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Brandon Strittmatter

Founder

Founder at Outerbase

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States

FoundedOuterbase · YC

About

Brandon Strittmatter is co-founder of Outerbase, a database interface platform. He previously led design for DigitalOcean's managed solutions portfolio and served as founding designer at Containership, a multi-cloud Kubernetes platform startup.

Founder at OuterbaseYC W23

Intro paths

YC

Brandon went through Y Combinator (Winter 2023) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.

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

Outerbase's investors · 4

Lobby CapitalPalo AltoRidge VenturesSan Francisco · $2M – $7M checksTechstarsBoulder · $220K checksY CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2023

Co-founders at Outerbase

BWBrayden Wilmoth
Brayden WilmothFounder

Experience

  1. CloudflareProductcurrent2025 — presentPittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States
  2. Outerbase (Acquired by Cloudflare)Co-Founder & CEO2022 — 2025
  3. DigitalOceanSenior Product Designer2019 — 2022
  4. Containership, Inc. (Acquired by Hitachi Vantara)Founding Designer2017 — 2019
  5. Branding BrandDirector of User Experience2013 — 2017
  6. SnapRetailUX Designer & Developer2013
  7. Indiana University of PennsylvaniaGraphic Designer2008 — 2012
  8. Spies & AssassinsDesign Intern2012New York City Metropolitan Area

Education

  1. Y Combinator
  2. Indiana University of PennsylvaniaBachelor’s Degree, Art Studio - Graphic Design

Skills & more

User Experience32Web Design26User Interface20Web Development11User Interface Design8User Experience Design4E-commerce4Digital Strategy2Product Design2Photography6Copywriting6Advertising7
+12 moreRainmakerGraphic DesignArt DirectionTypographyUser Experience (UX)Design SystemsKubernetesSketchCreative StrategyStrategyManagementAdobe Creative Suite

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