Sahin Boydas

Founder & CEO

2025

PEF Austin Chapter Lead

2023

I'm proud to be leading the Austin chapter of the Post-Exit Founders (PEF) community—a global network with vibrant hubs in New York, Silicon Valley, Miami, Tel Aviv, and London. Twice a month, I organize events for this extraordinary group. Our First Fridays breakfasts gather 15-20 incredible founders each month, every one bringing their unique journey, wisdom, and creativity to the table. It's an inspiring exchange of ideas, experiences, and visions for what's next. Building community among such accomplished, innovative people is incredibly rewarding. The diversity in our stories and ambitions truly embodies the spirit of entrepreneurship here in Austin. To all my fellow founders who've exited companies and are looking for their next big idea or community: let's connect! Austin’s PEF community is thriving, and we’d love to welcome you to our next gathering.

Gusto Global Payroll, Distributed Teams, App Ecosystem, Talent Bootcamp

2021 - 2024

- Gusto International Contractors - Gusto International Paymets - Gusto Global - Gusto App Marketplace - Gusto AI for CX - Bootcamp for pre-L1 engineers - Gusto Turkiye

CEO & Founder

2019 - 2021

Invested in 160+ startups

2019 - 2019

Invested in 160+ startups I invest in products that I use, have used, or want to use, as well as in ideas I wish I could build. It takes me only a few minutes to make a decision. I also plan to hold some of them for many years after IPO. The stage of the company is not important to me. My investment size ranges from $10k to $100k (mostly $25k), and very rarely up to $250k. Some of my investments: SpaceX , Anthropic , Discord , Scale AI , Circle , Hugging Face , WHOOP , Postman , Shield AI , Shield AI , Pipe , ZenBusiness , Boom Supersonic , Mercury , Apollo GraphQL , Glean , Lambda , Astranis , Sendbird , US Bitcoin , Clara , Fundbox , Cart.com , Colossal , Groq , Republic , Turing , Nanotronics , Hebbia.AI , Varda Space Industries , Locomation , Kodiak Robotics , Hermeus , Pika , Workstream , GreyOrange , Commsor , Canvas , Human Interest , Trust & Will , Koniku , Path Robotics , Sunday , KeyMe , Monarch Tractor , Firefly , Passport , Firefly Health , Magic , UpCodes , Eight Sleep , Owner.com , StyleSeat , Remote , MUD\WTR , Wonderschool , Matternet , Cadre , AlphaFlow , Odeko , Reality Defender , Anello Photonics , Jetty , AltoIRA , Lawtrades , Multion , Orderful , Runa HR , LEX Markets , Little Otter , Brellium , Biostate AI , Sully.ai , Haus , Perch , Nomagic , Snow Diamonds , Biofire , Spline , Wild Earth , Supermove , Starday Foods , Tomato.ai , Capstack , Odys Aviation , Front , Maverick Biometals , Heyday , Aquaria , Biofire , Blueboard , Formation Labs , Valur , Composer , Heavys , Tripp , Exosonic , HiFi Bridge , Brainbase , Solarmente ESP , Mate Fertility , Flyby , Permanent , Modus , Wild Microbes , Superunit , Release , Minicircle , MENTEN AI , Capsule , Vector , Taiki , Ryse Market , Buoyant Aero , Trestle Biotherapeutics , Kabcash , Ruli AI , CaseMark , Rally , Theo AI , Terrex

Co-Founder and CTO

2017 - 2019

Welcome to the new world. #LeoApp wants to bring #AR to the masses :)

Co-Founder and CTO

2016 - 2019

MojiLaLa is one of the largest high-quality sticker marketplaces, with artists and designers from all over the world. Collectively, there are over 70k+ stickers to choose from. Accelerators: 500 Startups, Stanford StartX, Betaworks Vision Camp

Accelerators

2016 - 2016

StartX S19(Leo), B20 (Leo), B21 (Remote Team) Quake Accelerator Betaworks Vision Camp 500 Startups B19 Founder Institute S12

Co-Founder and CTO

2012 - 2016

Exited to Gfycat. Building a social network for upcoming movies....

Becoming Top 1%: The Code of Engineering by Sahin Boydas

2000 - 2000

As the author of *Becoming Top 1%*, which aims to elevate engineers to FAANG-level careers, Sahin consolidates his experiences and lessons from Silicon Valley into a comprehensive guide for engineers and tech enthusiasts. His approach extends beyond technical skills, emphasizing a developer's lifestyle, biohacking, creative thinking, continuous learning, and effective communication. *Becoming Top 1%* serves as mentorship in print, offering a holistic framework to enhance lives and maximize professional potential. Sahin distills his achievements and challenges into actionable insights to inspire individuals to excel in the industry. Sahin began coding at an early age while serving as a CTO in multiple startups. He has amassed over 5000 GitHub stars, launched 25+ open-source projects, and achieved 13 Product Hunt launches, showcasing his coding prowess. His mentorship has helped hundreds of engineers reach FAANG-level careers, supported by extensive speaking engagements at global universities. This blend of technical skill, entrepreneurial spirit, and community involvement positions Sahin as a pivotal figure in shaping the next generation of tech leaders.