Sam Yang is a serial entrepreneur and technical visionary driving the disruption of a $100 billion industry through artificial intelligence. As Co-Founder and CTO of Nova Intelligence, he leads the technical development of the most powerful AI Agent platform for SAP teams, backed by premier investors including Accel, Conviction, and SAP.
Before founding Nova Intelligence, Sam built and scaled Bloom—the #1 app for learning to invest—into a profitability milestone with over 2 million users and more than $3.5 million in annual recurring revenue. His ability to create products that resonate with millions while maintaining financial discipline demonstrates both technical excellence and business acumen that few founders achieve.
Sam's entrepreneurial journey includes participation in Y Combinator's Winter 2021 batch with Thryft (originally), where he served as founder and led product, engineering, marketing, and customer experience. His vision for empowering Instagram sellers with Shopify-level capabilities showcased his understanding of creator economy needs and platform development.
Earlier, Sam created Doppel, which became the #1 look-alike app on Android and iOS, attracting over 220,000 registered users from more than 100 countries. This viral success demonstrated his ability to build consumer products that achieve massive organic growth and global reach.
Sam's technical foundation includes engineering roles at Tophatter and Fylamynt in the San Francisco Bay Area, where he honed his skills in web development, Python, and React Native. His deep learning expertise is reinforced by multiple certifications, including:
This combination of machine learning expertise and full-stack development capabilities positions Sam uniquely to lead Nova Intelligence's technical vision of building AI agents that transform enterprise software modernization.
At Nova Intelligence, Sam is tackling one of enterprise software's most complex challenges: modernizing SAP systems through intelligent automation. His track record of building products that millions trust, combined with his deep technical expertise in AI and machine learning, makes him the ideal technical leader to revolutionize how enterprises approach SAP transformation.
Sam studied Computer Science at the University of California, Berkeley, one of the world's premier institutions for computer science and entrepreneurship.
Based in San Francisco, Sam continues to attract top engineering talent to Nova Intelligence, building a team committed to disrupting the $100 billion SAP ecosystem with cutting-edge AI technology.
