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Seth Near

Seth Near

Software Developer

Bio

Seth joined Founders Pledge in November 2025 as a Software Developer. Prior to Founders Pledge, he spent 5 years as a Software Engineer for a non-profit that provides free web development training to people with non-traditional backgrounds. Seth's education is in Electrical Engineering, and he worked as an autonomous drone technician before switching to the software world.

Seth lives in St. Louis, MO with his wife, 3 young kids, 2 cats, and pet snake.

Q&A with Seth

Q: If you could choose anyone famous (real or fictional) to have dinner with who would they be and why?

Nikola Tesla - I think it would be awesome to show him the countless ways his work with electricity has improved our lives.

Q: As a child, what did you want to be when you grew up?

I always wanted to be an Electrical Engineer (my family is full of various types of Engineers)

Q: If a movie was made of your life what genre would it be, who would play you?

It would be a sitcom style comedy (a show about nothing) played by Jerry Seinfeld

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