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Brandon Paton

Founder

Founder at FamilyLeaf · Founder at Glider

New York City Metropolitan Area

FoundedFamilyLeaf · YCGlider · YC

About

Brandon Paton founded Localize, a translation management platform designed to support companies entering international markets.

Founder at FamilyLeafYC W12

Intro paths

YC

Brandon went through Y Combinator (Winter 2012) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.

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In turn, Brandon can intro founders to FamilyLeaf's investors below.

FamilyLeaf's investors · 3

500 GlobalSan Francisco · $150K checks · since 2012SV AngelSan FranciscoY CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2012

Co-founders at FamilyLeaf

HLHenry Liu
Henry LiuFounder
AMAjay Mehta
Ajay MehtaFounder
WZWesley Zhao
Wesley ZhaoFounder

Founder at GliderYC W12

Intro paths

YC

Brandon went through Y Combinator (Winter 2012) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.

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In turn, Brandon can intro founders to Glider's investors below.

Glider's investors · 8

Andreessen HorowitzMenlo Park · $500K – $50M checks · since 2025Coinbase VenturesStamford · $100K – $10M checks · since 2025First CommitTallinn · since 2025Generative VenturesBeijing · since 2025GSRNew York · since 2025Pivot Globalsince 2025Selini CapitalNew York · since 2025Y CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2012

Co-founders at Glider

HLHenry Liu
Henry LiuFounder
JMJohn Marbach
John MarbachFounder

Experience

  1. LocalizeCEOcurrent2015 — presentNew York, United States
  2. TechstarsMentor2017 — 2019New York, NY
  3. VerblingLocalization Product Lead2012 — 2014San Francisco, CA
  4. Origami LabsSoftware Engineer2012San Francisco, CA

Skills & more

Entrepreneurship63Product Management80User Experience71Localize23User Experience Design17SEO17User Interface Design8Email Marketing6Social Media7jQuery10JavaScript8HTML7
+8 moreCSSMongoDBNode.jsBackbone.jsPhotoshopAdobe Creative SuiteLocalize for MobileLocalize for Web

From Brandon's professional profile.

Frequently asked questions

Who is Brandon Paton?
Brandon Paton founded Localize, a translation management platform designed to support companies entering international markets.
Where does Brandon Paton work?
Brandon Paton is Founder of FamilyLeaf and Founder at Glider.
What companies did Brandon Paton found?
Brandon Paton founded FamilyLeaf, Glider.
Where did Brandon Paton go to school?
Brandon Paton studied at Y Combinator; Techstars NYC; Boston University (BA, Neuroscience).

Founder mafias

Y Combinator mafia8,773

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Y Combinator mafia4,716

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Techstars mafia238

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David CummingsTechstars Boulder Accelerator 2012Founded Undaunted +4Jeremy AchinCloud Class 2013Founded Neo Cybernetica +2TJ ParkerTechstars Boston Accelerator 2013Founded Tjparker +2Spencer RascoffMentorFounded HeyLibby +2Sanjiv SanghaviTechstars New York City Accelerator 2012Founded Texture +2Weiting LiuMentorFounded Everyday.me +2

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Boston University mafia69

Also came through, then founded or led a company.

Arjun SethiBA (WIP)Founded Termina +2Oleg RogynskyyBachelor's DegreeFounded UFORCE Acquired +2Ben ZisesFounded Superangelsyndicate +2Sanjiv SanghaviBAFounded Texture +2James LindenbaumBS in Business ManagementFounded Ink & Switch +1Corinna ChenBSFounded Tierra Biosciences +1

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FamilyLeaf mafia2

Also came through, then founded or led a company.

Henry LiuFounderFounded Glider

Same school

Also attended Y Combinator2,000

Tarek MansourCo-founder & CEO of KalshiSuhail DoshiFounder of Mixpanel; founder of ParticleSubomi OluwalanaCo-founder & CEO of ConvoyMaroof AhmedFounder at Octopus VenturesJustin SwartPartner at Bitkraft Esports VenturesCollin WallaceGeneral Partner at Lobby Capital

+ 1,994 more

Also attended Boston University258

Aydin SenkutFounder & Managing Partner at FelicisVinnie LauriaFounding Partner at Golden Gate VenturesGil GorenPartner at 83NorthJames LindenbaumCo-founder at HeavybitDave BiscegliaVenture Partner at Founder CollectiveKatherine OgnibeneOperations Associate at Founder Collective

+ 252 more

Shared employers

Also worked at Techstars453

Brad FeldCo-founder of Foundry and TechstarsRustyAdvisor at Clear VenturesHouman HaghighiPartner, Business & Corporate Development at Menlo VenturesIsabelle StyslingerSenior Associate, Rise of the Rest at RevolutionWesley BarrowPartner at Correlation VenturesJack Bixby LucasGeneral Partner at Lucas Venture Group

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Also worked at Verbling3

Gustav RydstedtAdvisor, Infrastructure Software at Verissimo VenturesDuncan DavidsonGeneral Partner, Co-Founder at Bullpen CapitalJake JolisGeneral Partner at Zeno Partners

Also worked at Origami Labs1

Vibhu NorbyVenture Partner at Interlace Ventures