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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.School38%School is matched from bios, case-sensitive for acronyms. 38% of these rows have at least one match.
- Alex IansitiFounder/CPO · /dev/fastW26B2B · San Francisco
- Ian Shi@ianshi3Founder/CTO · Blank BioS25Healthcare · San Francisco
- Jason MadeanoFounder/CEO · Tweeks.ioW25B2B · San Francisco
- Neha Mittal@neha01mittalFounder/CEO · JustAIW24B2B · San Francisco
- Kathryn Wu@Kathrynwu088Founder · OpenmartW24B2B · San Francisco
- Nikki Shah@NikkiAShahFounder · PatchworkW24B2B · San Francisco
- Andrew LiuFounder · 1stCollabW23B2B · San Francisco
- Leon LinFounder/CEO · 1stCollabW23B2B · San Francisco
- Varun BansalFounder · 1stCollabW23B2B · San Francisco
- Brent Traut@btrautFounder · RainmakerW23Fintech
- Ian Tracey@ian_dot_soFounder · TurntableW23B2B · New York
- Rahul Pandey@rpandey1234Founder · TaroS22B2B · San Francisco
- Kedan Li@kedan_liFounder · Revery AIS21Consumer · Emeryville
- Dan HillFounder/CTO · Promoted.aiW21B2B · Seattle
- Kathy Zhou-Patel@kaffyzooFounder · QueenlyW21Consumer · San Francisco
- Peter Gao@pgaoooFounder · Aquarium LearningS20B2B · San Francisco
- Sahana Rajasekar@sahanarajasekarFounder · BlokW20Consumer · San Francisco
- Daniel Nordh@danielnordhFounder · Peg (formerly Paymobil)W20Fintech · San Francisco
- Neil RainaFounder · AssemblyW18B2B · New York
- Devin Finzer@dfinzerFounder/CEO · OpenSeaW18Consumer · New York
FOUNDERROLEBATCHINDUSTRYLOCATIONTEAMX_url
Alex Iansiti/dev/fastFounder/CPOWinter 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States4—Ian ShiBlank BioFounder/CTOSummer 2025HealthcareSan Francisco, United States6https://x.com/ianshi3Jason MadeanoTweeks.ioFounder/CEOWinter 2025B2BSan Francisco, United States2—Neha MittalJustAIFounder/CEOWinter 2024B2BSan Francisco, United States4https://x.com/neha01mittalKathryn WuOpenmartFounderWinter 2024B2BSan Francisco, United States6https://x.com/Kathrynwu088Nikki ShahPatchworkFounderWinter 2024B2BSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/NikkiAShahAndrew Liu1stCollabFounderWinter 2023B2BSan Francisco, United States11—Leon Lin1stCollabFounder/CEOWinter 2023B2BSan Francisco, United States11—Varun Bansal1stCollabFounderWinter 2023B2BSan Francisco, United States11—Brent TrautRainmakerFounderWinter 2023FintechUnknown2https://x.com/btrautIan TraceyTurntableFounderWinter 2023B2BNew York, United States3https://x.com/ian_dot_soRahul PandeyTaroFounderSummer 2022B2BSan Francisco, United States6https://x.com/rpandey1234Kedan LiRevery AIFounderSummer 2021ConsumerEmeryville, United States5https://x.com/kedan_liDan HillPromoted.aiFounder/CTOWinter 2021B2BSeattle, United States12—Kathy Zhou-PatelQueenlyFounderWinter 2021ConsumerSan Francisco, United States13https://x.com/kaffyzooPeter GaoAquarium LearningFounderSummer 2020B2BSan Francisco, United States12https://x.com/pgaoooSahana RajasekarBlokFounderWinter 2020ConsumerSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/sahanarajasekarDaniel NordhPeg (formerly Paymobil)FounderWinter 2020FintechSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/danielnordhNeil RainaAssemblyFounderWinter 2018B2BNew York, United States25—Devin FinzerOpenSeaFounder/CEOWinter 2018ConsumerNew York, United States75https://x.com/dfinzer
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Devin Finzer
Founder/CEO·OpenSea
PRIMARY INFO
RoleFounder/CEO
Team size75
BatchWinter 2018
LocationNew York, United States
Company statusActive
StageEarly
BIO
Devin Finzer has a background in software engineering at Google and Pinterest, and sold his previous company to Credit Karma.
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
First YC company on record
COMPANY CONTEXT
OpenSeaThis isn't just a marketplace; we're shaping the future of digital…
