Philip Abel

Co-Founder and CTO @ Cleva (YC W24) | MIT & GTech alum

Co-founder

Cleva· Winter 2024 Greater Boston

in LinkedIn

2023Co-founder· Cleva (YC W24)

Founder · since 2023

Company

Cleva (YC W24)

Role

Co-founder & CTO

current

Stage

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no public source

Raised

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no public source

Based

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

Source: LinkedIn work history

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Cleva

USD banking platform for Africa

Winter 2024

Experience

Career

Cleva (YC W24)
Co-founder
Co-founder & CTO · 2023 – Present
2023
Twilio
Senior Software Engineer · 2022 – 2023
2022
Eazytranscripts, CoachColleges
Technical Consultant · 2022
2022
Amazon Web Services (AWS)
Software Development Engineer · Greater Boston · 2019 – 2022
2019
Georgia Institute of Technology
Graduate Research Assistant · Atlanta Metropolitan Area · 2018 – 2019
2018
Akamai Technologies
Software Engineer II · Cambridge,MA · 2015 – 2018
2015
Metro Africa Express
Lead Application Backend Engineer · 2015
2015
Akamai Technologies
Software Engineering Intern · Cambridge, MA · 2015
2015
Akamai Technologies
Software Engineering Intern · Cambridge, MA · 2014
2014
Institute For Soldier Nanotechnologies (MIT)
Undergraduate Reseacher, Software developer · Cambridge, MA · 2013 – 2014
2013
Interactive Robotics Group (MIT)
Undergraduate Researcher · Cambridge, MA · 2013
2013
Exposure Robotics Academy
Programmer/Instructor · Lagos, Nigeria · 2012
2012

Bio

Philip has spent years building large-scale, multi-region infrastructure and services at industry leaders including AWS, Twilio, and Akamai Technologies. Originally from Nigeria, his journey took him from Kano to MIT and Georgia Tech, where he studied computer science. His story is one of resilience, curiosity, and a deep commitment to using technology to make a positive impact on the world. Outside of work, Philip is a lifelong FC Barcelona supporter and a devoted Lionel Messi fan.