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Pennant

YC S26

New York City, US · Founded 2026 · 2 employees · 1 known investors

Pennant offers a proxy voting and corporate governance platform that lets institutional investors, corporate advisors, and public companies analyze meetings, filings, and proposals, apply custom voting policies, and record decisions with defensible rationale. The platform serves asset managers, owners, advisors, and corporate IR/governance teams managing proxy voting and shareholder engagement.

Founders & leadership· Y Combinator alumni (S26)

Pennant was founded in 2026 by Ryan Nowicki Stewart and Tomas Taylor.

RNRyan Nowicki Stewart
Ryan Nowicki Stewartin𝕏FounderCo-founder of Pennant, Ryan Nowicki Stewart previously spent over a decade in asset management, proxy voting, and shareholder activism at PJT, State Street, and BlackRock. He studied at Cornell University and was part of the Palantir Startup Fellowship's second cohort.
TTTomas Taylor
Tomas Taylorin𝕏FounderCo-founder of Pennant. He was previously a product manager at BlackRock and founded Mindware, which builds agent tooling infrastructure, and co-founded ClawCon, a community focused on personal AI.

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What does Pennant do?
Pennant offers a proxy voting and corporate governance platform that lets institutional investors, corporate advisors, and public companies analyze meetings, filings, and proposals, apply custom voting policies, and record decisions with defensible rationale. The platform serves asset managers, owners, advisors, and corporate IR/governance teams managing proxy voting and shareholder engagement.
Who founded Pennant?
Pennant was founded by Ryan Nowicki Stewart, Tomas Taylor in 2026.
Who are Pennant's investors?
Pennant's investors include Y Combinator.
Where is Pennant headquartered?
Pennant is headquartered in New York City, US.