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Simon Ratner

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Founder/CTO at Proxy

San Francisco Bay Area

FoundedProxy · YC

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784 people in our graph share verified history with Simon — schools, employers, funds. One of them is your warm intro.

Paul KwanunlockedSimon: together at Stanford University (2006–2008)
×5Simon: together at Stanford University
×3Simon: together at Jive Software
Simon: together at ŌURA

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 · 5

Blackbird VenturesSydney · $149K – $60M checksKleiner PerkinsMenlo Park · $500K – $15M checksScale Venture PartnersSan Francisco · $5M – $25M checksY CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2016ZillionizePalo Alto · $200K checks

Co-founders at Proxy

DMDenis Mars
Denis MarsFounder/CEO

Experience

  1. ŌURAVP Software Engineeringcurrent2023 — present
  2. Proxy (acquired by ŌURA)CTO, Founder2015 — 2023San Francisco Bay Area
  3. Jive SoftwareEngineer2013 — 2015San Francisco Bay Area
  4. InporiaCTO2011 — 2013San Francisco Bay Area
  5. YouTubeEngineer2008 — 2011
  6. Omnisio (acquired by Google)CTO, Founder2008
  7. Sensory Networks (acquired by Intel)Engineer2003 — 2006
  8. University of SydneyTeaching Assistant2002 — 2004
  9. UnixpacNetwork Security Consultant2000 — 2002
  10. FreelanceSoftware Consultant1996 — 2002Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Skills & more

Multi-screen Systems3Vernam Cipher Cryptography1Software ArchitectureHardware ArchitectureLinux20Security3CryptographyDistributed Systems2Embedded SystemsWearable TechnologyMobile Devices6Mobile Applications2
+12 moreWeb ApplicationsCloud ComputingScalabilityAlgorithmsComputer ScienceCC++JavaScriptTypeScriptPythonRubyGit

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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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