Where does Brendan Tobin work?

Brendan Tobin is Founder of Purpose Finance.

What companies did Brendan Tobin found?

Brendan Tobin founded Purpose Finance.

Where did Brendan Tobin go to school?

Brendan Tobin studied at Stanford University (Master's degree, Management Science and Engineering); University of Arizona (Masters of Science, Materials Science and Engineering); University of Arizona (Bachelor of Science (BS), Materials Science and Engineering).

Brendan Tobin

Founder

Founder at Purpose Finance

San Francisco, California, United States

FoundedPurpose Finance · YC

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About

Brendan Tobin worked at Samsung and Credit Karma before joining Figure, and currently leads Purpose Finance; he also serves as treasurer of SOMA West Community Benefit District.

Founder at Purpose Finance YC W21

Intro paths

Brendan went through Y Combinator (Winter 2021) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.

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In turn, Brendan can intro founders to Purpose Finance's investors below.

Purpose Finance's investors · 1

Y CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2021

Co-founders at Purpose Finance

Anna MatalonFounder

Jon ShellerFounder

Experience

BtobbesSecurity Consultantcurrent2026 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
Scale AITechnical Program Manager2023 — 2025San Francisco, California, United States
Purpose FinanceCo-founder & COO2021 — 2023San Francisco, California, United States
FigureBusiness Associate2019 — 2021San Francisco Bay Area
DHVC(Danhua Capital)Associate2018 — 2019San Francisco Bay Area
Credit KarmaSenior Analyst2016 — 2018San Francisco Bay Area
Samsung ElectronicsBusiness Analyst2015 — 2016Mountain View, CA
EricssonProduct Marketing Intern2015San Francisco Bay Area
Vermeer Research ProjectGraduate Research Assistant2014Amsterdam, Netherlands
Spectral InstrumentsEngineering Intern2011 — 2014Tucson, Arizona
Grameen BankIntern2013 — 2014Dhaka, Bangladesh

Skills & more

Network SecurityCredit Risk Management1Title SearchesFinancial AnalysisInformation SecuritySmall Business LendingPayment SystemsMortgage LendingRegulatory ComplianceCybersecurityConsumer LendingIdentity and Access Management (IAM)

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Mobile PaymentsPayment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS)Fraud PreventionACH Payments

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Brendan Tobin?: Brendan Tobin worked at Samsung and Credit Karma before joining Figure, and currently leads Purpose Finance; he also serves as treasurer of SOMA West Community Benefit District.
Where does Brendan Tobin work?: Brendan Tobin is Founder of Purpose Finance.
What companies did Brendan Tobin found?: Brendan Tobin founded Purpose Finance.
Where did Brendan Tobin go to school?: Brendan Tobin studied at Stanford University (Master's degree, Management Science and Engineering); University of Arizona (Masters of Science, Materials Science and Engineering); University of Arizona (Bachelor of Science (BS), Materials Science and Engineering).