Gabriel Saruhashi

Listen up about Gabriel Saruhashi. This guy is straight-up the real deal when it comes to tech with a purpose. He’s a young gun, part of YC’s S22 batch, and dude’s been crushing it across the board. Started out with a solid background – studied at Yale, magna cum laude, in Computer Science and Psych, plus a Civil Engineering degree from USP. Basically, the guy’s brains are stacked.

But what makes him super interesting isn’t just the fancy degrees. It’s his drive to use tech to shake up society. He’s all about that social impact hustle. His first big move was co-founding Ameelio, a nonprofit that’s giving incarcerated folks access to communication and education tech. Over a million people impacted? No cap. That project even got awards like Fast Company’s World-Changing Idea and Most Original Nonprofit. That’s some advanced stuff – shows he’s not in it for the ego, just straight-up making a difference.

Then, he jumped into Zippi as a Product Manager, and was also a Product Engineer and Planned Advisor at Impulso. Plus, he worked at Facebook as a Software Engineer. So, he’s got serious tech chops, but what really stands out is how he’s always been about social justice and reform. His latest gig? Co-founder and Co-CEO of Emerge Career, a gov-tech startup that’s building prison-to-employment software and training programs. His goal? Reduce recidivism, upskill folks behind bars, and give them a real shot at life outside.

What’s crazy is how his process proves he’s not just about building startups for the hell of it. It’s about using his skills to tackle real-world problems. He’s driven by a deep desire to make society fairer, better, more equitable. His whole story screams that tech isn’t just a tool for profit – it’s a weapon for change.

He’s been recognized by Forbes and Fast Company as one of the most creative, original, and promising young people in business and tech. Plus, he’s on the Forbes Tech Council and sat on Ameelio’s board. That’s how much people see the value he’s bringing.

Bottom line: Gabriel’s a guy who jumped into the tech game, not just to build cool stuff, but to fix shit that’s broken. He’s all about social impact, especially in criminal justice and workforce development. That’s what makes him stand out – he’s using his skills to make a real difference, and he’s only getting started.