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Clayton Gardner

Founder

Founder at Titan

New York, New York, United States

FoundedTitan Β· YC

About

Clayton Gardner is a co-founder of Titan, a New York City-based company.

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Every layoff cycle, I see two kinds of people: the ones who prepared and made calm decisions, and the ones who got surprised and took the first exit offered The difference is almost always whether they had a plan six months before the cuts started We can build you one, grab

Apr 24, 2026

Founder at TitanYC S18

Intro paths

YC

Clayton went through Y Combinator (Summer 2018) β€” any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.

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In turn, Clayton can intro founders to Titan's investors below.

Titan's investors Β· 10

Andreessen HorowitzB3 CapitalDreamers VCEntropy VenturesGeneral CatalystMaverick VenturesScribble VenturesSound VenturesSouth Park CommonsY Combinator

Co-founders at Titan

JPJoe Percoco
Joe PercocoFounder

Experience

  1. TitanCo-CEO & Co-Foundercurrent2017 β€” presentNew York City Metropolitan Area
  2. Carbonado CapitalAnalyst2016 β€” 2017
  3. Farallon Capital ManagementAnalyst2014 β€” 2016
  4. Cerberus Capital ManagementAnalyst2012 β€” 2014
  5. Goldman SachsSummer Analyst2011

Education

  1. The Wharton SchoolBachelor of Science (B.S.), Economics
  2. University of PennsylvaniaBachelor of Applied Science (BASc), Computer Science

Skills & more

Bloomberg3JavaScriptHTMLCSSPythonFinancial Modeling7Private Equity7Valuation8Hedge Funds3Financial Analysis5Equities2Due Diligence3
+10 moreEquity ResearchInvestmentsProduct DevelopmentEntrepreneurshipAgile Project ManagementFundraisingMobile Application DevelopmentFinTechStart-upsUser Experience

Languages English Β· Spanish

From Clayton's professional profile.

Founder mafias

Y Combinator mafia8,668

Also came through, then founded or led a company.

Sam AltmanPresidentFounded LooptFred EhrsamYC Summer 2012Founded CoinbaseMatt HuangYC Winter 2011Founded HotspotsTrae StephensYC Winter 2022Founded PursuitDelian AsparouhovYC Summer 2014Founded Nightingale +1Justin KanYC Winter 2018Founded Rye +3

+ 8,661 more

Goldman Sachs mafia180

Also came through, then founded or led a company.

Fred EhrsamTraderFounded CoinbaseMatt HuangSummer AnalystFounded HotspotsAndrew JonesTechnology AnalystFounded Adaptive Security +1Spencer RascoffInvestment BankerFounded House Whisper +1Gordon WintrobSummer Analyst, Investment BankingFounded Newfront +1Sheridan ClayborneSpecial Situations Group AnalystFounded Lendtable +1

+ 173 more

University of Pennsylvania mafia157

Also came through, then founded or led a company.

Eric HeilBSEFounded Ladderbio +1Scott Wolf, MDBAFounded Aerin Medical +1Abhijeet DwivediMastersFounded Central +1Ross ChaninB.A.Founded Reputation Com +1Alexander BelangerBachelor's degreeFounded Hatchet +1Brianna LinMathematics and Computer ScienceFounded Copperlane +1

+ 150 more

The Wharton School mafia154

Also came through, then founded or led a company.

Jack AbrahamBachelors of Science in Economics *Dropped outFounded Sauron +5Eric HeilMBAFounded Ladderbio +1Ankur JainBachelor of Science (BS)Founded Rhino +1Nimit MaruMBAFounded Sava +1Allan (Amnon) FischMBAFounded Moonshot Brands +1Max MergenthalerWharton's Entrepreneurship SpecializationFounded Nixtla +1

+ 147 more

Cerberus Capital Management mafia5

Also came through, then founded or led a company.

Drew OettingCompetitiveness CouncilFounded AffinityRob BloemkerPortfolio ManagerFounded 1Sharpe CapitalChristian NiedermuellerDirectorFounded SMAPE CapitalAnthony VinciManaging DirectorFounded Vico

Same school

Also attended The Wharton School1,509

Fred WilsonCo-founder & Partner at Union Square VenturesSarah GuoFounder & General Partner of ConvictionJosh KopelmanFounder and Partner at First Round CapitalAydin SenkutFounder & Managing Partner at FelicisKatie RiesterPartner, Head of Investor Relations at Felicis VenturesTrevor OelschigInvestment Team at General Catalyst

+ 1,503 more

Also attended University of Pennsylvania764

Dasha MaggioPartner at Felicis Ventures, writer on venture capital and founder psychologyNancy WangInvestor at Felicis VenturesEghosa OmoiguiFounder and Managing General Partner at EchoVC PartnersAkshat GoenkaInvestor at Moonfire VenturesJames KuklinskiInvestor at Spark CapitalKerry KilleenAssociate General Counsel at Revolution

+ 758 more

Shared employers

Also worked at Farallon Capital Management12

Saurabh K. MittalChairman, CEO and Founder at Mission HoldingsAlex MarshallPartner & General Counsel at Generation Investment ManagementJefferson ChenManaging Director at Informed Ventures Advisors, LlcSubodh GuptaInvestor at Valo VenturesTom SteyerCo-Founding Investor at Radicle ImpactArsani WilliamManaging Partner, CIO at Logos

+ 6 more

Also worked at Cerberus Capital Management24

Jimmy ChartersChief Financial Officer at GreycroftDrew OettingFounding partner of 8VCPooja MohessFund Controller at Hivemind Capital PartnersJohn J. LottHead of Capital Markets at NEW VISTA CAPITALRob BloemkerGeneral Partner at 1Sharpe VenturesChristian NiedermuellerGeneral Partner at SMAPE Capital

+ 18 more

Also worked at Goldman Sachs1,429

Josh KushnerFounder & CEO of Thrive CapitalSarah GuoFounder & General Partner of ConvictionFred EhrsamCo-founder and Senior Advisor at Paradigm; founder of NudgeMatt HuangCo-founder and Managing Partner at ParadigmNiki PezeshkiGeneral Partner at Felicis VenturesChris BischoffInvestment Team at General Catalyst

+ 1,423 more