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.
Founder at Patreon
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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
JC
Jack ConteFounder
Experience
- PatreonCo-founder, President & CTOcurrent2013 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- Y CombinatorYCE2017 — 2023
- StartX.EIR and Mentor2010 — 2014Stanford, CA
- Googlevia AdWhirl acquisition2009 — 2010
- AdWhirlFounder & CEO2009 — 2010
- LooptFirst Server Engineer and Mobile Engineer2006 — 2009
- NingProduct Manager2005 — 2006
- Stanford UniversityCS198 Section Leader2004 — 2006
- Carnegie Mellon UniversityAI Neural Networks: Training using Backpropagation2002
Skills & more
Mobile Internet2Mobile Applications10Analytics10Monetization1Mobile Devices8Mobile Technology2User Experience3Start-ups2iPhone10Android7Facebook1
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Frequently asked questions
- 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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Also attended Stanford University2,000
Peter ThielCo-founder & Partner at Founders FundReid HoffmanCo-founder of LinkedIn; Partner at GreylockKeith RaboisManaging Director at Khosla VenturesGarry TanPresident & CEO of Y CombinatorAlfred LinPartner at Sequoia CapitalAnn Miura-KoCo-founding Partner at Floodgate
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Also attended Stanford University Graduate School of Business1,633
Roelof BothaAdvisor & former Steward at Sequoia Capital; SpaceX board memberPeter FentonGeneral Partner at BenchmarkSteve JurvetsonCo-founder of Future VenturesDavid SzeAdvisory Partner at GreylockKatherine BoyleGeneral Partner at Andreessen Horowitz (American Dynamism)Hunter WalkCo-founder & Partner at Homebrew
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Also attended Carnegie Mellon University503
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Shared employers
Also worked at Y Combinator370
Garry TanPresident & CEO of Y CombinatorJessica LivingstonCo-founder of Y CombinatorDaniel GrossMeta Superintelligence Labs; co-founder of NFDG and Safe SuperintelligenceAlexis OhanianFounder & General Partner of Seven Seven SixMichael SeibelPartner Emeritus at Y CombinatorDalton CaldwellCo-founder of Standard Capital; Partner Emeritus at Y Combinator
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Also worked at Google1,976
Ron ConwayFounder of SV AngelElad GilSolo general partner investing through Gil CapitalKai-Fu LeeChairman of Sinovation Ventures and CEO of 01.AIBrian SingermanCo-founder of GPx; Partner Emeritus at Founders FundJess LeePartner and Chief Product Officer at Sequoia CapitalTomasz TunguzFounder & General Partner at Theory Ventures
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