About
Shaeq Ahmed is a software engineer from New York with background in open source, security, and data engineering. He previously worked at Amazon on data systems for autonomous robotics before founding Matano, an open-source security information and event management platform for AWS.
Founder at MatanoYC W23
Intro paths
YC
Shaeq went through Y Combinator (Winter 2023) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
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Their group partner at YC was Diana Hu, General Partner at Y Combinator — the partner who ran Matano's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗
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In turn, Shaeq can intro founders to Matano's investors below.
Matano's investors · 1
Co-founders at Matano
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Samrose AhmedFounder
Experience
- MatanoCo-Foundercurrent2022 — presentSeattle, Washington, United States
- AmazonSoftware Development Engineer II2019 — 2021Seattle, Washington, United States
- Duo SecuritySoftware Engineer - Data Platform2018Austin, Texas
- ICPSR at University of Michigan Institute for Social ResearchResearch Programmer2017 — 2018Greater Detroit Area
Skills & more
Web Development6Web Design5Web Applications4Data Analysis3Ethical Hacking2DDoS Mitigation2Front-end Coding4Back-End Web Development2Selenium WebDriver2Test Automation3Java Applets2Android Development5
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BowlingSoftware DevelopmentPortrait PhotographyData VisualizationWeb ScrapingTeam LeadershipPythonC/C++JavaHTML5Cascading Style Sheets (CSS)JavaScriptLanguages Arabic · English · Punjabi · Spanish · Urdu
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Shaeq Ahmed?
- Shaeq Ahmed is a software engineer from New York with background in open source, security, and data engineering. He previously worked at Amazon on data systems for autonomous robotics before founding Matano, an open-source security information and event management platform for AWS.
- Where does Shaeq Ahmed work?
- Shaeq Ahmed is Founder of Matano.
- What companies did Shaeq Ahmed found?
- Shaeq Ahmed founded Matano.
- Where did Shaeq Ahmed go to school?
- Shaeq Ahmed studied at Y Combinator; University of Michigan College of Engineering (Bachelor's degree, Computer Science); Stuyvesant High School (High School Diploma, STEM).
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Y Combinator mafia8,773
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Y Combinator mafia4,716
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Stuyvesant High School mafia35
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Josephine LeeHigh School DiplomaFounded Palette Labs +1Monte ZwebenFounded Splice Machine +1Samantha WhitmoreFounded Southparkcommons +1Ben LernerFounded Espresso AI +1Daryl SewFounded Certainly Health +1Allen KramerFounded Crux
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University of Michigan College of Engineering mafia23
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Milan RayBachelor's degreeFounded ParkerTom GellatlyFounded CentaurGarrison BellackB.S.E.Founded DreamWorldBrandon BusuitoBSE - Biomedical EngineeringFounded CoVerifiedCameron TaylorBachelor of Engineering (B.E.)Founded Entelexo BiotherapeuticsAdithya RamanathanMinorFounded Buzzle
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Duo Security mafia2
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Also attended Y Combinator2,000
Tarek MansourCo-founder & CEO of KalshiSuhail DoshiFounder of Mixpanel; founder of ParticleSubomi OluwalanaCo-founder & CEO of ConvoyArhaan A.Deeptech Fellow at Clear VenturesMaroof AhmedFounder at Octopus VenturesJustin SwartPartner at Bitkraft Esports Ventures
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Also attended University of Michigan College of Engineering39
Bob StefanskiManaging Director at eLab VenturesRama SomayajulaHead of Trading at ParadigmBlaine RileyInvestor at Side Door VenturesNate RedmondPartner at Alpha EdisonChristopher ChenAssociate at Centana Growth PartnersTom MorrellPartner and CFO at Grafton Capital
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Also attended Stuyvesant High School83
Alfred LinPartner at Sequoia CapitalSarah TavelVenture Partner at BenchmarkScott BillerInvestor at GV (Google Ventures)Hussein KanjiPartner at Hoxton VenturesBen FriedVenture Partner at Rally Ventures Management, LlcDan BorokCo-Founder and Managing Partner at NVP Capital
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Shared employers
Also worked at Matano1
Also worked at Amazon740
Apoorva MehtaFounder of Instacart; founder of Cloud Health SystemsBinny BansalCo-founder of Flipkart; co-founder of PhonePe and OppDoorBrad PorterFounder & CEO of Collaborative RoboticsJane MooneyCo-founder & VP, Strategy and Finance at Collaborative RoboticsNick FrosstCo-founder of CohereDave MunichielloInvestor at GV (Google Ventures)
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Also worked at Duo Security10
Shardul ShahInvestor at Index VenturesZack UrlockerInvestor at Index VenturesDug SongFounder, Duo Security at Decibel PartnersJon OberheideFounder, Duo Security at Decibel PartnersRuoting SunOperating Partner at Runtime VenturesRob WardCo-Founder and Partner at Meritech Capital Partners
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