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) — 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 · 1
Co-founders at Vizy
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Amos GewirtzFounder
Experience
- Velos by GradientJ (YC W23)Co-Founder & CTOcurrent2024 — presentSan Francisco, California, United States
- PatternsCTO2021 — 2024San Francisco Bay Area
- VizyCo-Founder & CTO2019 — 2021San Francisco Bay Area
- University of ChicagoComputer Science PhD Student2015 — 2019Greater Chicago Area
Skills & more
Java
From Sam's professional profile.
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Sam Nickolay?
- 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.
- Where does Sam Nickolay work?
- Sam Nickolay is Founder of Vizy.
- What companies did Sam Nickolay found?
- Sam Nickolay founded Vizy.
- Where did Sam Nickolay go to school?
- Sam Nickolay studied at University of Chicago (Doctor of Philosophy - PhD Candidate, Computer Science); University of Chicago (Master of Science - MS, Computer Science); University of Chicago (Bachelor of Science - BS, Computer Science).
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