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Waleed Latif

Founder

Co-Founder & CTO at Sim

San Francisco, California, United States

FoundedSim · YC

About

Waleed Latif studied computer science and cognitive science at UC Berkeley, where he led engineering and publications on neurotechnology research. He previously built core backend infrastructure at Amazon's Ring division, handling over 1 million transactions per second, before co-founding Sim.

Co-Founder & CTO at SimYC X25

Intro paths

YC

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

GP

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

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In turn, Waleed can intro founders to Sim's investors below.

Sim's investors · 6

Liquid VenturesSan Francisco · $250K – $5M checks · since 2025Ritual CapitalMenlo Park · $100K – $500K checksStandard CapitalSan Francisco · since 2025SV AngelSan Francisco · since 2025Twenty Two VenturesPalo Alto · $50K – $250K checks · since 2025Y CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2025

Co-founders at Sim

EKEmir Karabeg
Emir KarabegCo-Founder / CEO

Experience

  1. Sim (YC X25)Co-Founder and CTOcurrent2025 — presentSan Francisco, California, United States
  2. AmazonSoftware Engineer2023 — 2024Los Angeles, California, United States
  3. UC Berkeley Electrical Engineering & Computer Sciences (EECS)Academic Intern for CS61C (Machine Structures)2021
  4. Check WorldwideSmall Business Owner2016 — 2019

Skills & more

Languages English · Punjabi · Urdu

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Waleed Latif?
Waleed Latif studied computer science and cognitive science at UC Berkeley, where he led engineering and publications on neurotechnology research. He previously built core backend infrastructure at Amazon's Ring division, handling over 1 million transactions per second, before co-founding Sim.
Where does Waleed Latif work?
Waleed Latif is Co-Founder & CTO of Sim.
What companies did Waleed Latif found?
Waleed Latif founded Sim.
Where did Waleed Latif go to school?
Waleed Latif studied at University of California, Berkeley (Bachelor of Arts - BA, Computer Science and Cognitive Science).

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Shared employers

Also worked at Sim (YC X25)2

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Yersultan SaparInvestor at FEBE VenturesYuka IkarashiInvestor at E14 FundTommy HangInvestor at ArchetypeWeikeng ChenResearch Partner at L2 Iterative Ventures (L2IV)Arvind VivekanandanScout at LvlUp VenturesKevin BunarjoFounder at Joon Health

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