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Sam Yam

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Founder at Patreon

United States

FoundedPatreon

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Javier SolterounlockedSam: together at Carnegie Mellon University (2002)
×3Sam: together at Stanford University
×2Sam: together at Patreon
×4Sam: together at Y Combinator

About

Sam Yam is the co-founder, President, and CTO of Patreon. He works in product development, engineering, and analytics, with a focus on understanding user behavior through iterative development and data. He also holds a Y Combinator Entrepreneur (YCE) role at Y Combinator.

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Patreon's investors · 19

AccompliceBoston · $5M – $25M checksAtelierAUTHENTIC VENTURESOakland · $100K – $1M checksCoatue ManagementNew York · $1M – $20M checksCRV (Charles River Ventures)Bay Area · $250K – $5M checksDefy PartnersWoodside · $3M – $10M checksDeviation CapitalNew YorkIndex VenturesSan Francisco · $540K – $10.8M checksInvestXVancouverJack AltmanSan FranciscoManhattan Venture PartnersNew YorkNew Enterprise Associates (NEA)Menlo Park · $200K – $40M checksNFXSan Francisco · $250K – $5M checksNight CapitalCapitolaOssian CapitalRothenberg VenturesPalo Alto · $500K – $10M checksScript CapitalSan Francisco · $250K – $500K checksSV AngelSan FranciscoTiger Global ManagementNew York · $1M – $100M checks · since 2021

Co-founders at Patreon

JCJack Conte
Jack ConteFounder

Experience

  1. PatreonCo-founder, President & CTOcurrent2013 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
  2. Y CombinatorYCE2017 — 2023
  3. StartX.EIR and Mentor2010 — 2014Stanford, CA
  4. Googlevia AdWhirl acquisition2009 — 2010
  5. AdWhirlFounder & CEO2009 — 2010
  6. LooptFirst Server Engineer and Mobile Engineer2006 — 2009
  7. NingProduct Manager2005 — 2006
  8. Stanford UniversityCS198 Section Leader2004 — 2006
  9. Carnegie Mellon UniversityAI Neural Networks: Training using Backpropagation2002

Skills & more

Mobile Internet2Mobile Applications10Analytics10Monetization1Mobile Devices8Mobile Technology2User Experience3Start-ups2iPhone10Android7Facebook1

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Who is Sam Yam?
Sam Yam is the co-founder, President, and CTO of Patreon. He works in product development, engineering, and analytics, with a focus on understanding user behavior through iterative development and data. He also holds a Y Combinator Entrepreneur (YCE) role at Y Combinator.
Where does Sam Yam work?
Sam Yam is Founder of Patreon.
What companies did Sam Yam found?
Sam Yam founded Patreon.
Where did Sam Yam go to school?
Sam Yam studied at Stanford University (MS, Computer Science); Stanford University Graduate School of Business (Research Grant); Stanford University (BS, CS).

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