Brian Vallelunga
InvestorFounderTechnical Advisor at Soma Capital · Chairman & Founder at Doppler · Founder at Doppler Technologies Inc
Austin, Texas, United States
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About
Brian Vallelunga founded Vantheon and Doppler.
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Chairman & Founder at DopplerYC W19
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YC
Brian went through Y Combinator (Winter 2019) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
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Doppler's investors · 11
Abstract VenturesSan Francisco · $250K – $750K checksChapter OneLos Angeles · $5K – $200K checksCoinbase VenturesStamford · $100K – $10M checks · since 2026Credibly NeutralBrooklyn · since 2026CRV (Charles River Ventures)Bay Area · $250K – $5M checks · since 2022Figment Capitalsince 2026Neotribe VenturesMenlo Park · $250K – $2M checksPantera CapitalSan Francisco · $5M – $100M checks · since 2026Peak State VenturesNew York · $100K – $15M checksTRAC (Third Round Analytics Capital)San Francisco · $250K – $2M checksY CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2019
Founder at Doppler Technologies Inc
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Doppler Technologies Inc's investors · 1
Experience
- VantheonFounder & CEOcurrent2025 — presentAustin, Texas, United States
- DopplerFounder & Chairmancurrent2025 — present
- DopplerFounder & CEO2018 — 2025San Francisco Bay Area
- Soma CapitalTechnical Advisorcurrent2020 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- UberLead Software Engineer2018San Francisco Bay Area
- UberSoftware Engineer Internship2017San Francisco, California
- GigsterContract Developer2016 — 2017
- ThinkfulContract Mentor2016 — 2017
- MizaFounder & CEO2016 — 2017
- ParkMeMachine Learning Intern2016Santa Monica
- Burl AppsFounder & CEO2015Santa Cruz, CA, United States
- JuicyFounder2014 — 2015San Francisco Bay Area
- KodingIntern Front-End Developer2014San Francisco Bay Area
- LaborateFounder & CTO2012 — 2014Santa Cruz, California
- Parking In MotionIntern Front-End Developer2012 — 2013Santa Monica
- AdagegraphicsWeb Developer2011 — 2012El Segundo, CA
Skills & more
DopplerWeb DevelopmentCodaiOS developmentCoffeeScriptVimMVCEntrepreneurshipStart-upsSoftware DevelopmentSoftware EngineeringMobile Devices
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iOS DevelopmentMobile ApplicationsPythonJavaScriptDjangoPhotoshopHTML 5MySQLPostgreSQLApacheNode.jsPHPFrom Brian's professional profile.
Colleagues at Soma Capital
Alan Garcia
Head of Engineering and Data at Soma Capital
Aneel Ranadive
Managing Partner at Soma Capital
Aryan Raigangar
Investor at Soma Capital
Christine Alftin
Head of Platform - GTM at Soma Capital
Fouad Farhat
Investment Partner at Soma Capital
Gustavo Caetano
Investor at Soma Capital
Harlem Atwood-Fitzgerald
Scout at Soma Capital
Irene Koo
Community & Investor at Soma Capital
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Brian Vallelunga?
- Brian Vallelunga founded Vantheon and Doppler.
- Where does Brian Vallelunga work?
- Brian Vallelunga is Chairman & Founder of Doppler and Technical Advisor at Soma Capital and Co-founder at Doppler Technologies Inc.
- What companies did Brian Vallelunga found?
- Brian Vallelunga founded Doppler, Doppler Technologies Inc.
- Where did Brian Vallelunga go to school?
- Brian Vallelunga studied at Y Combinator (W19); Harvard Business School Online (Strategy and Leadership); University of California, Santa Cruz (Bachelor’s Degree, Computer Science).
Founder mafias
Y Combinator mafia10,230
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Sam AltmanPresidentFounded Tools for Humanity +3Garry TanPresident & CEOFounded Y Combinator +1Jessica LivingstonCo-founderFounded Y CombinatorAlexis OhanianPartnerFounded RedditFred EhrsamYC Summer 2012Founded Nudge +1Matt HuangYC Winter 2011Founded Paradigm +1
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Stanford University mafia1,934
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Peter ThielB.A.Founded PayPalReid HoffmanB.S.Founded LinkedIn +2David SacksB.A.Founded YammerKeith RaboisB.A.Founded OpendoorGarry TanBSFounded Y Combinator +1Joe LonsdaleBSFounded Opto +5
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Uber mafia233
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Garrett CampFounder & ChairmanFounded Aero +1Raquel UrtasunChief Scientist, Head of Uber ATG R&DFounded WaabiGary VaynerchukAngel InvestorFounded Empathywines +4Dan LifshitsEngineering ContractorFounded GO GLOBAL WORLD +1David PickerellLead Operations and Logistics ManagerFounded GigSafe +1Ben LernerSoftware Engineer, InfrastructureFounded Espresso AI +1
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Harvard Business School Online mafia87
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Viswa Colluru, PhDHBX Core: Credential of ReadinessFounded Enveda Therapeutics, Inc. +2Jinal JhaveriDisruptive Strategy by Clayton Christensen,NegotiationFounded SchoolMint +1Sasha OrloffContinuing EducationFounded LendUp +1Upeka BeeThe Leadership Consortium by Frances FreiFounded DianaHR +1Matthew GlickOther; "Core: Credential of Readiness"Founded Gipper +1Jim CrowellCore: Credential of ReadinessFounded SageHouse +1
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University of California, Santa Cruz mafia62
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Daniela AmodeiBachelor of Arts (B.A.)Founded AnthropicTim ThimmaiahBusiness ManagementFounded Toneden +1Mike CagneyMSFounded Figure Markets +1Josh NicholsonBachelor of Science (B.S.)Founded Scite +1Dimitri StiliadisMSFounded Aporeto +1Bryce AmbraziunasBAFounded VictorOps +1
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Same school
Also attended Y Combinator2,000
Tarek MansourCo-founder & CEO of KalshiSuhail DoshiFounder of Mixpanel; founder of ParticleSubomi OluwalanaCo-founder & CEO of ConvoyArhaan A.Deeptech Fellow at Clear VenturesCollin WallaceGeneral Partner at Lobby CapitalVictor SantosVictor Scout at One Way Ventures
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Also attended Harvard Business School Online292
MariaInvestor at InvestinorKelsey BeausoleilBusiness Development Network at Redpoint VenturesOliver MarquesPartner, Capital Formation at March Capital PartnersJohn DemeterInvestor at Khosla VenturesJeff RoseAdvisor at AI CapitalRobAdvisor at TFX Capital
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Also attended University of California, Santa Cruz187
Daniela AmodeiCo-founder & President of AnthropicNeha JewalikarDirector of Communications at Scale Venture PartnersChristine SamsAssistant Controller at Crosslink CapitalAnne FoorInvestor at Khosla VenturesNoor NijjerHead of Investor Relations at Sierra VenturesJohn BurkeCo-Founder, Managing Partner at PROOF
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Also attended Stanford University2,000
Peter ThielCo-founder & Partner at Founders FundDavid SacksCo-founder & General Partner at Craft Ventures; former White House AI & Crypto CzarGarry TanPresident & CEO of Y CombinatorAlfred LinPartner at Sequoia CapitalJim BreyerFounder & CEO of Breyer CapitalMike Maples JrCo-founding Partner at Floodgate
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Shared employers
Also worked at Uber602
Bill GurleyGeneral Partner Emeritus at BenchmarkJason CalacanisFounder of LAUNCH; host of This Week in StartupsAndrew ChenGeneral Partner at Andreessen HorowitzGarrett CampCo-founder of Uber and StumbleUpon; founder of ExpaRaquel UrtasunFounder & CEO of WaabiGergely NemethSenior Engineering Manager at DoorDash; co-founder of RisingStack
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