Where does Andrew Hoskins work?

Andrew Hoskins is Founder of Upfront.

What companies did Andrew Hoskins found?

Andrew Hoskins founded Upfront.

Where did Andrew Hoskins go to school?

Andrew Hoskins studied at University of Alberta (Bachelor of Engineering (B.E.) Co-op, Computer Engineering); Y Combinator.

Andrew Hoskins

Founder

Founder at Upfront

San Francisco Bay Area

FoundedUpfront · YC

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Andrew Hoskins is co-founder and CTO of Upfront, which helps retailers offer clean energy products through rebate programs. He previously worked as an engineer at Affirm, where he contributed to payments and servicing systems.

Founder at Upfront YC W23

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Andrew went through Y Combinator (Winter 2023) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.

Their group partner at YC was Gustaf Alstromer, General Partner at Y Combinator — the partner who ran Upfront's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗

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Upfront's investors · 9

Agrolimen Ventures Baird CapitalChicago · since 2022 Climate CapitalMenlo Park · $25K – $250K checks Collab CapitalAtlanta · $500K – $750K checks DiagramMontreal First AnalysisChicago · $3M – $10M checks Mission One CapitalMiami · $100K – $500K checks Ranch VenturesSan Francisco Y CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2023

Co-founders at Upfront

Thomas StephensFounder

Experience

BlockEngineering2025 — 2026
Upfront (YC W23)Co-Founder & CTO2022 — 2024San Francisco, California, United States
Affirm, Inc.Senior Software Engineer2018 — 2022San Francisco, California, United States
MesosphereSoftware Engineer2017 — 2018San Francisco, California, United States
ShopifySoftware Engineer Intern2016Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
MesosphereSoftware Engineer Intern2016San Francisco, California, United States
Garmin InternationalSoftware Engineer Intern2015Calgary, Alberta, Canada
TELUSResearch and Development Intern2014Edmonton, Canada

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Datadog1Elasticsearch1Node.js1Web Application DevelopmentEngineering LeadershipBatch ProcessingAirflowAmazon Web Services (AWS)KotlinJava5RubyStripe (Software)

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Andrew Hoskins?: Andrew Hoskins is co-founder and CTO of Upfront, which helps retailers offer clean energy products through rebate programs. He previously worked as an engineer at Affirm, where he contributed to payments and servicing systems.
Where does Andrew Hoskins work?: Andrew Hoskins is Founder of Upfront.
What companies did Andrew Hoskins found?: Andrew Hoskins founded Upfront.
Where did Andrew Hoskins go to school?: Andrew Hoskins studied at University of Alberta (Bachelor of Engineering (B.E.) Co-op, Computer Engineering); Y Combinator.