Chris Szymansky
FounderCTO / Co-Founder at Fieldguide
San Francisco, California, United States
FoundedFieldguide Β· YC
About
Chris Szymansky is CTO and co-founder of Fieldguide, a Y Combinator S20 company.
CTO / Co-Founder at FieldguideYC S20
Intro paths
YC
Chris went through Y Combinator (Summer 2020) β any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
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In turn, Chris can intro founders to Fieldguide's investors below.
Fieldguide's investors Β· 7
8VCAustin Β· $100K β $50M checks Β· since 2026Bessemer Venture PartnersRedwood City Β· $5M β $100M checks Β· since 2026FloodgateMenlo Park Β· $500K β $5M checksFourth RealmMenlo ParkGeodesic CapitalFoster City Β· since 2026Point72 VenturesNew York Β· $1M β $75M checksY CombinatorSan Francisco Β· $500K checks Β· since 2020
Co-founders at Fieldguide
JC
Jin ChangFounder
Experience
- FieldguideCo-Founder / CTOcurrent2020 β presentSan Francisco, California, United States
- AtriumVP of Engineering, Product, and Design2018 β 2020San Francisco, California, United States
- JazzHRChief Technology Officer2015 β 2018
- JazzHRVP of Engineering2014 β 2015
- JazzHRDirector of Engineering2013 β 2014
- JazzHRSoftware Engineer2012 β 2013
- Fireman CreativeDirector of Software2010 β 2012Pittsburgh, PA
- Fireman CreativeDesign & Engineering2009 β 2010Pittsburgh, PA
- VivoCo-Founder2008 β 2009
- CarneyFiremanDesign2007 β 2008Pittsburgh, PA
Skills & more
Software Engineering94Product Development55Team Leadership50Product Management8Software Development17Agile Methodologies16Scrum8Cloud Computing4Strategy4Web Development27JavaScript24Software as a Service (SaaS)10
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Chris Szymansky?
- Chris Szymansky is CTO and co-founder of Fieldguide, a Y Combinator S20 company.
- Where does Chris Szymansky work?
- Chris Szymansky is CTO / Co-Founder of Fieldguide.
- What companies did Chris Szymansky found?
- Chris Szymansky founded Fieldguide.
- Where did Chris Szymansky go to school?
- Chris Szymansky studied at University of Pittsburgh.
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Same school
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Shared employers
Also worked at Fieldguide6
Also worked at Atrium10
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