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.
GP
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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Berkley NobleFounder/CTO