Yousef Abdelfattah
FounderFounder at TryNearby
Orange County, California, United States
FoundedTryNearby · YC
About
Yousef Abdelfattah co-founded FaZe Clan, which he joined in 2011 at age 14 as a YouTuber, and over the following 15 years the company became the first internet-native content company to IPO at a $1 billion valuation. He built a personal brand with over 10 million followers and more than 1 billion views. He is currently a co-founder of TryNearby, which applies content and distribution approaches to local businesses.
Founder at TryNearbyYC S26
Intro paths
Yousef went through Y Combinator (Summer 2026) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
Their group partner at YC was Brad Flora, Backing expeditions into the future — the partner who ran TryNearby's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗
In turn, Yousef can intro founders to TryNearby's investors below.
TryNearby's investors · 1
Co-founders at TryNearby
Experience
- TryNearbyCo-Foundercurrent2025 — presentLos Angeles, CA
- FaZe ClanCo-Foundercurrent2011 — present
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Yousef Abdelfattah?
- Yousef Abdelfattah co-founded FaZe Clan, which he joined in 2011 at age 14 as a YouTuber, and over the following 15 years the company became the first internet-native content company to IPO at a $1 billion valuation. He built a personal brand with over 10 million followers and more than 1 billion views. He is currently a co-founder of TryNearby, which applies content and distribution approaches to local businesses.
- Where does Yousef Abdelfattah work?
- Yousef Abdelfattah is Founder of TryNearby.
- What companies did Yousef Abdelfattah found?
- Yousef Abdelfattah founded TryNearby.
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