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Known for these resultsRole33%Role is parsed from founder titles in yc.db. Known for 33% 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.School44%School is matched from bios, case-sensitive for acronyms. 44% of these rows have at least one match.
- David Newell@DavidNewell95Founder · End CloseW26B2B
- Mark Hughes@markhuqhesFounder/CEO · SolidroadW25B2B · San Francisco
- Patrick Finlay@patjfinFounder/CTO · SolidroadW25B2B · San Francisco
- David Lalor@david_lalorFounder/CEO · ConsulW24Fintech · New York
- Eamonn GahanFounder · StructW23B2B
- Ferruccio Balestreri@0xferruccioFounder · JuneW21B2B · San Francisco
- David Newell@DavidNewell95Founder · UnflowS19B2B · New York
- Patrick Finlay@patjfinFounder · UnflowS19B2B · New York
- Sean McBride@smcbrideFounder · ZanbazaarS06Consumer · Boston
FOUNDERROLEBATCHINDUSTRYLOCATIONTEAMX_url
David NewellEnd Close2× YCFounderWinter 2026B2BUnknown2https://x.com/DavidNewell95Mark HughesSolidroadFounder/CEOWinter 2025B2BSan Francisco, United States6https://x.com/markhuqhesPatrick FinlaySolidroad2× YCFounder/CTOWinter 2025B2BSan Francisco, United States6https://x.com/patjfinDavid LalorConsulFounder/CEOWinter 2024FintechNew York, United States2https://x.com/david_lalorEamonn GahanStructFounderWinter 2023B2BUnknown3—Ferruccio BalestreriJuneFounderWinter 2021B2BSan Francisco, United States6https://x.com/0xferruccioDavid NewellUnflow2× YCFounderSummer 2019B2BNew York, United States5https://x.com/DavidNewell95Patrick FinlayUnflow2× YCFounderSummer 2019B2BNew York, United States5https://x.com/patjfinSean McBrideZanbazaarFounderSummer 2006ConsumerBoston, United States4https://x.com/smcbride
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David Newell
Founder·End Close
PRIMARY INFO
RoleFounder· not in title
Team size2
BatchWinter 2026
Location
Company statusActive
StageEarly
BIO
David is the co-founder and CTO of End Close. Before End Close, David was the team lead at PostHog (W20) for the error tracking product which became the fastest growing in the companies history. David previously founded Unflow (S19) and has worked as a product engineer at Intercom and Basecamp.
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 founderSerial founder · self-declared
- S19UnflowInactive
- W26End CloseActive · this entry
COMPANY CONTEXT
End CloseAI powered reconciliation for high-volume payments companies
Co-foundersSean Bolton@SeanBolton
Also founded · 1 more YC company
UnflowInactiveSummer 2019The next generation CMS built for mobile apps
B2BNew York, United States5Open this entry
