Chapman Snowden
FounderFounder at GoBuild (fka Brick)
Oakland, California, United States
FoundedGoBuild (fka Brick) · YC
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410 people in our graph share verified history with Chapman — schools, employers, funds. One of them is your warm intro.
Nancy WangunlockedChapman: together at Google (2015–2016)
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×3Chapman: together at University of Virginia
About
Chapman Snowden is cofounder and CEO of GoBuild. Previously, he served as an entrepreneur in residence at Precursor Ventures and held product roles at Google and Dev Bootcamp; his background includes work in finance, philanthropy, and education technology.
Founder at GoBuild (fka Brick)YC W21
Intro paths
YC
Chapman went through Y Combinator (Winter 2021) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
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Drew BarrettFounder
Experience
- AstroForgeChief Operating Officercurrent2026 — present
- AstroForgeHead of Mining2025 — 2026
- AstroForgeChief of Staff2024 — 2025
- Modern FinOps, Inc.CEO & Cofounder2022 — 2023Oakland, California, United States
- GoBuildCEO & Cofounder (YC W21)2019 — 2022Oakland, California, United States
- South Park CommonsMember2019 — 2020San Francisco Bay Area
- Precursor VenturesEntrepreneur In Residence2018 — 2019San Francisco Bay Area
- TravrseFounder/CEO2017 — 2018San Francisco Bay Area
- GoogleProgram Manager, Tech Student Development2016 — 2017San Francisco Bay Area
- GoogleOnline Education Specialist, Tech Student Development2015 — 2016Sunnyvale, CA
- Make SchoolConsultant2015San Francisco Bay Area
- Dev BootcampHead of Expansion and New Products2013 — 2014San Francisco Bay Area
- KinobiFounder2011 — 2012Greater New Orleans Area / San Francisco
- 4.0 SchoolsLab Fellow2011Greater New Orleans Region
- Mass Insight EducationProgram Manager, The School Turnaround Group2010 — 2011Greater Boston
- New Profit Inc.Portfolio Analyst2008 — 2010Greater Boston
- J.P. MorganAnalyst2007 — 2008Greater Boston
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Chapman Snowden?
- Chapman Snowden is cofounder and CEO of GoBuild. Previously, he served as an entrepreneur in residence at Precursor Ventures and held product roles at Google and Dev Bootcamp; his background includes work in finance, philanthropy, and education technology.
- Where does Chapman Snowden work?
- Chapman Snowden is Founder of GoBuild (fka Brick).
- What companies did Chapman Snowden found?
- Chapman Snowden founded GoBuild (fka Brick).
- Where did Chapman Snowden go to school?
- Chapman Snowden studied at University of Virginia (Bachelor’s Degree); Dev BootCamp; Dev Bootcamp.
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