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Artur Romanov

Founder

Founder at Trace

San Francisco, California, United States

FoundedTrace · YC

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120 people in our graph share verified history with Artur — schools, employers, funds. One of them is your warm intro.

Honor de WintonunlockedArtur: together at The University of Manchester (2016–2017)
Artur: together at The University of Manchester
×10Artur: together at Deliveroo

About

Artur Romanov is co-founder and CTO of Trace. He previously worked as a senior engineer at Deliveroo, where he built machine learning infrastructure for grocery data enrichment. He has prior experience leading backend engineering in logistics and finance, as well as implementing workflow automation systems.

Likely email· guessed from name + firm domain, not firm-published

Founder at TraceYC S25

Intro paths

YC

Artur went through Y Combinator (Summer 2025) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.

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

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In turn, Artur can intro founders to Trace's investors below.

Trace's investors · 12

Chainlinksince 2026Coinbase VenturesStamford · $100K – $10M checks · since 2026CoinFundNew York · $6M – $10M checks · since 2026Goodwater CapitalBurlingame · $5M – $50M checks · since 2026Haun VenturesSilicon Valley · $1M – $100M checks · since 2026HOF CapitalNew York · $25K – $15M checks · since 2026Jump CapitalChicago · since 2026Paxossince 2026Transpose Platform ManagementHouston · since 2026WefunderSan Francisco · since 2026Y CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2025Zeno VenturesGeneva · since 2026

Co-founders at Trace

TCTim Cherkasov
Tim CherkasovFounder

Experience

  1. Trace (YC S25)Co-Founder & CTOcurrent2025 — present
  2. DeliverooSenior Software Engineer2022 — 2025
  3. ClustrCo-Founder & CIO2023 — 2025
  4. The Hut GroupTechnical Lead2018 — 2022

Skills & more

Go (Programming Language)Java3

From Artur's professional profile.

Frequently asked questions

Who is Artur Romanov?
Artur Romanov is co-founder and CTO of Trace. He previously worked as a senior engineer at Deliveroo, where he built machine learning infrastructure for grocery data enrichment. He has prior experience leading backend engineering in logistics and finance, as well as implementing workflow automation systems.
Where does Artur Romanov work?
Artur Romanov is Founder of Trace.
What companies did Artur Romanov found?
Artur Romanov founded Trace.
Where did Artur Romanov go to school?
Artur Romanov studied at The University of Manchester (Computer Science); Bellerbys Global (A-levels, Further Maths).

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

The University of Manchester mafia104

Also came through, then founded or led a company.

Pedro SicilianoExchange ProgramFounded Teachy +1Jun Yuan TanBachelor of ScienceFounded Homebase +1Daniel GreenMScFounded Precision Microbubbles +1Harvey LoweBachelor of Economic ArtsFounded Arcube +1Alex KopcoStudy Abroad ProgramFounded Forum Brands +1Zak NasonMScFounded goodloans +1

+ 97 more

Deliveroo mafia16

Also came through, then founded or led a company.

Leonard PicardoMarketing & Deliveroo for WorkFounded HeliosX +1George PostlethwaiteKey Account Lead - GroceryFounded Gaea +1Frederic CourtInvestorFounded Felix CapitalAntoine NussenbaumInvestorFounded Felix CapitalFred DestinBoard Member and Lead InvestorFounded StridePhillip WeiCo-FounderFounded OpenInvest

+ 9 more

The Hut Group mafia5

Also came through, then founded or led a company.

Ravin ThambapillaiHead of MobileFounded Credal.aiIvan ValkovSoftware Engineering InternFounded SlickerWing Yung ChanGroup Marketing DirectorFounded SourcefulVasilij BrandtBusiness Development Manager (International Growth)Founded Kime

Bellerbys Global mafia4

Also came through, then founded or led a company.

Ali KavoosiA LevelsFounded Orca ClientBrandon LimFoundation degreeFounded Meals In Minutes, MIMDmitry AksenovBusiness Administration and ManagementFounded Digital Genius

Same school

Also attended The University of Manchester343

Joel NoyceInvestor at Moonfire VenturesJames BraithwaiteFinancial Controller at NorthzoneFreya Svedberg-KeatingInvestor at MedicxiAndy LeaverOperating Partner at Notion CapitalSimon SegarsExecutive Advisor at Black Opal VenturesHonor de WintonExecutive Assistant at Giant Ventures Global Llp

+ 337 more

Also attended Bellerbys Global10

ZachPartner at Parc CapitalHannah YerexSenior Associate at Mainsail PartnersAishat RajiWest Africa Director at Factor[e] VenturesAn NguyễnPlatform at Dawn Capital LLPShaoai WongFinancial Manager at KammaAli KavoosiFounder/CTO at Orca Client

+ 4 more

Shared employers

Also worked at Trace (YC S25)1

Tim CherkasovFounder at Trace

Also worked at Deliveroo39

Luciana LixandruPartner at Sequoia CapitalGeorgia StevensonInvestor at Index VenturesLeonard PicardoAdvisor at Manta Ray VenturesRob KniazInvestor at Hoxton VenturesGeorgia RitterHead of Marketing at Giant Ventures Global LlpOssi TiainenPartner at NGP Capital

+ 33 more

Also worked at Clustr1

Tim CherkasovFounder at Trace

Also worked at The Hut Group10

Harry BriggsPartner at Astanor VenturesEdward KoopmanManaging Director at SofinaOllyInvestor at Woodsford ConsultingAnnabel DugdaleHead of Brand Marketing at Sigma Capital GroupTom XiongFounding Partner at Zentro FoundersMarco FrancesconPrincipal at Aea Investors

+ 4 more