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Zakaria El hjouji

Founder

Founder at Overshoot

San Francisco, California, United States

FoundedOvershoot · YC

About

Co-founder and CEO of Overshoot. Zakaria previously worked for seven years on pricing algorithms at Uber and GPU kernel development at Meta AI. He completed graduate studies at MIT and earned an undergraduate degree from the London School of Economics.

Founder at OvershootYC W26

Intro paths

YC

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

GP

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

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In turn, Zakaria can intro founders to Overshoot's investors below.

Overshoot's investors · 1

Y CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2026

Co-founders at Overshoot

YEYounes El hjouji
Younes El hjoujiFounder

Experience

  1. Overshoot (YC W26)CEO & Co-foundercurrent2025 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
  2. MetaSenior Software Engineer2024 — 2025New York, New York, United States
  3. UberSenior Applied Scientist2018 — 2023San Francisco Bay Area
  4. Swiss ReSummer Analyst2018New York City Metropolitan Area
  5. Millennium ManagementSummer Analyst2017London Area, United Kingdom
  6. LaSalle Investment ManagementSummer Analyst2016London Area, United Kingdom

Frequently asked questions

Who is Zakaria El hjouji?
Co-founder and CEO of Overshoot. Zakaria previously worked for seven years on pricing algorithms at Uber and GPU kernel development at Meta AI. He completed graduate studies at MIT and earned an undergraduate degree from the London School of Economics.
Where does Zakaria El hjouji work?
Zakaria El hjouji is Founder of Overshoot.
What companies did Zakaria El hjouji found?
Zakaria El hjouji founded Overshoot.
Where did Zakaria El hjouji go to school?
Zakaria El hjouji studied at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Master's degree); The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) (Bachelor’s Degree).

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