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Brenden Prins-McKinney

Founder

Founder/CEO at Duranium

FoundedDuranium Β· YC

About

Brenden Prins-McKinney is co-founder and CEO of Duranium, focused on critical metal production. He previously worked as a consultant at McKinsey & Co. advising the U.S. Department of Defense on domestic chemical production, and holds a law degree from Stanford University where he was a Knight-Hennessy Scholar.

Founder/CEO at DuraniumYC S25

Intro paths

YC

Brenden went through Y Combinator (Summer 2025) β€” any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.

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Their group partner at YC was Tyler Bosmeny, General Partner at Y Combinator β€” the partner who ran Duranium's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile β†—

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In turn, Brenden can intro founders to Duranium's investors below.

Duranium's investors Β· 1

Co-founders at Duranium

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