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Samuel Fu

Founder

Co-Founder at Alchemize

San Francisco, California, United States

FoundedAlchemize · YC

About

Samuel Fu is a co-founder of Alchemize and previously worked as a software engineer at Netflix, where he developed distributed systems and authorization solutions. He holds a Bachelor of Arts in Computer Science from Columbia University.

Co-Founder at AlchemizeYC X26

Intro paths

YC

Samuel went through Y Combinator (Spring 2026) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.

GP

Their group partner at YC was Andrew Miklas, General Partner at Y Combinator — the partner who ran Alchemize's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗

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In turn, Samuel can intro founders to Alchemize's investors below.

Alchemize's investors · 1

Y CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2026

Co-founders at Alchemize

RHRobert Hou
Robert HouCo-Founder

Experience

  1. Alchemize (YC P26)Co-Foundercurrent2025 — presentSan Francisco, CA
  2. NetflixSoftware Engineer2023 — 2025
  3. LyftSoftware Engineer2020 — 2023
  4. Amazon Web Services (AWS)Software Engineer2019
  5. San Diego Supercomputer CenterResearch2016

Skills & more

Leadership1Teamwork1Java9Python9Data Analysis3

From Samuel's professional profile.

Frequently asked questions

Who is Samuel Fu?
Samuel Fu is a co-founder of Alchemize and previously worked as a software engineer at Netflix, where he developed distributed systems and authorization solutions. He holds a Bachelor of Arts in Computer Science from Columbia University.
Where does Samuel Fu work?
Samuel Fu is Co-Founder of Alchemize.
What companies did Samuel Fu found?
Samuel Fu founded Alchemize.
Where did Samuel Fu go to school?
Samuel Fu studied at Columbia University (Bachelor of Arts - BA, Computer Science); The Bishop's School; Y Combinator.

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