About
Simon Ratner is founder and CTO of Proxy, which develops a digital wallet application for mobile devices and wearable rings that handles payments, identity verification, and authentication.
Founder/CTO at ProxyYC S16
Intro paths
YC
Simon went through Y Combinator (Summer 2016) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
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In turn, Simon can intro founders to Proxy's investors below.
Proxy's investors · 4
Co-founders at Proxy
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Denis MarsFounder/CEO
Experience
- ŌURAVP Software Engineeringcurrent2023 — present
- Proxy (acquired by ŌURA)CTO, Founder2015 — 2023San Francisco Bay Area
- Jive SoftwareEngineer2013 — 2015San Francisco Bay Area
- InporiaCTO2011 — 2013San Francisco Bay Area
- YouTubeEngineer2008 — 2011
- Omnisio (acquired by Google)CTO, Founder2008
- Sensory Networks (acquired by Intel)Engineer2003 — 2006
- University of SydneyTeaching Assistant2002 — 2004
- UnixpacNetwork Security Consultant2000 — 2002
- FreelanceSoftware Consultant1996 — 2002Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Skills & more
Multi-screen Systems3Vernam Cipher Cryptography1Software ArchitectureHardware ArchitectureLinux20Security3CryptographyDistributed Systems2Embedded SystemsWearable TechnologyMobile Devices6Mobile Applications2
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Web ApplicationsCloud ComputingScalabilityAlgorithmsComputer ScienceCC++JavaScriptTypeScriptPythonRubyGitFrom Simon's professional profile.
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Simon Ratner?
- Simon Ratner is founder and CTO of Proxy, which develops a digital wallet application for mobile devices and wearable rings that handles payments, identity verification, and authentication.
- Where does Simon Ratner work?
- Simon Ratner is Founder/CTO of Proxy.
- What companies did Simon Ratner found?
- Simon Ratner founded Proxy.
- Where did Simon Ratner go to school?
- Simon Ratner studied at Stanford University (MS, Electrical Engineering); Y Combinator (Proxy (acquired by ŌURA), S16); Y Combinator (Omnisio (acquired by Google), W08).
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