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Benjamin Garvey

Founder

Founder at Common Paper

Greater Philadelphia

FoundedCommon Paper Β· YC

About

Benjamin Garvey is CTO at Common Paper and previously held roles at RJMetrics, Magento, Adobe, and Betterment.

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Ben Garvey @bengarvey

When someone on Reddit accuses me of white knighting for James Marshall https://t.co/RggWruVbEJ

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Ben Garvey @bengarvey

Published a chrome extension for improving the contrast in Github draft and ready pull request icons. https://t.co/j18Bg729Je

Jul 30, 2026 Β· β™₯ 2

Ben Garvey @bengarvey

Ok @RidePATCO is night service coming back next week? https://t.co/Ttubi1njj8

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Founder at Common PaperYC W23

Intro paths

YC

Benjamin went through Y Combinator (Winter 2023) β€” any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.

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

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In turn, Benjamin can intro founders to Common Paper's investors below.

Common Paper's investors Β· 3

boldstart venturesUncork CapitalY Combinator

Co-founders at Common Paper

JSJake Stein
Jake SteinFounder

Experience

  1. Common PaperCo-Founder and CTOcurrent2021 β€” presentPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
  2. Philly Data Visualization MeetupCo-organizercurrent2018 β€” presentPhiadelphia, PA
  3. BettermentSenior Engineering Manager2019 β€” 2021Philadelphia, PA
  4. AdobeSenior Engineering Manager2018 β€” 2019Philadelphia, PA
  5. Magento, an Adobe CompanySenior Manager of Engineering2016 β€” 2018Philadelphia, PA
  6. RJMetricsEngineering Manager2015 β€” 2016Greater Philadelphia Area
  7. RJMetricsSenior Software Engineer2013 β€” 2016Greater Philadelphia Area
  8. Garvey CorporationGeneral Manager / Software Engineer2002 β€” 2013
  9. Entology Inc.Web Developer2001 β€” 2002

Education

  1. American UniversityBS, Computer Science

Skills & more

Databases6JavaScript21Perl14PHP16HTML 55jQuery10Ruby2D33AngularJS1HTML53MS Project12HTML7
+11 moreWordPressManufacturingSoftware DevelopmentAutomationCoffeeScriptProgrammingProduct DevelopmentProject ManagementProgram ManagementEngineeringCyber

From Benjamin's professional profile.

Founder mafias

Y Combinator mafia8,729

Also came through, then founded or led a company.

Sam AltmanPresidentFounded LooptFred EhrsamYC Summer 2012Founded CoinbaseMatt HuangYC Winter 2011Founded HotspotsTrae StephensYC Winter 2022Founded PursuitDelian AsparouhovYC Summer 2014Founded Nightingale +1Michael SeibelManaging Director, Early Stage and Group PartnerFounded Socialcam

+ 8,722 more

American University mafia7

Also came through, then founded or led a company.

Allyson KapinMAFounded Rad Campaign +1Kaben ClausonBachelor’s DegreeFounded Base +1Anisha SinghMBAFounded mydalaJonathon EndeArt HistoryFounded SeamlessDocsPhuoc TranB.AFounded AnfinMitch DuncombeBachelor of Arts (B.A.)Founded Vector Legal

RJMetrics mafia4

Also came through, then founded or led a company.

Andres RecaldeSales Engineer + Professional ServicesFounded Muffin DataSal CalvoAnalystFounded Muffin DataJake SteinCo-founder & COOFounded Common Paper

Same school

Also attended American University78

Vincent DialloInvestor at DaphniAmanda ThickpennyEvents Manager at NorthzoneCarleigh MorbaInvestor at Index VenturesMark KraynakInvestor at Aspect VenturesAndrew ForysiakOwner, AJF and Associates at Riphean InvestmentsAlyssa DadolyCFO & Partner at Silverton Partners

+ 72 more

Shared employers

Also worked at Common Paper2

Andrew McLoughlinBrit in San Francisco; seed-stage venture capital investorJake SteinFounder at Common Paper

Also worked at Betterment10

Chris BischoffInvestment Team at General CatalystAJ NyboMarketing Coordinator at March Capital PartnersJosh JagotaPrincipal at Alpaca VCAllen MillerPartner at Oak HC/FTMike MaManaging Partner at Sidecut VenturesRob StavisPartner at Bessemer Venture Partners

+ 4 more

Also worked at Adobe121

Louise TomlinsonInvestor at Reinventure GroupAditya ReddyVice President at Sapphire VenturesSydney SloanChief Marketing Officer at Scale Venture PartnersJeff VeenDesigner and investor in London, United KingdomErika NashInvestor at Next Frontier CapitalDavid MackayD9Y at Mucker Capital

+ 115 more

Also worked at Magento, an Adobe Company3

Roy RubinPartner at R-Squared VenturesSai AroraFounder at MercoaSal CalvoFounder at Muffin Data

Frequently asked questions

What companies did Benjamin Garvey found?
Benjamin Garvey founded Common Paper.