2x founder

Samuel Schneider

Building objects across scales

Co-founder

Homestead· Winter 2020Los Angeles Metropolitan Area

2026COO· Aran Industries

Founder · since 2017

Company

Aran Industries

Role

COO

current

Stage

—

no public source

Raised

—

no public source

Based

Los Angeles, California, United States

current

Founder / co-founder — the company's markEmployee / research role

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Homestead

Homestead is a real estate development platform for homeowners

Experience

Career

Aran Industries
COO · Los Angeles, California, United States · 2026 – Present
2026
Stealth
Investment Director · Across the United States · 2024 – Present
2024
Scaled Objects Capital
Building More Housing · Los Angeles, California, United States · 2023 – Present
2023
Grounded
Head of Growth · Detroit, Michigan, United States · 2025
2025
Second Order Effects
New Ventures · Los Angeles Metropolitan Area · 2024
2024
Homestead
Co-founder
Co-Founder, CEO (YC W20) · Los Angeles Metropolitan Area · 2019 – 2022
2019
Y Combinator
W20 YC Cohort Member - Homestead · 2020
2020
Civic Capital
Co-founder
Co-Founder · Cambridge, MA · 2017 – 2019
2017
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Rapid Prototyping Lab Monitor · Cambridge, MA · 2015 – 2017
2015
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
Research Assistant · Cambridge, MA · 2015 – 2017
2015
Gary Paul Incorporated Design Consulting
Designer/ Project Manager · New York · 2013 – 2014
2013
Gary Paul Incorporated Design Consulting
Desgin Intern · New York, NY · 2013
2013
Row New York
Math/SAT Tutor · Long Island City, Queens, New York · 2012 – 2013
2012
BDO USA, LLP
Transfer Pricing Associate · New York, New York · 2012
2012
Oberlin Student Cooperative Association (OSCA)
Old Barrow's Treasurer · Oberlin, Ohio · 2011 – 2012
2011

I want to build cool things—ideally, people will want them.