Chapman Snowden
FounderFounder at GoBuild (fka Brick)
Oakland, California, United States
FoundedGoBuild (fka Brick) · YC
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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In turn, Chapman can intro founders to GoBuild (fka Brick)'s investors below.
GoBuild (fka Brick)'s investors · 1
Co-founders at GoBuild (fka Brick)
DB
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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