Chris Golda
InvestorFounderGeneral Partner at Y Combinator · Founder at Svix · Founder at BackType
United States
FoundedBackType · YC
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953 people in our graph share verified history with Chris — schools, employers, funds. One of them is your warm intro.
About
Co-founder and CEO of BackType (acquired by Twitter), where he launched Twitter's Ad Center and grew revenue past $1B.
Beyond investing
- Founded
- Chris Golda co-founded BackType (YC S08), a data infrastructure and analytics company acquired by Twitter in 2011.
- Education
- Studied at University of Toronto (BASc, Electrical Engineering)
- More
- Chris Golda helped open source Apache Storm, an early distributed real-time computation system.
Mentioned above: the University of Toronto mafia →
From Chris's own website — common ground for a warm intro.
Founder at SvixYC W21
Intro paths
Chris went through Y Combinator (Winter 2021) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
Their group partner at YC was Aaron Epstein, General Partner at Y Combinator — the partner who ran Svix's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗
In turn, Chris can intro founders to Svix's investors below.
Svix's investors · 5
Co-founders at Svix
Founder at BackTypeYC S08
Intro paths
Chris went through Y Combinator (Summer 2008) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
In turn, Chris can intro founders to BackType's investors below.
BackType's investors · 5
Co-founders at BackType
Experience
- Y CombinatorGPcurrent2025 — present
- Rogue CapitalManaging Partner2014 — 2025
- Menlo VenturesVenture Advisor2019 — 2020
- TwitterProduct2011 — 2014San Francisco Bay Area
- BackTypeFounder2008 — 2011San Francisco Bay Area
Skills & more
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Investments
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Colleagues at Y Combinator
Network1
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Chris Golda?
- Co-founder and CEO of BackType (acquired by Twitter), where he launched Twitter's Ad Center and grew revenue past $1B.
- Where does Chris Golda work?
- Chris Golda is Founder of BackType and General Partner at Y Combinator.
- What companies did Chris Golda found?
- Chris Golda founded BackType.
- What companies has Chris Golda invested in?
- Investments tracked here include Benchling, Coinbase, Stoke, Supabase.
- Where did Chris Golda go to school?
- Chris Golda studied at Y Combinator; University of Toronto (B.A.Sc, Electrical Engineering).
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Y Combinator mafia10,230
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University of Toronto mafia253
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Menlo Ventures mafia15
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Same school
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Also attended University of Toronto647
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Shared employers
Also worked at Rogue Capital1
Also worked at Menlo Ventures77
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Also worked at Twitter239
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