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635 people in our graph share verified history with Aaron — schools, employers, funds. One of them is your warm intro.
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About
Aaron Krane is President at Roam. He was previously an Entrepreneur in Residence at Khosla Ventures and participated in Y Combinator as a solo founder. His background includes work as a product leader and founder with a prior exit, and he has received a design award from Apple.
Founder/CEO at ModalYC W16
Intro paths
YC
Aaron went through Y Combinator (Winter 2016) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
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In turn, Aaron can intro founders to Modal's investors below.
Modal's investors · 8
AccelPalo Alto · $1.6M – $70M checksAmplify PartnersMenlo Park · $500K – $5M checksBain Capital VenturesBoston · $1M – $100M checksBullpen CapitalSan Francisco · $2M – $4M checksGeneral CatalystSan Francisco · $30M checks · since 2026Lux CapitalNew York · $100K – $100M checksRedpoint VenturesWoodside · $100K – $10M checks · since 2026Y CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2016
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Experience
- RoamPresidentcurrent2025 — present
- StealthAdvisingcurrent2023 — present
- ClarivateVP of Product, AI2024 — 2025
- Zellerfeld Shoe Company Inc.Cofounder, President, Designer2020 — 2023
- ModalFounder, CEO2016 — 2020
- Y CombinatorAlumnus (W16)2016
- Khosla VenturesEntrepreneur In Residence2015 — 2016
- Hitpost, Inc. (acquired by Yahoo)Founder, CEO2011 — 2014
- Slide (acquired by Google)Product Marketing Manager2009 — 2010
- Reddit, Inc.Investor2000 — 2001
- FigmaInvestor2000 — 2001
- UberInvestor2000 — 2001
- AirbnbInvestor2000 — 2001
- Human InterestInvestor2000 — 2001
- Postmates by UberInvestor2000 — 2001
- LeverInvestor2000 — 2001
- TetraScienceInvestor2000 — 2001
Skills & more
Design
From Aaron's professional profile.
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Aaron Krane?
- Aaron Krane is President at Roam. He was previously an Entrepreneur in Residence at Khosla Ventures and participated in Y Combinator as a solo founder. His background includes work as a product leader and founder with a prior exit, and he has received a design award from Apple.
- Where does Aaron Krane work?
- Aaron Krane is Founder/CEO of Modal.
- What companies did Aaron Krane found?
- Aaron Krane founded Modal.
- Where did Aaron Krane go to school?
- Aaron Krane studied at Y Combinator; UCLA.
Founder mafias
Y Combinator mafia10,230
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Sam AltmanPresidentFounded Tools for Humanity +3Garry TanPresident & CEOFounded Y Combinator +1Jessica LivingstonCo-founderFounded Y CombinatorAlexis OhanianPartnerFounded RedditFred EhrsamYC Summer 2012Founded Nudge +1Matt HuangYC Winter 2011Founded Paradigm +1
+ 10,223 more
UCLA mafia360
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Ben HorowitzFounded OpswareVlad TenevMaster’s DegreeFounded Harmonic +1Ryan KingBSFounded ChimeKent WakefordFounded Breaking +4William GuttmanBachelor of Arts (BA)Founded CurvePoint +3Ryan RoweBSFounded Archive Resale +2
+ 353 more
Uber mafia233
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Garrett CampFounder & ChairmanFounded Aero +1Raquel UrtasunChief Scientist, Head of Uber ATG R&DFounded WaabiGary VaynerchukAngel InvestorFounded Empathywines +4Dan LifshitsEngineering ContractorFounded GO GLOBAL WORLD +1David PickerellLead Operations and Logistics ManagerFounded GigSafe +1Ben LernerSoftware Engineer, InfrastructureFounded Espresso AI +1
+ 226 more
Airbnb mafia123
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Brian ArmstrongSoftware EngineerFounded Coinbase +1Khaled HusseinPayments Product LeadFounded Tilt +2Honghao DengUX Research ScientistFounded Butlr +2James J BesharaDirector, ProductFounded Tilt +1Shervin PishevarInvestorFounded Freetelly +1Leah CulverSenior iOS EngineerFounded Breaker +1
+ 116 more
Uber mafia40
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Gary VaynerchukAngel InvestorFounded Empathywines +4Dan LifshitsEngineering ContractorFounded GO GLOBAL WORLD +1Mike MahlkowOperations and Business DevelopmentFounded Fastgen +1Monik PamechaSoftware Engineering InternFounded Toma +1Edgar PavlovskyData ScienceFounded MRGN +1Valentin PerezSoftware Engineering InternFounded DAYCATION +1
+ 33 more
Same school
Also attended Y Combinator2,000
Tarek MansourCo-founder & CEO of KalshiSuhail DoshiFounder of Mixpanel; founder of ParticleSubomi OluwalanaCo-founder & CEO of ConvoyArhaan A.Deeptech Fellow at Clear VenturesCollin WallaceGeneral Partner at Lobby CapitalVictor SantosVictor Scout at One Way Ventures
+ 1,994 more
Also attended UCLA903
Ben HorowitzCo-founder & General Partner at Andreessen HorowitzKirsten GreenFounder and Managing Partner at Forerunner VenturesVlad TenevCo-founder & CEO of RobinhoodRyan KingCo-founder of ChimePaul FieldingFinance & Operations at General CatalystMelody MaExecutive Assistant and Lead Receptionist at Trinity Ventures
+ 897 more
Shared employers
Also worked at Clarivate10
Andreas PanayiotouAuthor of Monetisation Matters, writing on strategy and monetisation for founders, product, and product marketing leadersChris Rios-VillalobosSenior Associate at Chartline Capital PartnersJan ReicheltInvestment Team at 10x FoundersJack HennessyInvestor at BPEA EQTVictoria OtamiriInvestor at Endurance28Tom CulleyInvestor at Climate Venture Capital Fund
+ 4 more
Also worked at Zellerfeld Shoe Company Inc.1
Also worked at Khosla Ventures87
Keith RaboisManaging Director at Khosla VenturesDelian AsparouhovPartner at Founders Fund and co-founder of VardaDavid WeidenInvestor at Khosla VenturesSamir KaulInvestor at Khosla VenturesSven StrohbandInvestor at Khosla VenturesAdina TeckluInvestor at Khosla Ventures
+ 81 more
Also worked at Hitpost, Inc. (acquired by Yahoo)462
Jess LeePartner and Chief Product Officer at Sequoia CapitalMike SpeiserManaging Director at Sutter Hill VenturesBrian ActonCo-founder of WhatsApp; co-founder of Signal FoundationStewart ButterfieldCo-founder of Slack and FlickrMax LevchinCo-founder of PayPal; founder, chairman & CEO of Affirm; partner at SciFi VCAmjad MasadCo-founder & CEO of Replit
+ 456 more