Where does Shums Kassam work?

Shums Kassam is Founder of Hatchways.

What companies did Shums Kassam found?

Shums Kassam founded Hatchways.

Where did Shums Kassam go to school?

Shums Kassam studied at Y Combinator; University of Toronto (Bachelor of Applied Science (B.A.Sc.), Engineering Science); St. Robert Catholic High School (IB and OSSD).

Shums Kassam

Founder

Founder at Hatchways

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

FoundedHatchways · YC

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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 Hatchways YC S19

Intro paths

Shums went through Y Combinator (Summer 2019) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.

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Hatchways's investors · 1

Y CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2019

Co-founders at Hatchways

Jaclyn LingFounder

Experience

Hatchways (YC S19)Co-Founder and CTOcurrent2018 — presentGreater Toronto Area, Canada
Kik Interactive, Inc.Developer Manager, Technical Lead2016 — 2018Greater Toronto Area, Canada
BlynkStyle (Acquired by Kik)Co-Founder and CTO2013 — 2015
The Next 36Entrepreneur2013 — 2014
Engineers Without Borders CanadaCo-President - University of Toronto Chapter2013 — 2014
AmbriCo-op Software Engineer2013 — 2014Cambridge, MA
Master Foroughi Tiger Kim's Martial ArtsAssistant Instructor2011 — 2013Greater Toronto Area, Canada
Holland Bloorview Kids Rehabilitation Hospital FoundationResearch Assistant2012
Mount Sinai Hospital, TorontoVolunteer2009 — 2011Greater Toronto Area, Canada
KumonMarker/Tutor2008 — 2010Richmond Hill

Skills & more

Android Development17iOS development17Taekwondo8Lifeguarding5Research10Biomedical Engineering2Algorithms9Programming8Teaching4Machine Learning9Software Development6Statistics2

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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.
Where did Shums Kassam go to school?: Shums Kassam studied at Y Combinator; University of Toronto (Bachelor of Applied Science (B.A.Sc.), Engineering Science); St. Robert Catholic High School (IB and OSSD).

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