Find your path to Shums
Sign up to see every warm intro you have to Shums
- Paths you didn't know you had: your email and LinkedIn already hold routes to Shums. We find them for you
- 2nd- and 3rd-degree connections: the friend-of-a-friend routes that take hours to manually find through your inbox or LinkedIn
- Answers now, not in days: momentum is everything in a raise. Skip asking around whether someone knows someone
Days of research, done the moment you sign in, with every route ranked by how warm it is.
About
Shums Kassam is co-founder and CTO of Hatchways. Previously, he co-founded Blynk, which was acquired by Kik, and earned a degree in Engineering Science from the University of Toronto.
Founder at HatchwaysYC S19
Intro paths
Shums went through Y Combinator (Summer 2019) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
In turn, Shums can intro founders to Hatchways's investors below.
Hatchways's investors · 3
Co-founders at Hatchways

Frequently asked questions
- Who is Shums Kassam?
- Shums Kassam is co-founder and CTO of Hatchways. Previously, he co-founded Blynk, which was acquired by Kik, and earned a degree in Engineering Science from the University of Toronto.
- Where does Shums Kassam work?
- Shums Kassam is Founder of Hatchways.
- What companies did Shums Kassam found?
- Shums Kassam founded Hatchways.
Founder mafias
Y Combinator mafia10,594
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
About this profile. Compiled from public sources — Hatchways's own website and public professional profiles — and summarised by Fundraising Fox; every fact is kept with where it came from. Spotted an error, or would rather not be listed? Email privacy@fundraisingfox.com · How we build profiles · Your rights






