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Chris Golda
InvestorFounderFounder + Managing Partner at Rogue Capital · General Partner at Y Combinator · Board director at Svix · Founder at Backtype
United States
FoundedBacktype · YC
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About
Co-founder and CEO of BackType (acquired by Twitter) and launched Twitter's Ad Center. Did YC S08.
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.
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Board director at SvixYC W21
Intro paths
Svix went through Y Combinator (Winter 2021) — Chris sits on its board, so any YC alum in your network can reach them through the company's founders.
Svix's 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 ↗
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Svix's investors · 6
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 · 8
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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Network2
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Chris Golda?
- Co-founder and CEO of BackType (acquired by Twitter) and launched Twitter's Ad Center. Did YC S08.
- Where does Chris Golda work?
- Chris Golda is Founder of Backtype and Founder + Managing Partner at Rogue Capital.
- 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).
Founder mafias
Y Combinator mafia10,619
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Menlo Ventures mafia18
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Svix mafia3
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Same school
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Also attended University of Toronto771
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Shared employers
Also worked at Rogue Capital1
Also worked at Menlo Ventures74
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Also worked at Twitter277
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