Glenn Sonna
San Franciso, United States
Glenn Sonna is Founder at xybrid, with past experience at StudAngels, Various Startups, Personal goal pursuit, studied at GOBELINS Paris, investor in Bang.
Bio
Software engineer and founder with experience building consumer products across various startups, including roles as CTO at YOLO (50M users) and Senior Software Engineer at BlaBlaCar. Currently, I serve as the founder of xybrid.ai and a seed investor at StudAngels. I specialize in software development and technology leadership, with a background in computer programming and software technology.
Links
- LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/glenn-sonna-99b18261
- GitHub: https://github.com/theglenn
- Personal website: https://xybrid.ai
- X: https://x.com/glennsonna
Work Experience
Seed Investor at StudAngels
CTO - Consumer Produtc.x at Various Startups
Venture-backed AI project serving a major European retailer (€X00M+ in annual revenue). Uder NDA on the specifics
Career break at Personal goal pursuit
Learned Japanese full-time to professional proficiency (JLPT N2). Built a network across Japan
CTO at YOLO Technologies, Inc.
Fastest Growing Social Apps of it's time - 50M users - $8M raised
Senior Software Engineer at BlaBlaCar
Leading Development Teams
Education
Bachelor's degree, Computer Programming, Specific Applications at GOBELINS Paris
Associate of Arts and Sciences - AAS, Computer Software Technology/Technician at Université Paris 13
Investments
Bang
Frequently Asked Questions
Who is Glenn Sonna?
Software engineer and founder with experience building consumer products across various startups, including roles as CTO at YOLO (50M users) and Senior Software Engineer at BlaBlaCar. Currently, I serve as the founder of xybrid.ai and a seed investor at StudAngels. I specialize in software development and technology leadership, with a background in computer programming and software technology.
What is Glenn Sonna's professional background?
Glenn Sonna's experience includes: Founder at xybrid (2025 – Present); Seed Investor at StudAngels (Jan 2024 – Present); CTO - Consumer Produtc.x at Various Startups (2024 – Jul 2025); Career break at Personal goal pursuit (Nov 2022 – Jan 2024); CTO at YOLO Technologies, Inc. (Apr 2019 – Sep 2022); Senior Software Engineer at BlaBlaCar (Jan 2019 – Sep 2019).
Where did Glenn Sonna study?
Bachelor's degree, Computer Programming, Specific Applications at GOBELINS Paris; Associate of Arts and Sciences - AAS, Computer Software Technology/Technician at Université Paris 13.
What companies has Glenn Sonna invested in?
Glenn Sonna's investments include: Bang.
How can I find Glenn Sonna online?
Glenn Sonna can be found at: LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/glenn-sonna-99b18261, GitHub: https://github.com/theglenn, Personal website: https://xybrid.ai, X: https://x.com/glennsonna.
Who does Glenn Sonna know?
Glenn Sonna is connected with: Adrien Guilmineau ↗, Stuti Mathur ↗.