About
Samuel Lam worked as a software engineer at Uber Eats building workflow tools for reporting and payments, and previously co-founded NXTFactor, an online marketing agency. He holds a degree in Computer Science and Statistics from Harvard.
Likely emails· guessed from name + firm domain, not firm-published
- s•••@permitflow.comreveal80% confident
- s•••@permitflow.comreveal75% confident
Founder at PermitFlowYC W22
Intro paths
YC
Samuel went through Y Combinator (Winter 2022) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
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Their group partner at YC was Harj Taggar, General Partner at Y Combinator — the partner who ran PermitFlow's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗
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In turn, Samuel can intro founders to PermitFlow's investors below.
PermitFlow's investors · 10
1Sharpe VenturesPiedmont · $500K – $2M checks75 & SunnyLos Angeles · $100K – $5M checksAccelPalo Alto · $1.6M – $70M checksAltos VenturesBurlingame · $1M – $3M checks · since 2024Amino CapitalPalo Alto · $100K – $10M checksFelicis VenturesSan Francisco · $500K – $15M checks · since 2024FoundamentalSan Francisco · $500K – $5M checksInitialized CapitalSan Francisco · $1M – $5M checks · since 2024Kleiner PerkinsMenlo Park · $500K – $15M checks · since 2024Y CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2022
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Co-founders at PermitFlow
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Samuel K. LamFounder
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Francis ThumpaseryFounder
Experience
- PermitFlowCo-Founder & CTOcurrent2021 — present
- UberEngineering2018 — 2021New York City Metropolitan Area
- NXTFactorCo-Founder & CTO2011 — 2021Greater New York City Area
- End to Cyber Bullying OrganizationPresident & Co-Founder2011 — 2021New York City Metropolitan Area
- AmazonSoftware Development Engineer Intern2017New York City Metropolitan Area
- UberSoftware Engineering Intern2017San Francisco Bay Area
- China Aids FundBoard Member2011 — 2016
- American Cancer SocietyRegional Manager & Volunteer Coordinator2008 — 2013
- NYU Langone Medical CenterProject Lead, Independent Researcher2008 — 2013
Skills & more
Entrepreneurship66Product Management43SEO61Product Development30SEM46PPC37Digital Marketing39Content Marketing29Web Development32Marketing Strategy21Nonprofits28Social Media Marketing38
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Software EngineeringFundraisingAngel InvestingExpress.jsGoPythonPostgreSQLReact.jsPublic SpeakingManagementProductivityProcoreLanguages Chinese · English · Spanish
- Procore Certified: Project Manager (Core Tools) — Procore Technologies
From Samuel's professional profile.
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Samuel Lam?
- Samuel Lam worked as a software engineer at Uber Eats building workflow tools for reporting and payments, and previously co-founded NXTFactor, an online marketing agency. He holds a degree in Computer Science and Statistics from Harvard.
- Where does Samuel Lam work?
- Samuel Lam is Founder of PermitFlow.
- What companies did Samuel Lam found?
- Samuel Lam founded PermitFlow.
- Where did Samuel Lam go to school?
- Samuel Lam studied at Harvard University (Bachelor of Science - BS, Computer Science & Statistics); Y Combinator (W22); Jericho Senior High School.
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Also worked at Uber418
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Also worked at American Cancer Society15
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Also worked at NYU Langone Medical Center31
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