Chandell Stone
FounderFounder at Degrees of Freedom
Mexico City Metropolitan Area
FoundedDegrees of Freedom · YC
About
Chandell Stone has worked with low-income students in the Bronx and Harlem, founded the volunteer travel company Destination Impact, and launched Stone Solutions, a virtual assistant services firm connecting African professionals with entrepreneurs and small business owners. She now leads Degrees of Freedom.
Founder at Degrees of FreedomYC W21
Intro paths
YC
Chandell went through Y Combinator (Winter 2021) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
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In turn, Chandell can intro founders to Degrees of Freedom's investors below.
Degrees of Freedom's investors · 1
Co-founders at Degrees of Freedom
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S. Aaron AndrewFounder
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Jazel SmithFounder
Experience
- Chany VenturesFounder & Managing Partnercurrent2023 — presentMexico City, Mexico
- Hospitality ESLChief Product Officercurrent2023 — presentMedellín, Antioquia, Colombia
- Formerly Incarcerated College Graduates NetworkBoard Membercurrent2026 — present
- Village CapitalAdvisory Board Member - US Women in Tech Programcurrent2025 — present
- TechstarsMentorcurrent2022 — present
- Destination ImpactFounder2014 — 2022
- Kapor CapitalVC Fellow: Investment & Ecosystem Building2022Oakland, California, Estados Unidos
- Degrees of FreedomCo-Founder (YC W21)2020 — 2021
- Building Excellent SchoolsFellow2019 — 2020Greater Atlanta Area
- Georgia Charter Schools AssociationFellow2019 — 2020Greater Atlanta Area
- Success Academy Charter SchoolsAssistant Principal2016 — 2018Bronx, New York
- Math for AmericaEarly Career Fellow2015 — 2016Greater New York City Area
- Democracy Prep Public SchoolsAlgebra 2/ Trigonometery Teacher2014 — 2016Harlem, NY
- Harvard Graduate School of EducationVice President of Diversity2013 — 2014Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States
Skills & more
Microsoft Word9PowerPoint9Microsoft Office14Microsoft Excel7Leadership23Public Speaking24Staff Development28Tutoring20Research35Higher Education30Training11Fundraising11
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Chandell Stone?
- Chandell Stone has worked with low-income students in the Bronx and Harlem, founded the volunteer travel company Destination Impact, and launched Stone Solutions, a virtual assistant services firm connecting African professionals with entrepreneurs and small business owners. She now leads Degrees of Freedom.
- Where does Chandell Stone work?
- Chandell Stone is Founder of Degrees of Freedom.
- What companies did Chandell Stone found?
- Chandell Stone founded Degrees of Freedom.
- Where did Chandell Stone go to school?
- Chandell Stone studied at Y Combinator (W21); Harvard Graduate School of Education (Master of Education (M.Ed.), Learning & Teaching (EdTech)); North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University (Bachelor's, Mathematics Secondary Education).
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