5 Founders backed by James Nahirny building SaaS (2026)

Founders backed by James Nahirny and building SaaS (5)

Founders backed by James Nahirny and building SaaS covers 5 founders on Aleph, AthenaHQ and Felt and 2 other companies. The most common sector is SaaS (5). Members are based in 3 cities, led by San Francisco, CA (3), New York, NY (1) and Oakland, CA (1). Companies represented include Hightouch and Pylon. Every founder below links to a profile with their company, backers, and the filings behind each round.

• Founders listed: 5
• Companies represented: 5
• Top sector: SaaS (5 founders)
• Top location: San Francisco, CA (3 founders)
• Locations represented: 3

• Albert Gozzi — Aleph
• Andrew Yan — AthenaHQ
• Kashish Gupta — Hightouch
• Marty Kausas — Pylon
• Sam Hashemi — Felt

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• James Nahirny · New York, NY (4 founders)
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• James Nahirny · Cybersecurity (3 founders)
• James Nahirny · Fintech (3 founders)

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