Sam Brickman
| Sam Brickman | |
| Occupation | Entrepreneur, software engineer |
|---|---|
| Known for | Co-founder and CEO of Ambral |
| Education | Cornell University (Computer Science) |
Sam Brickman is an American entrepreneur and software engineer who is the co-founder and CEO of Ambral, a startup developing AI-powered account management tools for businesses. Ambral was part of the Y Combinator Summer 2025 batch.[1]
Early life and education
Brickman studied Computer Science at Cornell University.[2]
While an undergraduate at Cornell in 2020, Brickman co-founded Quarantine Buddy (also known as QBuddy), a website designed to help people form connections and combat loneliness during the COVID-19 pandemic quarantine period. The platform fostered friendships across more than 120 countries and received coverage from media outlets including Time and CBS This Morning.[3]
Career
Before founding Ambral, Brickman served as a founding CTO at Suna, a food delivery business that was acquired during the COVID-19 pandemic. He also worked as an early product hire at Wonder, where he contributed to foundational algorithmic systems. Wonder has since grown to a valuation of approximately $7 billion. Brickman additionally led AI initiatives at Everlywell, a health testing company.[4]
Brickman co-founded Ambral with Jack Stettner, who serves as CTO. Stettner previously worked at SpaceX on Flight Software Special Projects, where he developed telemetry routing and analysis systems.[5]
Ambral builds AI-powered account management software designed to help businesses prevent customer churn and drive revenue expansion. The platform integrates with a company's existing software tools, ingesting data from customer touchpoints to synthesize signals into AI-generated models of each account. It identifies which accounts need attention, determines the reasons, and autonomously recommends or executes next actions such as outreach to at-risk customers or expansion opportunities. The company positions the product as a solution for businesses whose account management teams can only focus on top accounts, leaving smaller accounts under-managed.[6]
Brickman has described the motivation behind Ambral as stemming from his own experience of losing customer intimacy at scale in previous roles.
References
- ↑ "Ambral – Y Combinator". 'Y Combinator}'. Retrieved 2026-03-19.
- ↑ "Sam Brickman – Co-Founder & CEO, Ambral (YC S25)". 'The Org}'. Retrieved 2026-03-19.
- ↑ "Students create site to foster connections during quarantine". 'Cornell Chronicle}'. Retrieved 2026-03-19.
- ↑ "Sam Brickman – Co-Founder & CEO, Ambral (YC S25)". 'The Org}'. Retrieved 2026-03-19.
- ↑ "Ambral – Y Combinator". 'Y Combinator}'. Retrieved 2026-03-19.
- ↑ "Ambral". 'Ambral}'. Retrieved 2026-03-19.