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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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1435 CapitalSkillmanAccompliceBoston · $5M – $25M checksAndreessen HorowitzMenlo Park · $500K – $50M checksAtelierAUTHENTIC VENTURESOakland · $100K – $1M checksBINARY CAPITALSan FranciscoCoatue ManagementNew York · $1M – $20M checksCRV (Charles River Ventures)Bay Area · $250K – $5M checksDefy PartnersWoodside · $3M – $10M checksDeviation CapitalNew YorkFreestyle CapitalSan Rafael · $3M – $5M checksGeneral CatalystSan Francisco · $30M checks · since 2013Index VenturesSan Francisco · $540K – $10.8M checks · since 2017Initialized CapitalSan Francisco · $1M – $5M checksInvestXVancouverJack AltmanSan FranciscoManhattan Venture PartnersNew YorkNew Enterprise Associates (NEA)Menlo Park · $200K – $40M checksNFXSan Francisco · $250K – $5M checksNight CapitalCapitolaOssian CapitalMiamiRothenberg VenturesPalo Alto · $500K – $10M checksScript CapitalSan Francisco · $250K – $500K checksSDVLimassolSV AngelSan Francisco · $150K – $20M checksThrive CapitalNew York · $500K – $25M checks · since 2017Tiger Global ManagementNew York · $1M – $100M checks · since 2021UTA VenturesBeverly HillsWellington ManagementBoston · $5M – $50M checks

Co-founders at Patreon

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Jack Conte Sam YamFounder

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.
What companies has Sam Yam invested in?
Investments tracked here include Berbix, Oxygen, Slapdash, Sleep Reset.
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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