Find your path to Andrew
247 people in our graph share verified history with Andrew — schools, employers, funds. One of them is your warm intro.
Aydin SenkutunlockedAndrew: together at Shopify (2016)
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×3Andrew: together at Affirm
Andrew: together at Block
About
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 UpfrontYC W23
Intro paths
YC
Andrew went through Y Combinator (Winter 2023) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
GP
Their group partner at YC was Gustaf Alstromer — the partner who ran Upfront's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗
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In turn, Andrew can intro founders to Upfront's investors below.
Upfront's investors · 2
Co-founders at Upfront
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Thomas StephensCo-founder & CEO
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
Skills & more
Datadog1Elasticsearch1Node.js1Web Application DevelopmentEngineering LeadershipBatch ProcessingAirflowAmazon Web Services (AWS)KotlinJava5RubyStripe (Software)
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Large Language Models (LLM)Figma (Software)PostgreSQLDistributed SystemsJavaScriptPythonSoftware EngineeringAgile MethodologiesSimulationsChrome ExtensionsMySQLBash ShellFrom Andrew's professional profile.
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.
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
University of Alberta mafia83
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Jeeshan ChowdhuryDoctor of Medicine (MD)Founded Journey Colab +1Robert MeyerSemester abroadFounded Alcemy +1Murtada ShahBachelor's degreeFounded ETA Holdings +1Steven HamblinM.ScFounded Dyad +1Dean BittnerBachelor's degreeFounded RUNWITHIT Synthetics +1Godfrey OkekeDoctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.)Founded Y Combinator +1
+ 76 more
Shopify mafia58
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Tobias LütkeCEOFounded Shopify +1Craig SoulesPrincipal EngineerFounded Springtail +1Max MusingUXFounded Scholarly +1Jordan DearsleySoftware Engineer InternFounded Superpowered +1Ian CrosbyHead of Financial ServicesFounded Bench +1Zach KochDirector of Product ManagementFounded Fixie +1
+ 51 more
Affirm mafia20
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Max LevchinFounder & CEOFounded PayPal +1Rebecca LeeSoftware EngineerFounded Elayne +1Alek KoenigHead of CreditFounded Settle +1Stella HanSenior Software EngineerFounded Fractional Homes, Inc. +1Chris TsaiAdvisorFounded Resolve +1Brian NguyenAdvisorFounded Resolve +1
+ 13 more
Block mafia16
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Jack DorseyCo-founder & CEOFounded SquareKanishk ParasharTBD Strategic Development DirectorFounded Powder +1Thomson NguyenHead of Capital Data ScienceFounded Framed DataCesar AlanizHead of Compliance Engineering and TechnologyFounded UserfoxDouwe OsingaGoose OSS leadFounded NeptyneJack AmadeoSoftware EngineerFounded Neptyne
+ 9 more
Same school
Also attended University of Alberta211
Rohit SharmaInvestor at True VenturesChris EdwardsManaging Partner at Tall Grass VenturesTrish HendersonAdvisor at Tall Grass VenturesMurray RodeGeneral Partner at Bow CapitalRaymond BowerPortfolio Manager, Synergy Fund at Sofinnova VenturesSola CarrenaManaging Director, PE Team at Helios Digital Ventures
+ 205 more
Also attended Y Combinator2,000
Ryan SheaCo-founder of Blockstack (Stacks)Suhail DoshiFounder of Mixpanel; founder of ParticleArhaan A.Deeptech Fellow at Clear VenturesAkshat GoenkaInvestor at Moonfire VenturesJon XuGeneral Partner at Y CombinatorChris GoldaGeneral Partner at Y Combinator
+ 1,994 more
Shared employers
Also worked at Block29
Roelof BothaAdvisor & former Steward at Sequoia Capital; SpaceX board memberJack DorseyCo-founder of Twitter and BlockPatrick MurraySenior Director of Strategic Growth at MissionOGFinn TempletonInvestment Director at Altered CapitalJason KarshInvestor at Stellar Development FoundationSarah ArmstrongCFO at Celestia Foundation
+ 23 more
Also worked at Upfront (YC W23)1
Also worked at Affirm, Inc.47
Hans TungManaging Partner at Notable CapitalMax LevchinCo-founder of PayPal; founder, chairman & CEO of Affirm; partner at SciFi VCRohan MongaInvestment Associate at Luge CapitalRobin LiInvestor at GGV CapitalChristina Melas-KyriaziPartner at Bain Capital VenturesAlex RampellGeneral Partner at Andreessen Horowitz
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