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Adam McAskill

Founder

Founder at Evidence

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

FoundedEvidence Β· YC

About

Adam McAskill previously managed the data science function at a major Canadian private equity firm.

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Adam McAskill @adammcaskill

Post: https://t.co/hyU1IsJhYD

Jun 24, 2026

Adam McAskill @adammcaskill

I wrote a few words on one of my favorite Evidence features: deploy previews. It’s a small thing: a link on a pull request, but it says a lot about our worldview. https://t.co/gbl00AbTZe

Jun 24, 2026 Β· β™₯ 2 Β· ⇄ 3

Adam McAskill @adammcaskill

My favorite detail in our recent native warehouse release: Toggle between dbt environments while you work. https://t.co/vpnEgMbRvl

Jun 15, 2026 Β· β™₯ 4 Β· ⇄ 1

Founder at EvidenceYC S21

Intro paths

YC

Adam went through Y Combinator (Summer 2021) β€” any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.

GP

Their group partner at YC was Brad Flora, General Partner at Y Combinator β€” the partner who ran Evidence's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile β†—

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In turn, Adam can intro founders to Evidence's investors below.

Evidence's investors Β· 4

A.Capital VenturesNextView VenturesNVP CapitalY Combinator

Co-founders at Evidence

SHSean Hughes
Sean HughesFounder

Experience

  1. EvidenceCo-Founder & CEOcurrent2021 β€” presentToronto, Ontario, Canada
  2. Birch Hill Equity PartnersDirector, Data Science2020 β€” 2021Toronto, Ontario, Canada
  3. Birch Hill Equity PartnersAssociate2017 β€” 2020Toronto, Ontario
  4. Birch Hill Equity PartnersAnalyst2016 β€” 2017Toronto, Ontario, Canada
  5. Ontario Public ServiceSenior Policy Analyst2016Toronto, Ontario
  6. Ontario Public ServiceSenior Economist2014 β€” 2016Toronto, Ontario

Education

  1. Y Combinator2021
  2. Queen's UniversityBachelor of Commerce (Honours)2008 β€” 2012

Same school

Also attended Y Combinator1,463

Akshat GoenkaInvestor at Moonfire VenturesJon XuGeneral Partner at Y CombinatorTed ChaiAssociate at Scale Venture PartnersLeo LuInvestor at Foundation CapitalMaroof AhmedFounder at Octopus VenturesYusuf SherwaniCo-Founder and CEO at Pelago; a Londoner living in New York City

+ 1,457 more

Also attended Queen's University181

Hark AhluwaliaAssociate at RevolutionSydney SloanChief Marketing Officer at Scale Venture PartnersCURTIS URBANOWICZInvestment at Makers FundSanjiv KalevarPartner at Mucker CapitalRares CrisanInvestor at Notable CapitalAustin PringleAnalyst at Congruent Ventures

+ 175 more

Shared employers

Also worked at Evidence1

Sean HughesFounder at Evidence

Also worked at Birch Hill Equity Partners4

Lucas SheinerGeneral Partner at FellowsDavidInvestor at TIMIA CapitalSean HughesFounder at EvidenceMadhav SinghalFounder at AutoComputer

Also worked at Ontario Public Service1

Yohann CalpuCo-Founder Β· Strategy & Judgment at Aloomii