About
Yahya Syed is the co-founder and CEO of Potion AI, a technology company developing tools for beauty formulation and R&D. The company's products support ingredient discovery, market research, and the generation of starting formulas from benchmarks. Potion AI's investors include Y Combinator, Offline Ventures, 776 Ventures, and Tribe Capital.
Founder at PotionYC S21
Intro paths
YC
Yahya went through Y Combinator (Summer 2021) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
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In turn, Yahya can intro founders to Potion's investors below.
Potion's investors · 3
Co-founders at Potion
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Hejab MalikFounder
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Alex StecFounder
Experience
- Potion AICo-Founder, CEOcurrent2021 — presentGreater New York City Area
- Et Al.Co-Founder2019 — 2020
- Madison Dearborn Partners, LLCPrivate Equity Associate2017 — 2018Greater Chicago Area
- Centerview PartnersInvestment Banking Analyst2014 — 2017
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Yahya Syed?
- Yahya Syed is the co-founder and CEO of Potion AI, a technology company developing tools for beauty formulation and R&D. The company's products support ingredient discovery, market research, and the generation of starting formulas from benchmarks. Potion AI's investors include Y Combinator, Offline Ventures, 776 Ventures, and Tribe Capital.
- Where does Yahya Syed work?
- Yahya Syed is Founder of Potion.
- What companies did Yahya Syed found?
- Yahya Syed founded Potion.
- Where did Yahya Syed go to school?
- Yahya Syed studied at University of Michigan - Stephen M. Ross School of Business (Bachelors of Business Administration, Emphases in Finance and Accounting); Y Combinator (Summer 2021 Batch).
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