Find your path to Chris
405 people in our graph share verified history with Chris — schools, employers, funds. One of them is your warm intro.
Karthik ArdhanareeswaranunlockedChris: together at Yale University (2011)
×7Chris: together at Square
×2Chris: together at Nomura Securities
×2Chris: together at Yale University
About
Chris Stanley is the founder of Patterns, where he has shipped multiple AI products since 2022. His work spans design, engineering, and sales, with a focus on integrating AI into business operations.
Founder at PatternsYC S21
Intro paths
YC
Chris went through Y Combinator (Summer 2021) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
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In turn, Chris can intro founders to Patterns's investors below.
Patterns's investors · 6
Co-founders at Patterns
KV

Ken Van HarenFounder
Experience
- PlanetScaleHead of Data Science2026San Francisco Bay Area
- PatternsFounder2023 — 2025San Francisco Bay Area
- ScopeCo-Founder2019 — 2021San Francisco Bay Area
- CoverBusiness Operations + Data Engineering2018 — 2019San Francisco Bay Area
- SquareBusiness Operations + Data Engineering2016 — 2018San Francisco Bay Area
- FurnishUpFounder2014 — 2016New York City Metropolitan Area
- The Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson's ResearchVideo Producer - Tour de Fox2014New York City Metropolitan Area
- Nomura SecuritiesFixed Income Analyst2011 — 2014New York, NY
Skills & more
Sales10Data Analysis6Leadership5Negotiation1Early-stage Startups1PythonPostgreSQLBlender1Ruby on RailsGitProject Management2Investments1
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Chris Stanley?
- Chris Stanley is the founder of Patterns, where he has shipped multiple AI products since 2022. His work spans design, engineering, and sales, with a focus on integrating AI into business operations.
- Where does Chris Stanley work?
- Chris Stanley is Founder of Patterns.
- What companies did Chris Stanley found?
- Chris Stanley founded Patterns.
- Where did Chris Stanley go to school?
- Chris Stanley studied at Yale University (BA, Economics and Psychology); Loyola High School, Los Angeles.
Founder mafias
Y Combinator mafia10,230
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Yale University mafia373
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Michael SeibelBAFounded SocialCamBen SilbermannB.A.Founded Audiobeta +2Justin KanPhysics and PhilosophyFounded Stash +6Jonathan RothbergDoctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.)Founded Raindance Technologies +4Donald IngberM. Phil.Founded Unravel Biosciences +3Kevin RyanBAFounded Transcend Therapeutics +2
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Same school
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