Where does Zsika Phillip work?

Zsika Phillip is Founder of SpotPay and Investor at Dorm Room.

What check size does Zsika Phillip write?

Zsika Phillip typically writes checks of $100K – $5M.

Zsika Phillip

InvestorFounder

Investor at Dorm Room · Founder at SpotPay

San Francisco Bay Area

Writes $100K – $5M checks · typically $1.5M

FoundedSpotPay · YC

Find your path to Zsika

961 people in our graph share verified history with Zsika — schools, employers, funds. One of them is your warm intro.

Paul KwanunlockedZsika: together at Stanford University (2021–2024)

Zsika: together at Stanford University Graduate School of Business

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Zsika: together at YouTube

Founder at SpotPay YC W26

Intro paths

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

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

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In turn, Zsika can intro founders to SpotPay's investors below.

SpotPay's investors · 2

Swizzle VenturesBellevue Y CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2026

Co-founders at SpotPay

Thomas Cesare-HerriauFounder

Experience

SpotPay (YC W26)Founder + CEOcurrent2025 — presentSan Francisco, California, United States
Stanford UniversityVenture resident2021 — 2024San Francisco Bay Area
Stanford University Graduate School of BusinessMBA Candidate2021 — 2023
GoogleProduct Manager2020 — 2021San Francisco Bay Area
GoogleSoftware Engineer/Tech Lead - Firebase Authentication2016 — 2020San Francisco Bay Area
YouTubeSoftware Engineer2018 — 2020San Francisco Bay Area

Skills & more

Java15Software Development9Xcode1XML3C6C++6Object Oriented Design3Embedded C1OOP1iPhone Application Development1PHP1Python4

+8 more

LinuxRuby on RailsiOS DevelopmentDebuggingCompilersMultithreadingIDESoftware Design

Languages English · French · Spanish

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Colleagues at Dorm Room

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Amanda Aguayo

Co-Founder, Hunted Labs at Red Cell Incubation

Anchal Bhardwaj

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Anisha Musti

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Anjali Dhupam

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Annie Dong

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Zsika Phillip?: Investor at Dorm Room
Where does Zsika Phillip work?: Zsika Phillip is Founder of SpotPay and Investor at Dorm Room.
What check size does Zsika Phillip write?: Zsika Phillip typically writes checks of $100K – $5M.
What companies did Zsika Phillip found?: Zsika Phillip founded SpotPay.
Where did Zsika Phillip go to school?: Zsika Phillip studied at Stanford University (MBA + CS and Engineering (Cross-registration)); Stanford University Graduate School of Business (Master of Business Administration - MBA); Purdue University (Master of Science - MS, Computer Science).

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Founder at SpotPayYC W26

Intro paths

SpotPay's investors · 2

Co-founders at SpotPay

Experience

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Shared employers

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Also worked at Stanford University1,094

Also worked at Stanford University Graduate School of Business251

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Founder at SpotPay YC W26