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Benjamin Paik

Founder

Founder at Afternoon.co

New York, New York, United States

FoundedAfternoon.co · YC

About

Benjamin Paik worked at Brex where he led development of an FP&A product line, and previously spent eight years at Gusto overseeing embedded payroll offerings, international payroll expansion, and the payments team.

LinkedIn ↗

Founder at Afternoon.coYC F24

Intro paths

YC

Benjamin went through Y Combinator (Fall 2024) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.

GP

Their group partner at YC was David Lieb, General Partner at Y Combinator — the partner who ran Afternoon.co's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗

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In turn, Benjamin can intro founders to Afternoon.co's investors below.

Afternoon.co's investors · 2

Treeo VCY Combinator

Co-founders at Afternoon.co

RZRoman Zubenko
Roman ZubenkoFounder

Experience

  1. Afternoon.coCo-Foundercurrent2024 — presentNew York, New York, United States
  2. BrexProduct Manager2023 — 2024New York City Metropolitan Area
  3. GustoProduct Manager - Core Payroll Experiences2022 — 2023New York City Metropolitan Area
  4. GustoProduct Manager - Gusto Labs2020 — 2022San Francisco Bay Area
  5. GustoProduct Manager - Fintech2017 — 2020San Francisco Bay Area
  6. GustoPayments Lead (Product & Ops)2015 — 2017San Francisco Bay Area
  7. SquareRisk Analyst2014 — 2015San Francisco Bay Area
  8. Morgan StanleyFinancial Analyst (Intern)2013 — 2014Sacramento, California Area

Education

  1. University of California, Davis
  2. Y Combinator

Skills & more

Analytical Skills17Public Speaking16Teamwork2LeadershipManagement1Analysis1Microsoft Excel19Microsoft Office24Microsoft Word6PowerPoint6Data Analysis25Risk Management12
+12 moreFinancial AnalysisResearchBusiness AnalysisFinanceCommunity OutreachCustomer ServiceTeachingSocial NetworkingSocial MediaAccountingForecastingEvent Planning

Languages Korean · Spanish

From Benjamin's professional profile.

Founder mafias

Y Combinator mafia8,668

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Sam AltmanPresidentFounded LooptFred EhrsamYC Summer 2012Founded CoinbaseMatt HuangYC Winter 2011Founded HotspotsTrae StephensYC Winter 2022Founded PursuitDelian AsparouhovYC Summer 2014Founded Nightingale +1Justin KanYC Winter 2018Founded Rye +3

+ 8,661 more

University of California, Davis mafia31

Also came through, then founded or led a company.

Arlen AbrahamBachelor of Science (B.S.)Founded Cascade Space +1Charles CallPhDFounded BioflyteKia BehniaB.A.Founded Agriculture Scout AIDavid SacarelosBachelor of Science (BS) - Electrical EngineeringFounded Orbital CompositesJon DishotskyManagerial EconomicsFounded StarcityRosanna YauBSFounded BackerKit

+ 24 more

Brex mafia29

Also came through, then founded or led a company.

Ritik MalhotraDirector, Product ManagementFounded Elph +1Tanooj LuthraEngineering Manager, Brex CashFounded Elph +1Cullen WilsonProduct Design LeadFounded WP Engine +1Asa MillerDesign EngineerFounded Pre +1Sherwood CallawaySoftware Engineer, Infra (Observability)Founded Sazabi +1Liza GurtinProductFounded Accend

+ 22 more

Gusto mafia18

Also came through, then founded or led a company.

Hemant TanejaBoard MemberFounded CommureEdward KimCo-founder and Head of TechnologyFounded Picwing +1Joshua ReevesCo-Founder & Head of Gusto (CEO). Building Gusto for the Long Term.Founded GustoTomer LondonCo-FounderFounded GustoNick BaumProduct ManagerFounded StoryworthNick DeMonnerSoftware EngineerFounded Seneca Systems

+ 11 more

Gusto mafia13

Also came through, then founded or led a company.

Edward KimFounder/Empowering Gusto's Engineering TeamFounded PicwingNick BaumProduct ManagerFounded StoryworthNick DeMonnerSoftware EngineerFounded Seneca SystemsJaleh RezaeiHead of Marketing & BDFounded MutinyNick GervasiSoftware EngineeringFounded FlowdashOmar SkalliEmpowering Platform Engineering TeamFounded Flowdash

+ 6 more

Same school

Also attended University of California, Davis149

Charles CallSLP & Venture Partner at Cottonwood Technology FundDavid PhuController at Felicis VenturesBryan EglanDirector of Business Development at Menlo VenturesScott MaxwellInvestor at OpenView Venture PartnersMasoud AdinaHead of Compliance at GreycroftAva EitzenPortfolio Support at 8VC

+ 143 more

Also attended Y Combinator2,000

Leo LuInvestor at Foundation CapitalMaroof AhmedFounder at Octopus VenturesJustin SwartPartner at Bitkraft Esports VenturesVictor SantosVictor Scout at One Way VenturesSwapnil JainCEO, Observe.AI at EMERGENT VENTURESChase AdamPartner at Very Serious Ventures

+ 1,994 more

Shared employers

Also worked at Afternoon.co1

Roman ZubenkoFounder at Afternoon.co

Also worked at Brex53

Katie BiberChief Operating Officer at ParadigmAyesha AroraVenture Partner at S32Jake SeidGeneral Partner at Ballistic VenturesJamesPrincipal at Draper AssociatesMatt MocharyInvestor at Fortius VenturesCarmen CollynsHead of Investor Relations at CAVU Consumer Partners

+ 47 more

Also worked at Gusto40

Hemant TanejaCEO & Managing Director of General CatalystCathy GaoPartner at Sapphire VenturesJesse WedlerInvestor at CapitalGRavi GroverGeneral Partner at Data TechPejman NozadFounding Managing Partner at Pear VCLexi ReeseAdvisor at Avila

+ 34 more

Also worked at Square80

Keith RaboisManaging Director at Khosla VenturesDelian AsparouhovPartner at Founders Fund and co-founder of VardaClay RobbinsForward Deployed Partner at Slow VenturesSaket SrivastavaInvestor at Foundation CapitalJustin LiuVice President at Sapphire VenturesAnne FoorInvestor at Khosla Ventures

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