Samuel Hoffstaetter
InvestorFounderFounder at Short Story
San Francisco, California, United States
FoundedShort Story · YC
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About
Samuel Hoffstaetter is cofounder and CTO of Short Story. He previously worked at Tower Research and Waymo, and in college cofounded a startup focused on textbook distribution across multiple university campuses.
Founder at Short StoryYC S19
Intro paths
Samuel went through Y Combinator (Summer 2019) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Samuel Hoffstaetter?
- Samuel Hoffstaetter is cofounder and CTO of Short Story. He previously worked at Tower Research and Waymo, and in college cofounded a startup focused on textbook distribution across multiple university campuses.
- Where does Samuel Hoffstaetter work?
- Samuel Hoffstaetter is Founder of Short Story.
- What companies did Samuel Hoffstaetter found?
- Samuel Hoffstaetter founded Short Story.
- What companies has Samuel Hoffstaetter invested in?
- Investments tracked here include Basedash, Customily, inBuild, Instacrops, Luminate, Momo Medical, Nino Foods, Siglo.
Founder mafias
Y Combinator mafia10,594
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Google mafia1,712
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Cornell mafia681
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Waymo mafia35
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