Founder at Archy
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Archy's investors · 8
2.12 AngelsTiburon · $100K checksAdapt VenturesNew York · $250K – $350K checksBessemer Venture PartnersRedwood City · $5M – $100M checks · since 2025CRV (Charles River Ventures)Bay Area · $250K – $5M checks · since 2025Entrée CapitalTel Aviv · $150K – $15M checksRecall CapitalSan Bruno · $300K – $1M checksTCVMenlo Park · $10M – $500M checks · since 2025Trail Run CapitalMill Valley
Co-founders at Archy
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Jonathan RatFounder
Experience
- ArchyCTOcurrent2021 — present
- Crisis Text LineChief Technology Officer2020 — 2021
- UberDirector of Engineering - Money2013 — 2019San Francisco Bay Area
- VMwareSenior Engineering Manager - Platforms2005 — 2013Palo Alto, CA
- YahooEngineering Manager2004 — 2005
- Westbridge TechnologyMember of Technical Staff2003 — 2004
- IntalioSoftware Engineering Manager2001 — 2003
- NetGravitySenior Software Engineer1998 — 2001
- DoubleClickSenior Software Engineer1998 — 2001
Skills & more
User InterfaceVMwareDistributed SystemsCloud ComputingScalabilityUser ExperienceAlgorithmsCreative Problem SolvingJavaJavaScriptWeb DevelopmentMobile
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Ben Kolin?
- Founder at Archy
- Where does Ben Kolin work?
- Ben Kolin is Founder of Archy.
- What companies did Ben Kolin found?
- Ben Kolin founded Archy.
- Where did Ben Kolin go to school?
- Ben Kolin studied at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Computer Science).
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Shared employers
Also worked at Uber539
Bill GurleyGeneral Partner Emeritus at BenchmarkJason CalacanisFounder of LAUNCH; host of This Week in StartupsAndrew ChenGeneral Partner at Andreessen HorowitzGarrett CampCo-founder of Uber and StumbleUpon; founder of ExpaRaquel UrtasunFounder & CEO of WaabiGergely NemethSenior Engineering Manager at DoorDash; co-founder of RisingStack
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Also worked at VMware193
Martin CasadoGeneral Partner at Andreessen HorowitzMichael DellFounder & CEO of Dell TechnologiesJavier SolteroSenior Venture Partner at Felicis VenturesJob SimonVenture Partner and CTO at Monta Vista CapitalHemamAdvisor at Clear VenturesBogomil BalkanskyHome chef and food blogger, venture capital partner, and wildlife photographer
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Also worked at Yahoo432
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
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