Where does Brandon Philips work?

Brandon Philips is Founder of CoreOS.

What check size does Brandon Philips write?

Brandon Philips typically writes checks of $5K – $50K.

What companies did Brandon Philips found?

Brandon Philips founded CoreOS.

Where did Brandon Philips go to school?

Brandon Philips studied at Oregon State University (BS, Computer Science); Sarasvati Language School.

Brandon Philips

Founder

Founder at CoreOS

San Francisco Bay Area

Writes $5K – $50K checks · typically $25K

FoundedCoreOS · YC

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About

Brandon Philips is the former co-founder and CTO of CoreOS, with a background in application infrastructure, distributed systems, enterprise sales, and sales enablement. His technical experience includes software development in Go and C, building distributed systems on Kubernetes, and Linux Kernel work, and he has led product, marketing, and technical discussions across organizations.

Founder at CoreOS YC S13

Intro paths

Brandon went through Y Combinator (Summer 2013) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.

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

CoreOS's investors · 7

Andreessen HorowitzMenlo Park · $500K – $50M checks · since 2016 GV (Google Ventures)Mountain View · $250K – $50M checks · since 2016 Intel CapitalSanta Clara · $1M – $20M checks · since 2016 Kleiner PerkinsMenlo Park · $500K – $15M checks · since 2016 Sequoia CapitalMenlo Park · $4.4M – $214M checks · since 2016 Work-BenchNew York · $1M – $3M checks · since 2016 Y CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2013

Co-founders at CoreOS

Alex PolviFounder/CEO

Experience

CoreOS, IncCTO2013 — 2020
Rackspace HostingSenior Software Engineer2012 — 2013San Francisco Bay Area
Rackspace HostingEngineer of Developer Happiness2011 — 2012San Francisco Bay Area
SuSE/NovellKernel Developer2007 — 2011
Open Source Education LabOpen Source Advocate2006 — 2007
IBMIntern2006
OSU Open Source LabSoftware Developer2004 — 2006
NASAIntern2005

Skills & more

Linux Kernel27Kernel11Lua3Debugging4Distributed Systems19Go3Cloud Computing14Web Development8Software Development17Bash43C39Git25

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LinuxOpen SourceUnixApache

Languages English

From Brandon's professional profile.

Network1

Mark Schulz

Founder Emeritus & Venture Partner at Fontinalis Partners

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Brandon Philips?: Brandon Philips is the former co-founder and CTO of CoreOS, with a background in application infrastructure, distributed systems, enterprise sales, and sales enablement. His technical experience includes software development in Go and C, building distributed systems on Kubernetes, and Linux Kernel work, and he has led product, marketing, and technical discussions across organizations.
Where does Brandon Philips work?: Brandon Philips is Founder of CoreOS.
What check size does Brandon Philips write?: Brandon Philips typically writes checks of $5K – $50K.
What companies did Brandon Philips found?: Brandon Philips founded CoreOS.
Where did Brandon Philips go to school?: Brandon Philips studied at Oregon State University (BS, Computer Science); Sarasvati Language School.

Founder mafias

Y Combinator mafia10,218

Also came through, then founded or led a company.

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

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Oregon State University mafia44

Also came through, then founded or led a company.

Mike WaxVisiting ScholarFounded KONUX +1 Erik LanderholmBachelor of Science (B.S.)Founded CarWoo +1 Tommy McClungBSFounded CarWoo +1 Jeffrey Bland, PhDFounded Big Bold Health Holdings PBC +1 Francisco J. MartinPostdocFounded AccuShoot +1 George HuffBSFounded Opal Labs +1

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Same school

Also attended Oregon State University75

Mandy CulverInvestor at Next Frontier Capital Elliot HershbergScientist, Writer, and Investor on a mission to accelerate The Century of Biology Paula MariwalaGeneral Partner Advisor at Beyond Capital Ventures Shane WallPartner & President of CXO Network at Fusion Brooke PollackManaging Partner at Hutt Capital Maurice GundersonManaging Director Emeritus at Autotech Ventures

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Shared employers

Also worked at Rackspace Hosting31

Dave WrightCEO Partner at Ardent Venture Morris MillerInvestor at Tectonic Ventures Lanham NapierCo-Founder and Chairman at BuildGroup Jim CurryCo-Founder and CEO at BuildGroup Klee KleberCo-Founder at BuildGroup Patrick MatthewsFounder and CEO at Active Capital

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Also worked at SuSE/Novell44

Nat FriedmanCo-lead of Meta Superintelligence Labs; co-founder of NFDG Chris StoneInvestor at EPIC VENTURES Anshu AgarwalGeneral Partner at Converge Howard LevensonAdvisor at SINEWAVE VENTURES Blake ModersitskiManaging Partner, Pelion VP at Juvo Ventures Richard SeibtVenture Partner at eCAPITAL ENTREPRENEURIAL PARTNERS

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Also worked at IBM1,143

Brian ArmstrongCo-founder & CEO of Coinbase Olivier PomelCo-founder & CEO of Datadog Alexis Le-QuocCo-founder & CTO of Datadog Ken ChenaultInvestment Team at General Catalyst Roger KrakoffGeneral Partner at Monta Vista Capital Avi BharadwajInvestment Director at Intel Capital

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Also worked at NASA156

Sai SenthilkumarPartner at Redpoint Ventures Joe FlahertyDirector, Content & Community at Founder Collective Jim BridenstineManaging Partner, Artemis Group at Cortado Ventures Gabe ShermanPresident, Artemis Group at Cortado Ventures Linda CuretonBoard Member at Maryland TEDCO Omar PimentelDirector of Frontier Strategy at Type One Ventures

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