - MS, Computer Science2015 β 2016
- University of ChicagoBachelor of Science - BS, Computer Science2012 β 2016
Skills & more
Java
From Sam's professional profile.
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