Where does Sam O'Keefe work?

Sam O'Keefe is Founder of Flex and Founder/Head of Business Development 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/Head of Business Development at MicroEval

San Francisco, California, United States

FoundedFlex · YC MicroEval · YC

Find your path to Sam

671 people in our graph share verified history with Sam — schools, employers, funds. One of them is your warm intro.

Noubar AfeyanunlockedSam: together at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) (2014–2019)

×9Sam: together at Y Combinator

Sam: together at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)

Sam: together at TechCrunch

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.

Likely emails· guessed from name + firm domain, not firm-published

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Founder at Flex YC S23

Intro paths

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

Flex's investors · 9

AccelPalo Alto · $1.6M – $70M checks Cameron VenturesOklahoma City · $250K – $2M checks · since 2025 Core Venture CapitalLos Angeles · $1M – $5M checks First Round CapitalSan Francisco · $1M – $7M checks · since 2025 Harvest Venture PartnersCalgary Rethink ImpactWashington · $2M – $10M checks · since 2025 Sterling RoadSan Francisco · $50K – $150K checks SV AngelSan Francisco · since 2025 Y CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2023

Co-founders at Flex

Miguel ToledoFounder

Founder/Head of Business Development 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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In turn, Sam can intro founders to MicroEval's investors below.

MicroEval's investors · 1

Y CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2012

Co-founders at MicroEval

Ernie ParkFounder/CTO

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/Head of Business Development 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.