Where does Sam O'Keefe work?

Sam O'Keefe is Founder of Flex and Founder at MicroEval.

What companies did Sam O'Keefe found?

Sam O'Keefe founded Flex, MicroEval.

Where did Sam O'Keefe go to school?

Sam O'Keefe studied at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Dual Master of Science (M.S.), Civil and Environmental Engineering); Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Bachelor of Science (B.S.), Civil and Environmental Engineering); Y Combinator.

Sam O'Keefe

Founder

Founder at Flex · Founder at MicroEval

San Francisco, California, United States

FoundedFlex · YC MicroEval · YC

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About

Sam O'Keefe previously led product at the fintech company Unit21, served as an entrepreneur-in-residence at Google's Area120, headed Google's startup programs globally, and worked as an editor at TechCrunch.

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Founder at Flex YC S23

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Sam went through Y Combinator (Summer 2023) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.

Their group partner at YC was Pete Koomen, General Partner at Y Combinator — the partner who ran Flex's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗

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Flex's investors · 30

305 VenturesMiami AccelPalo Alto · $500K – $100M checks Amplify.LALos Angeles · $500K – $5M checks Banana CapitalSeattle · $25K – $250K checks Blumberg CapitalMiami · $500K – $5M checks Cameron VenturesOklahoma City · $250K – $2M checks · since 2025 Citi VenturesNew York Companyon VenturesBoston · $2M – $10M checks Core Venture CapitalLos Angeles · $1M – $5M checks Draft Ventures LlcSan Francisco Eight CapitalNorwalk First Round CapitalSan Francisco · $100K – $20M checks · since 2025 Florida FundersTampa · $50K checks GMO VenturePartnersTokyo Harvest Venture PartnersCalgary HeirloomBrookhaven Lightspeed Venture PartnersMenlo Park · $1M – $5M checks MatrixSan Francisco · $100K – $10M checks MS&AD VenturesMenlo Park · $500K – $3M checks Restive VenturesSan Jose · $50K – $2.5M checks Rethink ImpactWashington · $2M – $10M checks · since 2025 Soma CapitalSacramento · $100K – $300K checks Sterling RoadSan Francisco · $25K – $150K checks SuperAngel.FundNew York · $25K – $250K checks Supernode VenturesNew York · $500K – $1.3M checks SV AngelSan Francisco · $150K – $20M checks · since 2025 Titanium VenturesSydney Nsw · $5M – $10M checks Twenty Two VenturesPalo Alto · $50K – $250K checks Wellington ManagementBoston · $5M – $50M checks Y CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2023

Co-founders at Flex

Miguel ToledoFounder

Nikada KabaFounder

Sam O'Keefe Miguel ToledoFounder

Shragie LichtensteinFounder

Won ChungFounder

YeTong ShaoFounder

Zaid RahmanFounder

Founder at MicroEval YC S12

Intro paths

Sam went through Y Combinator (Summer 2012) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.

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MicroEval's investors · 1

Y CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2012

Co-founders at MicroEval

Ernie ParkFounder

Ryan JacksonFounder

Experience

ECFCBoard Membercurrent2025 — present
FlexCo-Founder & CEOcurrent2023 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
Unit21Product Lead2022 — 2023San Francisco, California, United States
GoogleOperating Partner, Gradient Ventures2021 — 2022San Francisco Bay Area
GooglePM/GM, Area 1202020 — 2021
GoogleGlobal Head of Startup Programs, Google Cloud2017 — 2020
GoogleChief of Staff, Google Cloud2017
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)Board of Trustees2014 — 2019Cambridge, MA
TechCrunchDirector of Special Projects2016San Francisco Bay Area
TechCrunchEditor, Startup Battlefield2013 — 2015San Francisco Bay Area
AngelHackHead of Global Sales and Partnerships2013San Francisco Bay Area
MicroEval (YC S12)Founder2012 — 2013Palo Alto, CA
Singapore University of Technology and Design (SUTD)Program Manager, MIT-Singapore Collaboration2010 — 2012Cambridge, MA

Skills & more

Business Development36Business Strategy32Product Management23Sales11Entrepreneurship13Project Management6Policy Analysis4Marketing Communications2Strategic Planning17Teamwork3Ruby4Ruby on Rails4

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Sam O'Keefe?: Sam O'Keefe previously led product at the fintech company Unit21, served as an entrepreneur-in-residence at Google's Area120, headed Google's startup programs globally, and worked as an editor at TechCrunch.
Where does Sam O'Keefe work?: Sam O'Keefe is Founder of Flex and Founder at MicroEval.
What companies did Sam O'Keefe found?: Sam O'Keefe founded Flex, MicroEval.
Where did Sam O'Keefe go to school?: Sam O'Keefe studied at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Dual Master of Science (M.S.), Civil and Environmental Engineering); Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Bachelor of Science (B.S.), Civil and Environmental Engineering); Y Combinator.