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- Ben Scharfstein@benscharfsteinFounder · RumeS20Consumer · San Francisco
- Bryant Wolf@BA_WolfFounder · RumeS20Consumer · San Francisco
- Vincenzo VitielloFounder · RumeS20Consumer · San Francisco
FOUNDERROLEBATCHINDUSTRYLOCATIONTEAMX_url
Ben ScharfsteinRumeFounderSummer 2020ConsumerSan Francisco, United States3https://x.com/benscharfsteinBryant WolfRumeFounderSummer 2020ConsumerSan Francisco, United States3https://x.com/BA_WolfVincenzo VitielloRumeFounderSummer 2020ConsumerSan Francisco, United States3—
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Ben Scharfstein
Founder·Rume
PRIMARY INFO
RoleFounder· not in title
Team size3
BatchSummer 2020
LocationSan Francisco, United States
Company statusInactive
StageEarly
BIO
Ben founded Rume to help people foster and develop relationships with the people they care about. Ben studied applied math at Harvard with a research focus on the structure of social networks. He started his career as an (a)PM at Google building products across Android and Search.
Ex-company, school and discipline below are derived from this bio. Nothing is inferred when the bio is missing.
BACKGROUND
Credentialsnone mentioned
DisciplineResearcherKeyword match from the bio text, not a classifier.
TRACK RECORD
First YC company on record
COMPANY CONTEXT
RumeVideo chat that doesn't feel like work
