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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In turn, Sam can intro founders to Moreta's investors below.
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).
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