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Scott Fritz

Founder

Founder at Stairs Financial

New York City Metropolitan Area

FoundedStairs Financial · YC

About

Scott Fritz previously held engineering leadership roles at Wealthfront and Apex, and worked in quantitative trading at PEAK6. He studied computer science at Harvard University.

Founder at Stairs FinancialYC W22

Intro paths

YC

Scott went through Y Combinator (Winter 2022) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.

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In turn, Scott can intro founders to Stairs Financial's investors below.

Stairs Financial's investors · 4

AntlerSingapore · $3M – $10M checks · since 2024Exceptional CapitalSan Francisco · $100K – $1M checks · since 2024Y CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2022Zigg CapitalNew York · $4M checks · since 2024

Co-founders at Stairs Financial

MFMalcolm-Wiley Floyd
Malcolm-Wiley FloydFounder

Experience

  1. UpstartPrincipal Software Engineercurrent2025 — presentBrooklyn, New York, United States
  2. Stairs FinancialCo-Founder and CTO2021 — 2025Brooklyn, New York, United States
  3. Wealthfront Inc.Software Engineer2015 — 2020Palo Alto, California, United States
  4. PEAK6 InvestmentsSoftware Engineer2012 — 2015Chicago, IL
  5. Apex Clearing CorporationSoftware Engineer2012 — 2015Chicago, IL

Frequently asked questions

Who is Scott Fritz?
Scott Fritz previously held engineering leadership roles at Wealthfront and Apex, and worked in quantitative trading at PEAK6. He studied computer science at Harvard University.
Where does Scott Fritz work?
Scott Fritz is Founder of Stairs Financial.
What companies did Scott Fritz found?
Scott Fritz founded Stairs Financial.
Where did Scott Fritz go to school?
Scott Fritz studied at Harvard University (Computer Science).

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