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Tony Yamin

Founder

Co-Founder & CTO at Conviction

New York, New York, United States

FoundedConviction · YC

About

Tony Yamin is Co-Founder and CTO at Parachute. He previously built machine-learning infrastructure for the U.S. Department of Defense at Booz Allen and studied at Princeton and Yale.

Co-Founder & CTO at ConvictionYC S25

Intro paths

YC

Tony went through Y Combinator (Summer 2025) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.

GP

Their group partner at YC was Harj Taggar, General Partner at Y Combinator — the partner who ran Conviction's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗

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In turn, Tony can intro founders to Conviction's investors below.

Conviction's investors · 4

RampersandMelbourne · $165K – $2M checks · since 2026Susa VenturesSan Francisco · $1M – $5M checksUpfront VenturesLos Angeles · $1M – $10M checksY CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2025

Co-founders at Conviction

AVAria Vikram
Aria VikramFounder

Experience

  1. StealthCo-Founder & CTOcurrent2025 — presentSan Francisco, CA
  2. Booz Allen HamiltonMachine Learning Engineer2024Washington, D.C.
  3. Columbia Build LabSoftware Engineer2024New York, NY
  4. Columbia Organization of Rising EntrepreneursOperating Committee Leader2023 — 2024New York, NY
  5. C3Software Engineer2023Miami, FL

Skills & more

TensorFlowReact NativeRedux.jsSQLC (Programming Language)Next.jsFlaskMongoDBNode.jsJavaScriptBlockchainReact.js
+12 morePython (Programming Language)C++JavaTeam LeadershipMachine LearningArtificial Intelligence (AI)EntrepreneurshipAPIsProject ManagementTypeScriptGo (Programming Language)Full-Stack Development

Languages Arabic · English · French · Spanish

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Tony Yamin?
Tony Yamin is Co-Founder and CTO at Parachute. He previously built machine-learning infrastructure for the U.S. Department of Defense at Booz Allen and studied at Princeton and Yale.
Where does Tony Yamin work?
Tony Yamin is Co-Founder & CTO of Conviction.
What companies did Tony Yamin found?
Tony Yamin founded Conviction.
Where did Tony Yamin go to school?
Tony Yamin studied at Columbia University (Bachelor of Science - BS); Y Combinator (S25); International College (International Baccalaureate).

Founder mafias

Y Combinator mafia8,773

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Columbia University mafia200

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Same school

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Also attended International College4

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Shared employers

Also worked at Stealth123

Tobi CokerDeal Partner at Felicis VenturesSusana RojasInvestor at Index VenturesCasber WangOperating Partner at Sapphire VenturesOlivier GrindaVenture Partner at FJ LabsZachary GinsburgVenture Partner, Calm Ventures at GaingelsArtia MoghbelInvestor at Draft Ventures Llc

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Neeraj AgrawalGeneral Partner at Battery VenturesRohan BhargavaInvestor at 8VCLiam DonohueInvestor at .406 VenturesTrip HoferVenture Partner at .406 VenturesNekeshia WoodsManaging Partner at Parkway Venture CapitalSean EbertSenior Partner at Altira Group LLC

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Also worked at Columbia Organization of Rising Entrepreneurs1

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