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Brenden Prins-McKinney

Founder

Founder/CEO at Duranium

San Francisco Bay Area

FoundedDuranium · YC

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2,243 people in our graph share verified history with Brenden — schools, employers, funds. One of them is your warm intro.

Paul KwanunlockedBrenden: together at Stanford University (2022–2025)
×6Brenden: together at Goldman Sachs
×3Brenden: together at McKinsey & Company
Brenden: together at Stanford University

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) — 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 — the partner who ran Duranium's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗

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

Duranium's investors · 1

Y CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2025

Co-founders at Duranium

BNBerkley Noble
Berkley NobleFounder/CTO

Experience

  1. DuraniumCEO and Co-Foundercurrent2025 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
  2. McKinsey & CompanyManagement Consulting2019 — 2022Washington, District of Columbia
  3. Goldman SachsInvestment Banking (TMT)2016 — 2018New York, New York

Frequently asked questions

Who is Brenden Prins-McKinney?
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.
Where does Brenden Prins-McKinney work?
Brenden Prins-McKinney is Founder/CEO of Duranium.
What companies did Brenden Prins-McKinney found?
Brenden Prins-McKinney founded Duranium.
Where did Brenden Prins-McKinney go to school?
Brenden Prins-McKinney studied at Stanford Law School (Doctor of Law - JD); Knight-Hennessy Scholars (JD / PhD); Stanford University (PhD Candidate (on leave), Computational Sociology).

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