SynBioBeta Speaker
Sid Sijbrandij
Co-founder & EC
GitLab
May 2026, SynBioBeta
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Sid Sijbrandij (pronounced ‘see-brandy’) was recently featured in Elliot Hershberg’s article ‘Going Founder Mode on Cancer,’ which highlights how he is applying the same founder mindset he brings to building companies to confronting his osteosarcoma diagnosis.Sid is the founder of Kilo Code, an open-source AI coding agent, and the co-founder and Board Chair of GitLab Inc., a leading DevSecOps platform that streamlines software delivery, enhances security, and improves compliance for organizations worldwide. Under his leadership, GitLab grew to serve more than 30 million users and has become one of the world’s largest all-remote organizations. Sid was also recognized by Forbes for advocating remote work during the pandemic.A self-taught Ruby programmer since 2007, Sid discovered GitLab in 2012 and commercialized the project, later leading the company through Y Combinator in 2015.Earlier in his career, Sid built recreational submarines and developed innovative web applications supporting lawmaking at the Ministerie van Justitie en Veiligheid in the Netherlands. He holds an M.S. in Management Science from the University of Twente.
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