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Sanket Firodiya

Founder

Founder at Hammr

San Francisco, California, United States

FoundedHammr Β· YC

About

Sanket Firodiya is co-founder and CTO of Hammr. He previously worked as a founding engineer at Superhuman.

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Sanket πŸ”¨ @sanketfirodiya

Wrapped up @shreyas's Product Sense course this weekend β€” 30 hours of pure intensity, fun, and hands-on action! Highly recommend it for founders looking to sharpen their instincts at any stage πŸ’‘ https://t.co/A4r3zdiPAT

Sep 29, 2024 Β· β™₯ 3

Sanket πŸ”¨ @sanketfirodiya

Bard is why VCs should stop asking β€œwhat if google builds it?” πŸ™ƒ

Mar 22, 2023 Β· β™₯ 4

Sanket πŸ”¨ @sanketfirodiya

I grew up reading Paul Graham essays, and they truly opened my eyes to the world of startups. Thrilled to announce that we are now backed by YC! Check us out here: https://t.co/NI6EemqSIP https://t.co/ROrJ3Qpf4U

Mar 1, 2023 Β· β™₯ 168 Β· ⇄ 6

Founder at HammrYC W23

Intro paths

YC

Sanket went through Y Combinator (Winter 2023) β€” any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.

GP

Their group partner at YC was Harj Taggar, General Partner at Y Combinator β€” the partner who ran Hammr's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile β†—

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In turn, Sanket can intro founders to Hammr's investors below.

Hammr's investors Β· 6

Avalanche VCBroom VenturesGreat Wave VenturesSoma CapitalSuffolk TechnologiesY Combinator

Co-founders at Hammr

BGBrek Goin
Brek GoinFounder

Experience

  1. Hammr (YC W23)Co-foundercurrent2021 β€” presentSan Francisco, CA
  2. SuperhumanLead iOS Engineer2017 β€” 2021San Francisco Bay Area
  3. raywenderlich.comiOS Tutorial Team Member (RayWenderlich.com)2018 β€” 2019
  4. MyFitnessPalSenior iOS Engineer2015 β€” 2017San Francisco Bay Area
  5. SAP AmericasSoftware Engineer2012 β€” 2015Greater Philadelphia

Education

  1. Y Combinator2023
  2. University of CincinnatiMS IS, Information Systems2010 β€” 2012
  3. University of MumbaiB.E., Information Technology2005 β€” 2009

Skills & more

Software as a Service (SaaS)Google Analytics5Google Adwords5HTML13SQL9Enterprise Software11Team LeadershipManagement6EngineeringStartupsConstruction1Certified Payroll Reports1
+12 morePayroll ManagementPrevailing WageInformation ArchitectureSoftware DesignWeb DevelopmentProduct ManagementUser ExperienceOnline MarketingSEME-commerceMobile ApplicationsPPC

From Sanket's professional profile.

Founder mafias

Y Combinator mafia8,668

Also came through, then founded or led a company.

Sam AltmanPresidentFounded LooptFred EhrsamYC Summer 2012Founded CoinbaseMatt HuangYC Winter 2011Founded HotspotsTrae StephensYC Winter 2022Founded PursuitDelian AsparouhovYC Summer 2014Founded Nightingale +1Justin KanYC Winter 2018Founded Rye +3

+ 8,661 more

University of Mumbai mafia23

Also came through, then founded or led a company.

Al LalaniBachelor's degreeFounded Omnibound +1Anshul SadanaB.EFounded NexthopKadambari (Kad) BeelwarBachelorFounded Truss HealthAnjan ShenoyBEFounded SecuronixKiren TannaB.E.Founded Una BrandsUtsav AgarwalBachelor of Engineering (B.E.)Founded Evenflow

+ 16 more

University of Cincinnati mafia2

Also came through, then founded or led a company.

Vaibhav KharatMSFounded Gigs Live

Same school

Also attended Y Combinator2,000

Leo LuInvestor at Foundation CapitalMaroof AhmedFounder at Octopus VenturesJustin SwartPartner at Bitkraft Esports VenturesVictor SantosVictor Scout at One Way VenturesSwapnil JainCEO, Observe.AI at EMERGENT VENTURESChase AdamPartner at Very Serious Ventures

+ 1,994 more

Also attended University of Cincinnati31

Jim GoetzPartner at Sequoia CapitalDavid MollerInvestor at Third Rock VenturesCandice BrackeenGeneral Partner at Lightship CapitalAlbert WangSenior Director at Qualcomm VenturesNeil ChatterjeeAdvisor, Former Chairman, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) at Overture ClimateBrian SmithManaging Director at S3 Ventures

+ 25 more

Also attended University of Mumbai130

Manish GuptaInvestor at IVP (Institutional Venture Partners)Ullas NaikFounder and General Partner at Streamlined VenturesAnshul SadanaCEO, Nexthop AI at EMERGENT VENTURESBhavana WaigankarCOO at LightboxHimanshi TailorAssociate, Legal at LightboxAdith PodharFounding Partner at Gemba Capital Venture Partners

+ 124 more

Shared employers

Also worked at Hammr (YC W23)1

Brek GoinFounder at Hammr

Also worked at Superhuman11

Ajay VasheeInvestor at IVP (Institutional Venture Partners)Mike GhaffaryAdvisor at Canvas VenturesDavid BeyerPartner at Amplify PartnersEd SimFounder and General Partner at boldstart venturesEliot DurbinGeneral Partner at boldstart venturesStu SmithPartner at Scribble Ventures

+ 5 more

Also worked at MyFitnessPal2

Jorge MazalSenior Advisor (ex-CPO Duolingo) at Grishin RoboticsNick CrockerPartner at Blackbird Ventures

Also worked at SAP Americas154

Quentin ClarkInvestment Team at General CatalystSteve SinghManaging Director at Madrona Venture GroupJohn TorreyVenture Partner at Madrona Venture GroupAnders RanumPartner at Sapphire VenturesRami BranitzkyPartner at Sapphire VenturesAnne GheriniChief Marketing Officer at Sierra Ventures

+ 148 more