# Ishmael Samuel

> Ishmael Samuel is co-founder. Paragon ActionKit + MCP on Anchor Terminal, with grades, an about and public profiles.

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- Updated: 2026-10-28

Co-founder.

Ishmael Samuel is a co-founder of Paragon, an embedded integration platform for SaaS apps from Y Combinator's Winter 2020 batch. His YC profile lists earlier roles at Uber and Uber Freight and at the digital signage company Enplug.

- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ishmaelsamuel

## What Ishmael builds

- [Paragon ActionKit + MCP](https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/paragon.md), graded D, 47.6/100, in Workflow automation. Embedded integration platform for SaaS products. Co-founder, researched 2026-10-27.

## Works with

- [Brandon Foo](https://www.anchorterminal.com/people/brandon-foo/), Founder and CEO

## Backed by

- [Y Combinator](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/y-combinator/)
- [Inspired Capital](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/inspired-capital/)
- [FundersClub](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/fundersclub/)
- [Garuda Ventures](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/garuda-ventures/)
- [Jude Gomila](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/jude-gomila/)

## Questions

### Who is Ishmael Samuel?

Ishmael Samuel is a co-founder of Paragon, an embedded integration platform for SaaS apps from Y Combinator's Winter 2020 batch. His YC profile lists earlier roles at Uber and Uber Freight and at the digital signage company Enplug.

### What does Paragon make?

Anchor Terminal lists Paragon ActionKit + MCP from Paragon. Embedded integration platform for SaaS products.

### Who has invested in Paragon?

The sources our research read name Y Combinator, Inspired Capital, FundersClub, Garuda Ventures and Jude Gomila.

### How are Ishmael's tools graded?

Paragon ActionKit + MCP is graded D, 47.6 out of 100, on Anchor Terminal's benchmark, which scores every listing against the same checklist.

## Sources

- https://www.ycombinator.com/founders/97424-brandon-foo
- https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/paragon
- https://www.linkedin.com/in/brandonfoo
- https://www.ycombinator.com/founders/372865-ishmael-samuel
- https://www.linkedin.com/in/ishmaelsamuel
- https://www.useparagon.com/
- https://docs.useparagon.com/support/contacting-support

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