Brendan Finch
FounderFounder/CEO at RocketLit
Los Angeles, California, United States
FoundedRocketLit · YC
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421 people in our graph share verified history with Brendan — schools, employers, funds. One of them is your warm intro.
Robin LiunlockedBrendan: together at Teach For America (2009)
×4Brendan: together at Teach For America
×2Brendan: together at UC Santa Barbara
×2Brendan: together at Unreasonable
About
Brendan Finch has experience in teaching and education technology, developing reading and science assessment products for schools.
Founder/CEO at RocketLitYC S16
Intro paths
YC
Brendan went through Y Combinator (Summer 2016) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
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Co-founders at RocketLit
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Experience
- RocketLit (YC S16)CEOcurrent2016 — present
- UnreasonableUnreasonable Fellow2017Greater New York City Area
- Birdbrain Education LLCCEO2010 — 2016
- Green Dot Public SchoolsBiology and Anatomy/Physiology Teacher2013 — 2014Animo Venice Charter High School
- California Virtual AcademiesVirtual Teacher2012 — 2013Greater Los Angeles Area
- Green Dot Public SchoolsPhysics Teacher2011 — 2012Animo Ralph Bunche
- Los Angeles Unified School DistrictMath/Science Teacher2007 — 2010John Liechty Middle School
- Teach For AmericaCorps Member2007 — 2009Greater Los Angeles Area
Skills & more
Educational Leadership9Teaching23Curriculum Design25Curriculum Development12K-1212Lesson Planning3Classroom11Classroom Management2Teacher Training5Tutoring1Elementary Education2Literacy2
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Brendan Finch?
- Brendan Finch has experience in teaching and education technology, developing reading and science assessment products for schools.
- Where does Brendan Finch work?
- Brendan Finch is Founder/CEO of RocketLit.
- What companies did Brendan Finch found?
- Brendan Finch founded RocketLit.
- Where did Brendan Finch go to school?
- Brendan Finch studied at Loyola Marymount University (Master of Education (M.Ed.), Elementary Education); UC Santa Barbara (Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), Philosophy); Thousand Oaks High School.
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Y Combinator mafia10,230
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UC Santa Barbara mafia179
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Unreasonable mafia75
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Loyola Marymount University mafia21
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Same school
Also attended Loyola Marymount University77
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Also attended UC Santa Barbara493
Logan GreenCo-founder of LyftJen WangDeal Operations Manager at Felicis VenturesArturo LitvinHead of Global Portfolio Development at Intel CapitalKevin ThauInvestor at Spark CapitalErica DelamareInvestor at DaphniDanielle RomanowskiExecutive Assistant at Sapphire Ventures
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Also attended Thousand Oaks High School2
Shared employers
Also worked at RocketLit (YC S16)1
Also worked at Los Angeles Unified School District6
Also worked at Teach For America132
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