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Known for these resultsRole67%Role is parsed from founder titles in yc.db. Known for 67% of these rows — the rest have no title at all, mostly 2019–2023. Those rows stay in the result and are counted as Unknown, never as No.Bio100%Bio coverage: 100% of these founders have a bio on their YC profile. Every bio-derived facet (ex-company, school, credentials, discipline) is Unknown for the rest.Ex-company100%Ex-company is matched from bios with employment context (ex-, formerly, worked at). 100% of these rows have at least one match.School0%School is matched from bios, case-sensitive for acronyms. 0% of these rows have at least one match.
- Jay Reno@jayjrenoFounder/CEO · PointhoundS23Consumer
- Jay Reno@jayjrenoFounder/CEO · FeatherS17Consumer · New York
- Sam LiFounder · Zinc PlatformW17Fintech · New York
FOUNDERROLEBATCHINDUSTRYLOCATIONTEAMX_url
Jay RenoPointhound2× YCFounder/CEOSummer 2023ConsumerUnknown5https://x.com/jayjrenoJay RenoFeather2× YCFounder/CEOSummer 2017ConsumerNew York, United States125https://x.com/jayjrenoSam LiZinc PlatformFounderWinter 2017FintechNew York, United States11—
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Jay Reno
Founder/CEO·Pointhound
PRIMARY INFO
RoleFounder/CEO
Team size5
BatchSummer 2023
LocationRemote
Company statusActive
StageEarly
BIO
Jay is the co-founder and CEO of Pointhound (S23) and previously founder and CEO of Feather (S17), a furniture rental company for living light. Feather raised $76m from Kleiner Perkins, Bain Capital Ventures, NEA, Spark, Cobalt, SV Angel and others and was acquired in 2022. Jay is also a Co-founder & Partner at Spot VC, backing exceptional YC founders.
Ex-company, school and discipline below are derived from this bio. Nothing is inferred when the bio is missing.
BACKGROUND
Credentialsnone mentioned
Disciplinenot detectedKeyword match from the bio text, not a classifier.
TRACK RECORD
2× YC founderVerified prior exitExit mentioned in bio
- S17FeatherAcquired
- S23PointhoundActive · this entry
COMPANY CONTEXT
Also founded · 1 more YC company
FeatherAcquiredSummer 2017Furniture rental for consumers and businesses.
ConsumerNew York, United States125Open this entry
