Where does Sebastian Alvarado work?

Sebastian Alvarado is Co-Founder (CTO) of Valari.

What companies did Sebastian Alvarado found?

Sebastian Alvarado founded Valari.

Where did Sebastian Alvarado go to school?

Sebastian Alvarado studied at Y Combinator; University of Toronto (Bachelor of Science (B.S.), Computer Science - Artificial Intelligence Focus); Colegio Alberto Einstein (High School, Full IB Diploma).

Sebastian Alvarado

Founder

Co-Founder (CTO) at Valari

Canada

FoundedValari · YC

About

Sebastian Alvarado holds a Computer Science degree with AI specialization from the University of Toronto and has spent over 7 years developing software in finance and technology. He was part of the founding team at Relay, where he contributed to growth that reached $20M in annual recurring revenue and 50,000 small business customers, and has worked at Shopify.

Co-Founder (CTO) at Valari YC W22

Intro paths

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

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 Valari's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗

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In turn, Sebastian can intro founders to Valari's investors below.

Valari's investors · 1

Y CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2022

Co-founders at Valari

Alejandro PozoFounder

Experience

ShopifySenior Engineer, Financial Servicescurrent2025 — presentToronto, Ontario, Canada
Valari (YC W22)Co-Founder / Head of Engineering2022 — 2025Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Relay FinancialSoftware Engineer2019 — 2022Toronto, Ontario, Canada
IBMFull Stack Developer2017 — 2019Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Skills & more

Full-Stack DevelopmentEngineering ManagementData EngineeringProduct ManagementAndroid Development7E-commerce6Project Management1Customer Service1iOS Development2Start-ups1Data Analysis1Entrepreneurship1

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Agile MethodologiesExpress.jsArtificial Neural NetworksData ScienceSoftware EngineersPython (Programming Language)Amazon Web Services (AWS)JavaLeadershipSQLJavaScriptNode.js

Languages English · Spanish

IBM Bluemix Essentials — IBM
IB Diploma — International Baccalaureate

From Sebastian's professional profile.

Frequently asked questions

Who is Sebastian Alvarado?: Sebastian Alvarado holds a Computer Science degree with AI specialization from the University of Toronto and has spent over 7 years developing software in finance and technology. He was part of the founding team at Relay, where he contributed to growth that reached $20M in annual recurring revenue and 50,000 small business customers, and has worked at Shopify.
Where does Sebastian Alvarado work?: Sebastian Alvarado is Co-Founder (CTO) of Valari.
What companies did Sebastian Alvarado found?: Sebastian Alvarado founded Valari.
Where did Sebastian Alvarado go to school?: Sebastian Alvarado studied at Y Combinator; University of Toronto (Bachelor of Science (B.S.), Computer Science - Artificial Intelligence Focus); Colegio Alberto Einstein (High School, Full IB Diploma).

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About

Co-Founder (CTO) at ValariYC W22

Intro paths

Valari's investors · 1

Co-founders at Valari

Experience

Skills & more

Frequently asked questions

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