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Brian Brunner

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Founder at DataShare · Founder at Cheddar

Austin, Texas, United States

FoundedCheddar · YCDataShare · YC

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

Hemant TanejaunlockedBrian: together at Stripe (2019–2023)
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×2Brian: together at OpenAI

About

Brian Brunner previously led engineering at Stripe, where he oversaw development of Sigma and Data Pipeline products. He is the founder of Cheddar.

Founder at DataShareYC S23

Intro paths

YC

Brian went through Y Combinator (Summer 2023) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.

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Their group partner at YC was Harj Taggar, General Partner at Y Combinator — the partner who ran DataShare's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗

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In turn, Brian can intro founders to DataShare's investors below.

DataShare's investors · 1

Y CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2023

Founder at CheddarYC S14

Intro paths

YC

Brian went through Y Combinator (Summer 2014) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.

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In turn, Brian can intro founders to Cheddar's investors below.

Cheddar's investors · 3

Comcast VenturesNew York · $2M – $15M checksRaine Venture PartnersNew York · since 2018Y CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2014

Co-founders at Cheddar

AFAlex Fryer
Alex FryerFounder/CEO

Experience

  1. OpenAIMember of Technical Staffcurrent2026 — presentAustin, Texas, United States
  2. CloudflarePrincipal Software Engineer2024 — 2026Austin, Texas, United States
  3. DataShareFounder2023 — 2024Austin, Texas, United States
  4. StripeSoftware Engineering Manager2022 — 2023
  5. StripeSoftware Engineering Manager2020 — 2022
  6. StripeSoftware Engineer2019 — 2020San Francisco Bay Area

Skills & more

Product ManagementUser Interface DesignProduct DesignSprint PlanningStart-upsPythonHTMLCSSJavaScriptPHPHadoopDjango
+12 moreJavaRESTJSONMySQLPostgreSQLNode.jsHiveSparkWeb DevelopmentWeb ApplicationsEntrepreneurshipProgramming

Languages Spanish

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Brian Brunner?
Brian Brunner previously led engineering at Stripe, where he oversaw development of Sigma and Data Pipeline products. He is the founder of Cheddar.
Where does Brian Brunner work?
Brian Brunner is Founder of Cheddar and Founder at DataShare.
What companies did Brian Brunner found?
Brian Brunner founded Cheddar, DataShare.
Where did Brian Brunner go to school?
Brian Brunner studied at Stanford University (Computer Science).

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