About
Samuel Smeys is co-founder and CTO at Spott. He previously worked at BCG developing data and machine learning systems for recruitment agencies across the UK, USA, and EU, and holds a master's degree in statistics from LSE.
Founder at SpottYC W25
Intro paths
YC
Samuel went through Y Combinator (Winter 2025) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
GP
Their group partner at YC was Tom Blomfield, Monzo and GoCardless co-founder; Y Combinator partner on leave and Anthropic compute-team member. — the partner who ran Spott's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗
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In turn, Samuel can intro founders to Spott's investors below.
Spott's investors · 4
Co-founders at Spott
MV
Manu VanderveerenFounder
LD
Lander DegreveFounder
Experience
- Spott (YC W25)Co-Founder & CTOcurrent2024 — present
- Boston Consulting Group (BCG)Consultant2023 — 2024
- Boston Consulting Group (BCG)Associate2021 — 2023
- BloomUpCo-Founder2020Belgium
Skills & more
TypeScript3Start-ups2Problem Solving3Node.js3Terraform3Python3Azure DevOps1Docker2Strategic Planning3NestJS2Analytical Skills3Next.js2
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LeadershipLanguages Dutch · English · French
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Samuel Smeys?
- Samuel Smeys is co-founder and CTO at Spott. He previously worked at BCG developing data and machine learning systems for recruitment agencies across the UK, USA, and EU, and holds a master's degree in statistics from LSE.
- Where does Samuel Smeys work?
- Samuel Smeys is Founder of Spott.
- What companies did Samuel Smeys found?
- Samuel Smeys founded Spott.
- Where did Samuel Smeys go to school?
- Samuel Smeys studied at Y Combinator (Spott (YC W25)); The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) (Master of Science - MSc., Statistics); The Wharton School (Exchange, Finance).
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