Company · Fintech

Sila

Q: Who founded Sila?

Sila was founded in 2018 by Alex Lipton, Angela Angelovska-Wilson, Carl Huang, Isaac Hines, Mith Paresh Patel and Shamir Karkal.

Q: Who are Sila's co-founders?

Sila was co-founded by Alex Lipton, Angela Angelovska-Wilson, Carl Huang, Isaac Hines, Mith Paresh Patel and Shamir Karkal.

Q: What happened to Sila's founders?

1 people who founded or worked at Sila went on to start 1 other companies, including Shamir Karkal (Simple).

Sila was founded in 2018 in Portland, USA by Alex Lipton, Angela Angelovska-Wilson, Carl Huang, Isaac Hines and 2 others. It is a Fintech company.

Banking and payments API infrastructure for developers.

Private Y Combinator · Winter 2026 Founded 2018 Portland USA Fintech

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Sila founders & co-founders

Alex Lipton

Co-founder

Angela Angelovska-Wilson

Where its founders came from

The companies and labs that produced Sila’s founders.

Simple BBVA

What happened to Sila’s founders and alumni

1 companies

People who worked at or founded Sila and went on to start their own companies.

Shamir Karkal

1 founded

Simple 2009

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