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- Sam YuFounder/CTO · MoretaS24Fintech · San Francisco
- Walid MahdFounder/CEO · MoretaS24Fintech · San Francisco
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Sam YuMoretaFounder/CTOSummer 2024FintechSan Francisco, United States4—Walid MahdMoretaFounder/CEOSummer 2024FintechSan Francisco, United States4—
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Sam Yu
Founder/CTO·Moreta
PRIMARY INFO
RoleFounder/CTO
Team size4
BatchSummer 2024
LocationSan Francisco, United States
Company statusActive
StageEarly
BIO
Sam is the co-founder and CTO of Moreta. He studied Computer Science at the University of Waterloo and has extensive experience building and shipping consumer products. As the Head of Research & Development at Stems, he led the development of their first mobile app and generative AI product. During his internships at Apple, Google, Meta, and Uber, Sam worked on high-impact projects, including developing the instagram.com search feature used by over 50 million people.
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
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