About
Sam Wurzel is a co-founder of Octopart, a Y Combinator-backed company.
Founder/CEO at OctopartYC W07
Intro paths
YC
Sam went through Y Combinator (Winter 2007) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
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In turn, Sam can intro founders to Octopart's investors below.
Octopart's investors · 1
Co-founders at Octopart
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Harish AgarwalFounder/CTO
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Andres MoreyFounder
Experience
- Fusion Energy BaseWorking oncurrent2024 — present
- ARPA-ETechnology-to Market Advisor, Fusion Energy Programs2021 — 2024
- Fusion Energy BaseWorked on2019 — 2021
- AltiumVP Online Content & Corporate Development2016 — 2018New York, New York
- AltiumHead of Octopart2015 — 2016
- OctopartCo-Founder & CEO2006 — 2015New York City
Skills & more
Start-ups16Software Development9Python6
From Sam's professional profile.
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Sam Wurzel?
- Sam Wurzel is a co-founder of Octopart, a Y Combinator-backed company.
- Where does Sam Wurzel work?
- Sam Wurzel is Founder/CEO of Octopart.
- What companies did Sam Wurzel found?
- Sam Wurzel founded Octopart.
- Where did Sam Wurzel go to school?
- Sam Wurzel studied at University of Colorado Boulder (Master's Degree, Physics); Brown University (Bachelor's Degree, Engineering Physics); Wesleyan University.
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