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Seb Hapte-Selassie

Founder

co-founder at telli

Berlin, Berlin, Germany

Foundedtelli · YC

About

Seb Hapte-Selassie is cofounder and chief technology officer of telli. He previously worked as a software engineer at Pitch.com and holds a degree in computer science from Stanford University.

co-founder at telliYC F24

Intro paths

YC

Seb went through Y Combinator (Fall 2024) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.

GP

Their group partner at YC was Nicolas Dessaigne, General Partner at Y Combinator — the partner who ran telli's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗

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In turn, Seb can intro founders to telli's investors below.

telli's investors · 3

Cherry VenturesBerlin · $2.2M – $7.7M checksredalpineZug · $108K – $2.2M checks · since 2026Y CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2024

Co-founders at telli

FZFinn zur Muehlen
Finn zur Muehlenco-founder
PBPhilipp Baumanns
Philipp Baumannsco-founder
FZ
Finn zur MühlenFounder

Experience

  1. tellico-founder & CTOcurrent2024 — presentBerlin
  2. PitchProduct2023 — 2024
  3. PitchSoftware Engineering2020 — 2023
  4. CircProduct2019
  5. BCG Digital VenturesSoftware Engineering2018
  6. N26Business Development & Operations2016 — 2017

Skills & more

JavaScriptC++12Java12SQL6Node.js2CSS3React.jsC (Programming Language)Node jsPython (Programming Language)Design Thinking3Full-Stack Development3
+4 moreTeachingSketch 3Internet of Things (IoT)Clojure

Languages Amharic · English · German

From Seb's professional profile.

Frequently asked questions

Who is Seb Hapte-Selassie?
Seb Hapte-Selassie is cofounder and chief technology officer of telli. He previously worked as a software engineer at Pitch.com and holds a degree in computer science from Stanford University.
Where does Seb Hapte-Selassie work?
Seb Hapte-Selassie is co-founder of telli.
What companies did Seb Hapte-Selassie found?
Seb Hapte-Selassie founded telli.
Where did Seb Hapte-Selassie go to school?
Seb Hapte-Selassie studied at Stanford University (Master of Science - MS, Computer Science); Stanford University (Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.), Computer Science); Y Combinator (F24).

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Shared employers

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Sebastian BeckerGeneral Partner at redalpineJasper MasemannPartner at Cherry VenturesFinn zur Muehlenco-founder at telli

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