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Benjamin Garvey

Founder

Founder at Common Paper

Greater Philadelphia

FoundedCommon Paper · YC

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About

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

Founder at Common PaperYC W23

Intro paths

YC

Benjamin went through Y Combinator (Winter 2023) — 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 — the partner who ran Common Paper's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗

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Common Paper's investors · 3

boldstart venturesMiami · $1M – $3M checks · since 2022Uncork CapitalSan Francisco · $3M – $5M checks · since 2022Y CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2023

Co-founders at Common Paper

JSJake Stein
Jake SteinFounder

Experience

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

Skills & more

Databases6JavaScript21Perl14PHP16HTML 55jQuery10Ruby2D33AngularJS1HTML53MS Project12HTML7
+11 moreWordPressManufacturingSoftware DevelopmentAutomationCoffeeScriptProgrammingProduct DevelopmentProject ManagementProgram ManagementEngineeringCyber

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Who is Benjamin Garvey?
Benjamin Garvey is CTO at Common Paper and previously held roles at RJMetrics, Magento, Adobe, and Betterment.
Where does Benjamin Garvey work?
Benjamin Garvey is Founder of Common Paper.
What companies did Benjamin Garvey found?
Benjamin Garvey founded Common Paper.
Where did Benjamin Garvey go to school?
Benjamin Garvey studied at American University (BS, Computer Science).

Founder mafias

Y Combinator mafia10,218

Also came through, then founded or led a company.

Sam AltmanPresidentFounded Tools for Humanity +3Garry TanPresident & CEOFounded Y Combinator +1Jessica LivingstonCo-founderFounded Y CombinatorAlexis OhanianAmbassador to the EastFounded RedditFred EhrsamYC Summer 2012Founded Nudge +1Matt HuangYC Winter 2011Founded Paradigm +1

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American University mafia47

Also came through, then founded or led a company.

Michael ChasenBachelor of Science (B.S.)Founded Blackboard +3Allyson KapinMAFounded Rad Campaign +1Kaben ClausonBachelor’s DegreeFounded Base +1Adam S GrossmanBachelor of Business Administration - BBAFounded Adma Plasma Biologics +1Mark KraynakMaster of Fine Arts (MFA)Founded EarlyAnisha SinghMBAFounded mydala

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RJMetrics mafia4

Also came through, then founded or led a company.

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

Same school

Also attended American University141

Vincent DialloInvestor at DaphniAmanda ThickpennyEvents Manager at NorthzoneSidd SrinivasaVenture Partner at Madrona Venture GroupBaxter BlackSenior Applied Data Scientist at Madrona Venture GroupCarleigh MorbaInvestor at Index VenturesMark KraynakInvestor at Aspect Ventures

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Shared employers

Also worked at Common Paper2

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

Also worked at Betterment18

Chris BischoffInvestment Team at General CatalystAJ NyboMarketing Coordinator at March Capital PartnersJosh JagotaPrincipal at Alpaca VCDustin LucienFormer COO at Betterment at PICUS CAPITALAllen MillerPartner at Oak HC/FTMike MaManaging Partner at Sidecut Ventures

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Also worked at Adobe198

Brian ActonCo-founder of WhatsApp; co-founder of Signal FoundationLouise TomlinsonInvestor at Reinventure GroupAditya ReddyVice President at Sapphire VenturesJeff VeenDesigner and investor in London, United KingdomErika NashInvestor at Next Frontier CapitalMichael MignanoGeneral Partner at Union Square Ventures (USV)

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Also worked at Magento, an Adobe Company6

Darren HustonFounder at BlackPines Capital PartnersRoy RubinPartner at R-Squared VenturesSai AroraFounder at MercoaSal CalvoFounder at Muffin DataJonathan BeriFounder and CEO at GoliothPranav PiyushCo-founder & CEO at Paramark