About
Sami Sahnoune worked on data systems at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory and architected data visualization libraries at Splunk, followed by experience at Plotly. He now leads Vizly, a data visualization company.
Founder at VizlyYC S23
Intro paths
YC
Sami went through Y Combinator (Summer 2023) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
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In turn, Sami can intro founders to Vizly's investors below.
Vizly's investors · 1
Co-founders at Vizly
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Ali ShobeiriFounder
Experience
- NVIDIASenior Software Engineercurrent2025 — present
- VizlyFounder2023 — 2025
- SplunkSoftware Engineer2021 — 2023
- NASA Jet Propulsion LaboratoryData Scientist2019 — 2021Pasadena, California
- NASA Jet Propulsion LaboratoryData Science Intern2018Pasadena, CA
- PlotlySoftware Engineering Intern2018Greater Montreal Metropolitan Area
- Barrios Technology, LTDSystems Engineering Intern2017Greater Houston
- Barrios Technology, LTDTechnical Specialist Intern2015Greater Houston
- Space Center HoustonOperations Crew Member2015Greater Houston
Education
- Y CombinatorS232023
- McGill UniversityBachelor of Science (B.Sc.), Computer Science
Skills & more
Artificial Intelligence (AI)Solutions EngineeringFull-Stack DevelopmentUI/UXStart-up LeadershipStart-up VenturesSoftware InfrastructureEngineeringData Analysis23Machine Learning10Software Development8OCaml4
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Software EngineeringData VisualizationFront-end DevelopmentFront-end EngineeringWeb DevelopmentPython (Programming Language)JavaMicrosoft OfficePythonLeadershipPublic SpeakingHTMLLanguages Arabic · English
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Same school
Also attended Y Combinator1,463
Akshat GoenkaInvestor at Moonfire VenturesJon XuGeneral Partner at Y CombinatorTed ChaiAssociate at Scale Venture PartnersLeo LuInvestor at Foundation CapitalMaroof AhmedFounder at Octopus VenturesYusuf SherwaniCo-Founder and CEO at Pelago; a Londoner living in New York City
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Also attended McGill University349
Harley FinkelsteinInvestor at Felicis VenturesMattias LjungmanInvestor at Moonfire VenturesNoubar AfeyanInvestor at Flagship PioneeringDavid NaultGeneral Partner at Luge CapitalLaviva MazharPrincipal at Luge CapitalLisa PurcellInvestor at Third Rock Ventures
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Shared employers
Also worked at Vizly1
Also worked at Splunk24
Ishan PherwaniAssociate at Scale Venture PartnersDavid HornikGeneral Partner at Lobby CapitalDr. Christian GonzalezInvestor at Planet A VenturesJohnOperating Partner at FUSEAthena KimOperations / Finance at Standard CryptoAmy ChangFounder, Accompany at Decibel Partners
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Also worked at NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory36
Frank RotmanCo-Founder and Partner Emeritus at QED InvestorsKevin DunlapCo-Founder and Managing Partner at Calibrate VenturesRoger CarterVP of Engineering at Prime Movers LabAndrew ChanFounder · Managing Partner at Atas VCShalini HauptAssociate at Clocktower VenturesGeorge UgrasGeneral Partner at AV8 Ventures
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