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528 people in our graph share verified history with Christian — schools, employers, funds. One of them is your warm intro.
Ken ChenaultunlockedChristian: together at IBM (2018–2019)
×6Christian: together at Coinbase
Christian: together at McGill University
×3Christian: together at Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam (VU Amsterdam)
About
Christian Pickett previously worked at Vercel and Coinbase, and is now cofounder of Orthogonal, which builds agentic payment solutions for APIs.
Founder at OrthogonalYC W26
Intro paths
YC
Christian went through Y Combinator (Winter 2026) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
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Their group partner at YC was Tyler Bosmeny, General Partner at Y Combinator — the partner who ran Orthogonal's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗
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In turn, Christian can intro founders to Orthogonal's investors below.
Orthogonal's investors · 3
Co-founders at Orthogonal
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Bera SogutFounder
Experience
- OrthogonalCo-founder & CEOcurrent2025 — present
- VercelSoftware Engineer2024 — 2025San Francisco Bay Area
- CoinbaseSoftware Engineer2022 — 2023Montreal, Quebec, Canada
- CoinbaseSoftware Engineer2021Montreal, Quebec, Canada
- BlackBerryApplications Software Development Student2020Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
- IBMFull Stack Developer & Watson Digital Advisor2018 — 2019Ottawa, Canada Area
Skills & more
EnglishDocker1Amazon Web Services (AWS)gRPCNode.jsNoSQLCascading Style Sheets (CSS)JavaScriptReact.jsRubyRuby on RailsPython (Programming Language)
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JavaLeadershipSoftware DesignFront-End DevelopmentWeb ApplicationsFront-end DevelopmentGo (Programming Language)Languages English
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Christian Pickett?
- Christian Pickett previously worked at Vercel and Coinbase, and is now cofounder of Orthogonal, which builds agentic payment solutions for APIs.
- Where does Christian Pickett work?
- Christian Pickett is Founder of Orthogonal.
- What companies did Christian Pickett found?
- Christian Pickett founded Orthogonal.
- Where did Christian Pickett go to school?
- Christian Pickett studied at McGill University (Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.), Computer Science); Shawnigan Lake School (High School); Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam (VU Amsterdam) (Master of Science - MS, Artificial Intelligence).
Founder mafias
Y Combinator mafia10,230
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McGill University mafia207
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Noubar AfeyanBSFounded ProFound Therapeutics +13Avak KahvejianB.Sc.Founded ProFound Therapeutics +5Jeffrey KarpBENGFounded Tissium +3Serge MesserlianMaster of Science - MScFounded Creyon +1Natalia BakaevaArtsFounded cashew +1Lauren GropperBachelor's degreeFounded Repurpose +1
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Coinbase mafia93
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Balaji SrinivasanCTOFounded Counsyl +1Fred EhrsamCo-founderFounded NudgeBrian ArmstrongCo-founder & CEOFounded NewLimitKuberan MarimuthuEngineeringFounded Hashcube +2Surojit ChatterjeeChief Product OfficerFounded Ema +1Rob WitoffChief Technology OfficerFounded Chalktalk +1
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Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam (VU Amsterdam) mafia33
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Sebastian BrunemeierMasters of Business Management (joint MSc w UvA)Founded Cyclone Therapeutics +1Tom PeetersMaster of Science (MSc)Founded Westwing +1Manuel RodríguezMaster of Science (M.Sc.)Founded Nico SegurosWal van LieropDoctor of EconomicsFounded MineSenseMaarten GoossensMSc & BScFounded AnimolAnieke LamersMaster of Science (MSc)Founded Peekabond
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Shawnigan Lake School mafia3
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Same school
Also attended McGill University768
Harley FinkelsteinInvestor at Felicis VenturesMattias LjungmanInvestor at Moonfire VenturesNoubar AfeyanInvestor at Flagship PioneeringDavid NaultGeneral Partner at Luge CapitalLaviva MazharPrincipal at Luge CapitalLisa PurcellInvestor at Third Rock Ventures
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Also attended Shawnigan Lake School4
Also attended Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam (VU Amsterdam)212
Brendan Bulik-SullivanInvestor at GV (Google Ventures)Johann FriederichAssociate at Notion CapitalTies KlinkhamerJunior Associate at Keen Venture PartnersAlex PortoInvestor at Riverwood CapitalMercedes TuinPartner at Heran PartnersProf. Dr. Jan Peter BalkenendeVoorzitter at Noaber
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Shared employers
Also worked at Orthogonal2
Also worked at Vercel35
Guillermo RauchFounder & CEO of VercelSangeen ZebInvestor at GV (Google Ventures)Glenn SolomonInvestor at GGV CapitalOren YungerInvestor at GGV CapitalGeoff LewisFounder & Managing Partner at BedrockAaron BrownSecurity Advisor at Modern Technical
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Also worked at Coinbase188
Balaji SrinivasanAngel investor and founder of The Network SchoolFred EhrsamCo-founder and Senior Advisor at Paradigm; founder of NudgeBrian ArmstrongCo-founder & CEO of CoinbaseJanet WolpertInvestor at Index VenturesKatrina PagliaChief Legal Officer at Pantera CapitalSimon CantInvestor at Reinventure Group
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Also worked at BlackBerry107
Karim GillaniGeneral Partner at Luge CapitalMike MontanoInvestor at True VenturesAnastasia HambaliInvestor at Side Door VenturesRyan GibsonVP of Finance at Eclipse VenturesDevon GallowayCo-Founder & General Partner at Inovia CapitalMichael LittCo-Founder & General Partner at Inovia Capital
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