Find your path to Samuel
339 people in our graph share verified history with Samuel — schools, employers, funds. One of them is your warm intro.
Lauren ArribasunlockedSamuel: together at The Wharton School (2019)
×4Samuel: together at KU Leuven
Samuel: together at The Wharton School
×6Samuel: together at The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE)
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).
Founder mafias
Y Combinator mafia10,230
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The Wharton School mafia570
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Kunal BahlMarketing and Operations StrategyFounded SnapdealJack AbrahamBachelors of Science in Economics *Dropped outFounded Atomic Labs +3Gleb ChuvpiloMaster of Business Administration (MBA)Founded Thor Directed Energy +6Jagmeet LambaMBAFounded Certa +3Ankur JainBachelor of Science (BS)Founded Kairos +3Edward LandoBachelor's DegreeFounded Link +2
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The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) mafia340
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Anne OsdoitCorporate Finance & Strategy - Executive summer schoolFounded Moon Surgical +2Henson OrserGeneral CourseFounded Soter +2Logan J HendersonSummer CertificateFounded Gridline Holdings +2Toby TriebelBsCFounded Spotcap +1Shaoib MakaniBScFounded Motive Technologies +1Steve LoughlinCertificateFounded RelateIQ +1
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KU Leuven mafia73
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Luc DochezMaster of Science - MSFounded Montis Biosciences +2Iván RodríguezAdvanced C Programming for engineeringFounded Vivla +2Pieter AbbeelBS/MSFounded Gradescope +1Peter VanbekbergenFounded Imec Xpand +1Dieter De MesmaekerMaster in Industrial SciencesFounded DataCamp +1Benoît DeperMaster of Science (MSc)Founded Aerospacelab +1
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Same school
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Tarek MansourCo-founder & CEO of KalshiSuhail DoshiFounder of Mixpanel; founder of ParticleSubomi OluwalanaCo-founder & CEO of ConvoyArhaan A.Deeptech Fellow at Clear VenturesCollin WallaceGeneral Partner at Lobby CapitalVictor SantosVictor Scout at One Way Ventures
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Also attended The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE)1,622
Lee FixelFounder of AdditionPat GradyPartner at Sequoia CapitalNeil MehtaCo-founder & Managing Partner at GreenoaksCyriac ParisotInvestor at Index VenturesSofia DolfeInvestor at Index VenturesJonas VetterleInvestor at Moonfire Ventures
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Also attended The Wharton School2,000
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Anneleen PeetersNon-executive Director at Capricorn Venture PartnersKatrin GeyskensExecutive Director at Capricorn Venture PartnersSimon WoutersInvestment Manager at Capricorn Venture PartnersSteven LambertInvestment Partner Digital at Capricorn Venture PartnersAntoine D'HollanderInvestment Director at Capricorn Venture PartnersWouter Van de PutteInvestment Director at Capricorn Venture Partners
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Shared employers
Also worked at Spott (YC W25)2
Also worked at Boston Consulting Group (BCG)1,460
Cristina JunqueiraCo-founder of NubankMassimo PrelzInvestor at DN CapitalRasmus AreskougInvestor at DN CapitalRiccardo MontiOperating Advisor at P101 VenturesAntonio TurroniOperating Advisor at P101 VenturesLuca RossettoOperating Advisor at P101 Ventures
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