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Yousef Helal

Founder

CTO at Vendo

San Francisco Bay Area

FoundedVendo · YC

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About

Yousef Helal holds a BS in electrical engineering and computer science from UC Berkeley and an MS in electrical engineering from Stanford. He has worked on FPGA infrastructure at Apple and Microblaze V development at AMD, and previously founded a startup focused on AI-powered shopping assistants for retail environments. He also served as a teaching assistant at Berkeley, with his instructional methods recognized in academic publications.

CTO at VendoYC S26

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YC

Yousef went through Y Combinator (Summer 2026) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.

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

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Vendo's investors · 4

Angular VenturesLondon · $200K – $3M checksPioneerToronto, OntarioVela PartnersSan Francisco · $100K – $500K checksY CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2026

Co-founders at Vendo

NZNour Zahzah
Nour ZahzahCEO

Frequently asked questions

Who is Yousef Helal?
Yousef Helal holds a BS in electrical engineering and computer science from UC Berkeley and an MS in electrical engineering from Stanford. He has worked on FPGA infrastructure at Apple and Microblaze V development at AMD, and previously founded a startup focused on AI-powered shopping assistants for retail environments. He also served as a teaching assistant at Berkeley, with his instructional methods recognized in academic publications.
Where does Yousef Helal work?
Yousef Helal is CTO of Vendo.
What companies did Yousef Helal found?
Yousef Helal founded Vendo.

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