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Known for these resultsRole80%Role is parsed from founder titles in yc.db. Known for 80% 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.School80%School is matched from bios, case-sensitive for acronyms. 80% of these rows have at least one match.
- James Chen@James_R_ChenFounder/CEO · FernstoneF25Fintech · New York
- Pulkit Sharma@PulkitSh5Founder · KhabriS19Consumer · New Delhi
- Gordon Wintrob@gwintrobFounder/CTO · NewfrontW18Fintech · San Francisco
- Mike McIntyreFounder/CEO · FamS17Consumer · New York
- Gordon Wintrob@gwintrobFounder/CEO · StackLeadW14B2B · San Francisco
FOUNDERROLEBATCHINDUSTRYLOCATIONTEAMX_url
James ChenFernstoneFounder/CEOFall 2025FintechNew York, United States2https://x.com/James_R_ChenPulkit SharmaKhabriFounderSummer 2019ConsumerNew Delhi, India11https://x.com/PulkitSh5Gordon WintrobNewfront2× YCFounder/CTOWinter 2018FintechSan Francisco, United States800https://x.com/gwintrobMike McIntyreFamFounder/CEOSummer 2017ConsumerNew York, United States11—Gordon WintrobStackLead2× YCFounder/CEOWinter 2014B2BSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/gwintrob
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Gordon Wintrob
Founder/CTO·Newfront
PRIMARY INFO
RoleFounder/CTO
Team size800
BatchWinter 2018
LocationSan Francisco, United States
Company statusAcquired
StageGrowth
BIO
Co-founder & CTO of Newfront (YC W18), the modern insurance brokerage acquired by WTW for $1.3B in 2026. Raised $300M+ from YC, Founders Fund, Goldman Sachs, and Index. Previously co-founded StackLead (YC W14, acquired by LinkedIn). Angel investor in Vercel, Segment, and Clearbit. MIT EECS '12.
Ex-company, school and discipline below are derived from this bio. Nothing is inferred when the bio is missing.
BACKGROUND
Credentialsnone mentioned
DisciplineEngineerKeyword match from the bio text, not a classifier.
TRACK RECORD
2× YC founderVerified prior exitSerial founder · self-declaredExit mentioned in bio
- W14StackLeadAcquired
- W18NewfrontAcquired · this entry
COMPANY CONTEXT
NewfrontModern insurance brokerage.
IndustryFintech
Websitenewfront.com/
Team size800
X—
LocationSan Francisco, United States
BatchWinter 2018
Co-foundersSpike Lipkin
