About
Sam Stoll is Co-Founder and CTO at Motives, having previously worked at Palantir.
Founder at MotivesYC S25
Intro paths
YC
Sam went through Y Combinator (Summer 2025) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
GP
Their group partner at YC was Jon Xu, General Partner at Y Combinator — the partner who ran Motives's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗
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In turn, Sam can intro founders to Motives's investors below.
Motives's investors · 4
Co-founders at Motives
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Sean ConleyFounder
Experience
- MotivesCo-Founder & CTOcurrent2023 — presentGreater London, England, United Kingdom
- Palantir TechnologiesSoftware Engineer2017 — 2022London Area, United Kingdom
- EnsoftSoftware Engineer2013 — 2016London Area, United Kingdom
- ROLIMarketing Strategy Intern2012London Area, United Kingdom
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Sam Stoll?
- Sam Stoll is Co-Founder and CTO at Motives, having previously worked at Palantir.
- Where does Sam Stoll work?
- Sam Stoll is Founder of Motives.
- What companies did Sam Stoll found?
- Sam Stoll founded Motives.
- Where did Sam Stoll go to school?
- Sam Stoll studied at University of Oxford (MMathPhil, Mathematics and Philosophy).
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