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Altman's career in technology and entrepreneurship began with the co-founding of Loopt and his involvement with Y Combinator.
Co-founding of Loopt
2005
Altman co-founded Loopt, a location-based social networking mobile application, at the age of 19.
Y Combinator Partnership
2011
Altman became a partner at Y Combinator, a startup accelerator, initially working on a part-time basis.
Sale of Loopt
2012
Loopt was acquired by the Green Dot Corporation for $43.4 million.
President of Y Combinator
2014
Altman was named president of Y Combinator by co-founder Paul Graham.
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