Noah Fichter

Bestie, here’s what’s good with Noah Fichter. This guy’s a straight-up tech prodigy with that entrepreneurial fire. He’s a YC W25 alum – that’s the latest batch, so he’s still fresh but already making waves.

Noah’s the founder and CEO of Scout, which is honestly some advanced shit. It’s an AI-native student info system – yeah, AI for schools. Basically, he saw how janky and outdated the back office stuff in K-12 schools is, and he jumped into the game to fix that. Backed by Y Combinator and some big-name investors like Reach Capital and Rethink Education, Scout’s out here trying to modernize education tech. It’s a big deal, especially since schools are so slow to adopt new tech, and Noah’s solution is all about streamlining and making things way more fast.

Before this, Noah was working as a software engineer at Slash – a fintech company – which shows he’s got that deep engineering background. He graduated from the University of Maryland in 2021 with both a BS in CS and a BA, so he’s legit smart but also super practical. Dude’s based out in Brooklyn, which is kinda the startup hub now, but his process started way before Scout.

What’s crazy is how fast he’s jumped into the scene. From college to working at Slash, then dropping into YC with Scout – that’s some quick progression. It tells me he’s all about building stuff that actually matters, not just tech for tech’s sake. He’s driven, wants to solve real problems, and isn’t scared to go after big markets like education and fintech.

Honestly, Noah’s story is about someone who saw a problem, got the skills, and then just went all in. He’s not waiting around for permission – he’s out here building shit that could totally change how schools run and how finance works. That’s the kind of founder who’s gonna crush it long-term. No Cap.