Find your path to Sam
971 people in our graph share verified history with Sam — schools, employers, funds. One of them is your warm intro.
Achintya ChaudhariunlockedSam: together at University of Waterloo (2018–2021)
×9Sam: together at Y Combinator
Sam: together at Wish
Sam: together at Samsung Electronics
About
Sam Yu is co-founder and CTO of Moreta. He studied computer science at the University of Waterloo and has held positions at Stems as head of research & development, where he led mobile app and AI product development, as well as internships at Apple, Google, Meta, and Uber working on various product initiatives.
Founder/CTO at MoretaYC S24
Intro paths
YC
Sam went through Y Combinator (Summer 2024) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
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Moreta's investors · 1
Co-founders at Moreta
WM
Walid MahdFounder/CEO
Experience
- MoretaCo-founder & CTOcurrent2024 — present
- StemsHead of Research & Development2023 — 2024
- StemsFull Stack Software Engineer2023
- GoogleSoftware Engineer Intern2022Sunnyvale, California, United States
- InstagramFront End Engineer Intern2022New York, New York, United States
- UberSoftware Engineer Intern2021Boulder, Colorado, United States
- WishSoftware Engineer Intern2021San Francisco, California
- AppleSoftware Engineering Intern2020Cupertino, California, United States
- WebveloperSoftware Engineer2018 — 2020San Francisco, California, United States
- SourcedFactSoftware Engineer2019 — 2020Greater Toronto Area, Canada
- OnCall HealthFull Stack Software Engineering Intern2019Greater Toronto Area, Canada
- Samsung ElectronicsB2B Service Intern2018Mississauga, Ontario
Skills & more
JavaScriptPython (Programming Language)React.jsNode.jsCascading Style Sheets (CSS)HTMLSwiftjQueryC (Programming Language)JIRAGitBootstrap
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XcodeDjangopythonGoogle Cloud Platform (GCP)Amazon Web Services (AWS)C++SQLPostgreSQLArtificial Intelligence (AI)Machine LearningFront-End DevelopmentWeb DevelopmentFrom Sam's professional profile.
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Sam Yu?
- Sam Yu is co-founder and CTO of Moreta. He studied computer science at the University of Waterloo and has held positions at Stems as head of research & development, where he led mobile app and AI product development, as well as internships at Apple, Google, Meta, and Uber working on various product initiatives.
- Where does Sam Yu work?
- Sam Yu is Founder/CTO of Moreta.
- What companies did Sam Yu found?
- Sam Yu founded Moreta.
- Where did Sam Yu go to school?
- Sam Yu studied at Y Combinator; University of Waterloo (Bachelor of Computer Science (Co-op)); Glenforest Secondary School (High School, International Baccalaureate Diploma).
Founder mafias
Y Combinator mafia10,230
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University of Waterloo mafia346
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Chamath PalihapitiyaB.A.Sc.Founded 8090Apoorva MehtaBAScFounded InstacartJon LernerBachelor of Applied ScienceFounded Textnow +2Michael LittBASc. Honours Systems Design EngineeringFounded Garage Capital +1Mike McCauleyBAScFounded Garage Capital +1Zach WaterfieldComputer EngineeringFounded Zettlor +1
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Apple mafia306
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Steve JurvetsonProduct MarketingFounded Future Ventures +1Kai-Fu LeeVice president (last job)Founded 01Brian ActonHardware Test EngineerFounded WHATS APP +1IanUser Experience and EngineeringFounded Apex Technology +3Jon LernerSoftware Engineer (Intern)Founded Textnow +2Brian BrackeenSr. Project ManagerFounded Lightship +1
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Uber mafia233
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Garrett CampFounder & ChairmanFounded Aero +1Raquel UrtasunChief Scientist, Head of Uber ATG R&DFounded WaabiGary VaynerchukAngel InvestorFounded Empathywines +4Dan LifshitsEngineering ContractorFounded GO GLOBAL WORLD +1David PickerellLead Operations and Logistics ManagerFounded GigSafe +1Ben LernerSoftware Engineer, InfrastructureFounded Espresso AI +1
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Samsung Electronics mafia62
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Sam LiAssociate Global StrategistFounded Thoropass +1Ezra FeildenProcess EngineerFounded Lumen Orbit +1Zuk AvrahamSecurity Research (Advanced Technology Lab)Founded Zimperium +1Bryan WoodsStaff Software EngineerFounded Rhino+Jetty +1Antonio Forenza, PhDWireless Systems Engineer InternFounded AWEAR Technologies +1Sudarshan KamathComputer Vision Research EngineerFounded Smallest +1
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Same school
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Tarek MansourCo-founder & CEO of KalshiSuhail DoshiFounder of Mixpanel; founder of ParticleSubomi OluwalanaCo-founder & CEO of ConvoyArhaan A.Deeptech Fellow at Clear VenturesCollin WallaceGeneral Partner at Lobby CapitalVictor SantosVictor Scout at One Way Ventures
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Also attended University of Waterloo646
Chamath PalihapitiyaFounder & CEO of Social CapitalApoorva MehtaFounder of Instacart; founder of Cloud Health SystemsAchintya ChaudhariInvestor at LightbankKarim GillaniGeneral Partner at Luge CapitalRohan MongaInvestment Associate at Luge CapitalAndrew MiklasGeneral Partner at Y Combinator
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Also attended Glenforest Secondary School3
Shared employers
Also worked at Moreta1
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Kai-Fu LeeChairman of Sinovation Ventures and CEO of 01.AIBrian SingermanCo-founder of GPx; Partner Emeritus at Founders FundHunter WalkCo-founder & Partner at HomebrewAydin SenkutFounder & Managing Partner at FelicisLaela SturdyManaging Partner at CapitalGArash FerdowsiCo-founder of Dropbox
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Also worked at Uber602
Bill GurleyGeneral Partner Emeritus at BenchmarkJason CalacanisFounder of LAUNCH; host of This Week in StartupsAndrew ChenGeneral Partner at Andreessen HorowitzGarrett CampCo-founder of Uber and StumbleUpon; founder of ExpaRaquel UrtasunFounder & CEO of WaabiGergely NemethSenior Engineering Manager at DoorDash; co-founder of RisingStack
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Also worked at Wish21
Sundeep PeechuGeneral Partner at Felicis VenturesMatt ChengInvestor at NZVCRaanan Bar-CohenCo-Founder and Partner at Resolute VenturesPaul BricaultAdvisor at Canyon Creek CapitalJoe YanPartner & Co-Head, Granite-Integral at Granite AsiaPaige CraigManaging Partner at Outlander VC
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