About
Benjamin Martindale founded Prelude OS, which served Chinese factory customers and achieved cash-flow positivity, and has advised heavy-equipment manufacturers on international expansion. He previously ran a Toronto-based marketing firm serving construction clients and studied finance at University of Toronto's Rotman Commerce program.
Founder at DonkeyYC S26
Intro paths
YC
Benjamin went through Y Combinator (Summer 2026) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
GP
Their group partner at YC was Harshita Arora, General Partner at Y Combinator — the partner who ran Donkey's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗
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In turn, Benjamin can intro founders to Donkey's investors below.
