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- Robert HouFounder/CEO · AlchemizeX26B2B · San Francisco
- Samuel Fu@samuelsfuFounder/CTO · AlchemizeX26B2B · San Francisco
FOUNDERROLEBATCHINDUSTRYLOCATIONTEAMX_url
Robert HouAlchemizeFounder/CEOSpring 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States2—Samuel FuAlchemizeFounder/CTOSpring 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/samuelsfu
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Samuel Fu
Founder/CTO·Alchemize
PRIMARY INFO
RoleFounder/CTO
Team size2
BatchSpring 2026
LocationSan Francisco, United States
Company statusActive
StageEarly
BIO
Co-Founder of Alchemize (P26). Previously, Sam was a software engineer at Netflix where he scaled their distributed cache to 1 Billion+ req/s, built a native authorization solution in C that saved millions of dollars a year, and authored 2 patents. He received a Bachelor of Arts degree in Computer Science from Columbia University.
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
COMPANY CONTEXT
AlchemizeShip more code with confidence
Co-foundersRobert Hou
