10 Wayfair alumni who founded companies
The Wayfair alumni who founded companies listed here worked at Wayfair in product, engineering, operations and technology leadership before starting the company each of them runs today. A reader can learn how people who worked at Wayfair went on to build companies, from the founders themselves.
Professionals to explore
Adithya Kethu
LinkedInExperience: Founder & CEO · Origin Arc
Adithya Kethu was Software Engineer II at Wayfair from 2023 to 2026, and has been Founder & CEO of Origin Arc since 2026. The profile says Origin Arc is building AI to design efficient MEP systems.
Bill Gianoukos
LinkedInExperience: CEO & CoFounder · Goodpath
Bill Gianoukos was Senior Director of Product Management at Wayfair from 2016 to 2018, and has been CEO & CoFounder of Goodpath since 2018.
David Schmetterling
LinkedInExperience: Co-Founder / CTO · Rehearsals
David Schmetterling was Senior Software Engineering Manager at Wayfair from 2023 to 2025, and has been Co-Founder / CTO of Rehearsals since 2025.
Jaimin P.
LinkedInExperience: Founder & CEO · Aakaar AI
Jaimin P. was Senior Product Manager - Supply Chain Intelligence & ML at Wayfair from 2019 to 2021, and has been Founder & CEO of Aakaar AI since 2026.
Jason Wallis
LinkedInExperience: Founder/CEO · SurfaceAI
Jason Wallis was Head of Service, Delivery Experience, and Sales Technology at Wayfair from 2022 to 2023 and Head of Operations Technology at Wayfair from 2019 to 2022, and has been Founder/CEO of SurfaceAI since 2023.
Jayme Huber
LinkedInExperience: Co-Founder · Waveform Intelligence
Jayme Huber was Director of Product Management at Wayfair from 2021 to 2025, and has been Co-Founder of Waveform Intelligence since 2025.
Joshua Forman
LinkedInExperience: CEO & Founder · Omnibus
Joshua Forman was Director, Product Management at Wayfair from 2018 to 2021, and has been CEO & Founder of Omnibus since 2025.
Matt Kahn
LinkedInExperience: Founder · Zeale
Matt Kahn was Head of Canada Operations Strategy at Wayfair from 2018 to 2020, and has been Founder of Zeale since 2023.
Rob Truxler
LinkedInExperience: CTO and Co-founder · Waveform Intelligence
Rob Truxler was Director Of Engineering - Head of Native App at Wayfair from 2022 to 2025, and has been CTO and Co-founder of Waveform Intelligence since 2025.
Sam Jackson
LinkedInExperience: Co-Founder · Deco Slides
Sam Jackson was Mobile Product Manager Team lead at Wayfair from 2012 to 2013, and has been Co-Founder of Deco Slides since 2017.
Choose the right perspective
Look first at the title each person held at Wayfair, because a senior leader and an individual engineer usually describe the move to founding very differently. Then weigh how long each has run the current company against the stage you are at.
Questions to take into the conversation
- 01What did you learn at Wayfair about building products or serving customers that you still rely on?
- 02How did you choose between starting alone and starting with co-founders?
- 03What would you do differently if you were leaving a large employer to start a company today?
Reaching Wayfair alumni who founded companies
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Pick one of the 10 people on this page and choose "Book a paid call", or describe your project to find others. You offer a fee for a 15-minute call or a written answer, Instant Expert finds the person's work email and sends the invitation, and they decide whether to accept. The list covers 9 companies, including Origin Arc, Goodpath and Rehearsals, based on profile data retrieved on October 25, 2026. Being listed here doesn't mean someone has agreed to take calls.
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About this directory
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