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Torch

YC W18

San Francisco, US · Founded 2017 · 130 employees · Inactive · 2 known investors

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Torch is a leadership coaching and alignment platform that pairs executive coaches with an AI agent to develop organization-specific leadership capacities aligned to strategic intent. The service targets talent and people teams at mid-market and enterprise companies.

Founders & leadership· Y Combinator alumni (W18)

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Cameron Yarbroughin𝕏Founder/CEO

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Keegan WaldeninFounder/COO

Investors · 2

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Kindred VenturesSan Francisco · $250K – $2M

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Y CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K

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