Aaron Epstein
InvestorFounderGeneral Partner at Y Combinator · Founder at Creative Market
San Francisco, California, United States
FoundedCreative Market · YC
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10,767 people in our graph share verified history with Aaron — schools, employers, funds. One of them is your warm intro.
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About
Co-founder of Creative Market, which has generated over $100M in sales for independent creators.
Contact· self-published, not guessed
Founder at Creative MarketYC W10
Intro paths
YC
Aaron went through Y Combinator (Winter 2010) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
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In turn, Aaron can intro founders to Creative Market's investors below.
Creative Market's investors · 5
Co-founders at Creative Market
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Darius "Bubs" MonsefFounder/CEO
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Chris WilliamsFounder/CTO
Experience
- Y CombinatorGeneral Partnercurrent2020 — present
- Y CombinatorVisiting Partner2018 — 2020
- Creative MarketCo-Founder2012 — 2018San Francisco
- AutodeskDirector, Marketplace2014 — 2017San Francisco
- COLOURloversCo-Founder2009 — 2014
- ColorSchemerFounder2000 — 2014
Skills & more
PHP3MySQL1JavaScript2CSS1WordPress1Entrepreneurship11StartupsProduct Management1Product Design1User Experience7Product DevelopmentMobile Applications13
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Web DevelopmentSoftware DevelopmentCustomer HappinessSEOUser Interface DesignWeb DesignMobile DevicesUser InterfaceSocial Media MarketingStart-upsGuitaristWeb AnalyticsFrom Aaron's professional profile.
Podcasts & interviews
featuring Aaron EpsteinYC's Head of Design Shows You How To Design With AI
Design Review
How Stripe Built Their New Website
Design Review
Common Mistakes With Vibe Coded Websites
Design Review
Why Your Startup Website Isn't Converting
Design Review
Inside The Startup Building Reusable Rockets
Hard Tech
Cursor Head of Design Reviews Startup Websites
Design Review
6 more appearances
- Inside The Startup Launching AI Into Space2025-11-13
- Brand Design Tips From Linear Founder Karri Saarinen2025-07-25
- Why Every Founder Should Care About Design2025-03-28
- Design Experts Critique AI Interfaces2025-02-27
- Why Design Matters: Lessons from Stripe, Lyft and Airbnb2024-10-16
- Stripe Head of Design Katie Dill Reviews Startup Websites2024-10-01
Writing
Colleagues at Y Combinator
Andrew Miklas
General Partner at Y Combinator
Ankit Gupta
General Partner at Y Combinator
Brad Flora
Backing expeditions into the future
Chris Golda
General Partner at Y Combinator
David Lieb
General Partner at Y Combinator
Diana Hu
General Partner at Y Combinator
Garry Tan
President & CEO of Y Combinator
Grey Baker
General Partner at Y Combinator
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Aaron Epstein?
- Co-founder of Creative Market, which has generated over $100M in sales for independent creators.
- Where does Aaron Epstein work?
- Aaron Epstein is Founder of Creative Market and General Partner at Y Combinator.
- What companies did Aaron Epstein found?
- Aaron Epstein founded Creative Market.
- Where did Aaron Epstein go to school?
- Aaron Epstein studied at University of Maryland (Bachelor of Science (BS)).
- What has Aaron Epstein written?
- Aaron Epstein has 1 tracked post on ycombinator.com, including "Advice for new managers".
- What podcasts and interviews feature Aaron Epstein?
- Tracked appearances include "YC's Head of Design Shows You How To Design With AI", "How Stripe Built Their New Website", "Common Mistakes With Vibe Coded Websites", and 9 more.
Founder mafias
Y Combinator mafia10,218
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Sam AltmanPresidentFounded Tools for Humanity +3Garry TanPresident & CEOFounded Y Combinator +1Jessica LivingstonCo-founderFounded Y CombinatorAlexis OhanianAmbassador to the EastFounded RedditFred EhrsamYC Summer 2012Founded Nudge +1Matt HuangYC Winter 2011Founded Paradigm +1
+ 10,211 more
University of Maryland mafia167
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Arjun SethiBAFounded Termina +4Jonathan ChenBachelor of Science - BSFounded Fiscalnote +2Eric LitmanComputer Science, MarketingFounded Medialets +2Haroon MokhtarzadaB.A.Founded Rocketmoney +1Ben BrittMSFounded Sundayhealth +1Jacob RobinsonBachelor of Science (BS)Founded VO Health +1
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Autodesk mafia55
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Darius "Bubs" MonsefSenior Manager of Platform, Autodesk Consumer GroupFounded Sightbox +3Nate MitchellSenior Software EngineerFounded Mountaintop Studios +1Shail KhiyaraSr. DirectorFounded Plutoshift AI +1Michael AntonovSenior Software ArchitectFounded Deep Origin +1Ralph GooteeChief Software ArchitectFounded TigerEye +1Saaras MehanSoftware Engineer (Autodesk Research)Founded Kular +1
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Same school
Also attended University of Maryland363
Katrina PagliaChief Legal Officer at Pantera CapitalSujal PatelStrategic Director at Madrona Venture GroupDaniel DemmerInvestor at OpenView Venture PartnersDan RochkindCFO at Lerer HippeauKevin NiechenInvestment Team at 8VCSamir KaulInvestor at Khosla Ventures
+ 357 more
Shared employers
Also worked at Y Combinator417
Garry TanPresident & CEO of Y CombinatorJessica LivingstonCo-founder of Y CombinatorDaniel GrossMeta Superintelligence Labs; co-founder of NFDG and Safe SuperintelligenceAlexis OhanianFounder & General Partner of Seven Seven SixMichael SeibelPartner Emeritus at Y CombinatorDalton CaldwellCo-founder of Standard Capital; Partner Emeritus at Y Combinator
+ 411 more
Also worked at Creative Market4
Also worked at Autodesk105
Aaron AthanasPeople Operations Associate at GreycroftJesse Coors-BlankenshipCo-founder, General Partner at Parkway Venture CapitalDavid OppenheimerPartner, CFO at Verissimo VenturesJesse DevitteCo-founder and General Partner at Building VenturesAllen PregerPartner at Building VenturesSam KirschnerVice President at Village Global
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