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- Thomas Cesare-HerriauFounder/CTO · SpotPayW26Fintech · San Francisco
- Zsika PhillipFounder/CEO · SpotPayW26Fintech · San Francisco
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Thomas Cesare-HerriauSpotPayFounder/CTOWinter 2026FintechSan Francisco, United States2—Zsika PhillipSpotPayFounder/CEOWinter 2026FintechSan Francisco, United States2—
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Thomas Cesare-Herriau
Founder/CTO·SpotPay
PRIMARY INFO
RoleFounder/CTO
Team size2
BatchWinter 2026
LocationSan Francisco, United States
Company statusActive
StageEarly
BIO
Founder and CTO of SpotPay. 4th Engineer at Brex, I grew to Principal Engineer. Throughout the 6 years I led teams and departments across Financial Products and Platforms. I was at Google for a bit but it was too slow. On the plus side though, I met my future cofounder there! French.
Ex-company, school and discipline below are derived from this bio. Nothing is inferred when the bio is missing.
BACKGROUND
Credentialsnone mentioned
DisciplineEngineerKeyword match from the bio text, not a classifier.
TRACK RECORD
First YC company on record
