Zsika Phillip
InvestorFounderInvestor at Dorm Room · Founder at SpotPay
San Francisco Bay Area
Writes $100K – $5M checks · typically $1.5M
FoundedSpotPay · YC
Founder at SpotPayYC W26
Intro paths
YC
Zsika 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 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
Co-founders at SpotPay
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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
+12 more
LinuxRuby on RailsiOS DevelopmentDebuggingCompilersMultithreadingIDESoftware DesignDevelopment ToolsHuman Interface DesignMultimediaGPS ApplicationsLanguages English · French · Spanish
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Colleagues at Dorm Room
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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