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FOUNDERROLEBATCHINDUSTRYLOCATIONTEAMX_url
Sam TukeLightmeterFounderWinter 2022B2BBerlin, Germany5https://x.com/samtuke
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Sam Tuke
Founder·Lightmeter
PRIMARY INFO
RoleFounder· not in title
Team size5
BatchWinter 2022
LocationBerlin, Germany
Company statusActive
StageEarly
BIO
Sales mail delivery at scale. CEO at Lightmeter. Sam founded his first Open Source software business age 17, shipping Linux computers he assembled himself. From 2015-2019 he was CEO of phpList, the Open Source Mailchimp alternative, building a base of 10k SaaS customers, and sending 28 bn emails yearly. In 2019 he created mailserver automation app Lightmeter, and two years later used it to launch the first dedicated sales email delivery service of the same name.
Ex-company, school and discipline below are derived from this bio. Nothing is inferred when the bio is missing.
BACKGROUND
No notable employer or school mentioned in the bio.
Credentialsnone mentioned
DisciplineEngineerKeyword match from the bio text, not a classifier.
TRACK RECORD
First YC company on record
COMPANY CONTEXT
LightmeterManaged Sales Email Delivery For Cold Outreach
