Zakaria El hjouji
FounderFounder at Overshoot
San Francisco, California, United States
FoundedOvershoot · YC
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2,026 people in our graph share verified history with Zakaria — schools, employers, funds. One of them is your warm intro.
Sofia DolfeunlockedZakaria: together at The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) (2014)
Zakaria: together at Uber
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×5Zakaria: together at Y Combinator
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.
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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
Co-founders at Overshoot
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Younes El hjoujiFounder
Experience
- Overshoot (YC W26)CEO & Co-foundercurrent2025 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- MetaSenior Software Engineer2024 — 2025New York, New York, United States
- UberSenior Applied Scientist2018 — 2023San Francisco Bay Area
- Swiss ReSummer Analyst2018New York City Metropolitan Area
- Millennium ManagementSummer Analyst2017London Area, United Kingdom
- 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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