Clayton Gardner
InvestorFounderCo-CEO & Co-Founder at Titan Global Capital Management · Founder at Titan
New York, New York, United States
FoundedTitan · YC
About
Clayton Gardner is a co-founder of Titan, a New York City-based company.
Founder at TitanYC S18
Intro paths
YC
Clayton went through Y Combinator (Summer 2018) — 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 · 12
AccelPalo Alto · $1.6M – $70M checksAndreessen HorowitzMenlo Park · $500K – $50M checksB3 CapitalLondonCoatue ManagementNew York · $1M – $20M checksDreamers VCEl Segundo · $500K – $5M checksEntropy VenturesNew York · since 2026General CatalystSan Francisco · $30M checks · since 2025Maverick VenturesSan Francisco · $3M – $10M checksScribble VenturesPortola Valley · $750K – $1.5M checksSound VenturesSanta MonicaSouth Park CommonsSan Francisco · $1M – $10M checksY CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2018
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Co-founders at Titan
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Joe PercocoFounder
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Clay GardnerCo-CEO, Chief Investment Officer (Co-Founder)
Experience
- TitanCo-CEO & Co-Foundercurrent2017 — presentNew York City Metropolitan Area
- Carbonado CapitalAnalyst2016 — 2017
- Farallon Capital ManagementAnalyst2014 — 2016
- Cerberus Capital ManagementAnalyst2012 — 2014
- Goldman SachsSummer Analyst2011
Skills & more
Bloomberg3JavaScriptHTMLCSSPythonFinancial Modeling7Private Equity7Valuation8Hedge Funds3Financial Analysis5Equities2Due Diligence3
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Equity ResearchInvestmentsProduct DevelopmentEntrepreneurshipAgile Project ManagementFundraisingMobile Application DevelopmentFinTechStart-upsUser ExperienceLanguages English · Spanish
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Clayton Gardner?
- Clayton Gardner is a co-founder of Titan, a New York City-based company.
- Where does Clayton Gardner work?
- Clayton Gardner is Founder of Titan and Co-CEO & Co-Founder at Titan Global Capital Management.
- What companies did Clayton Gardner found?
- Clayton Gardner founded Titan.
- Where did Clayton Gardner go to school?
- Clayton Gardner studied at The Wharton School (Bachelor of Science (B.S.), Economics); University of Pennsylvania (Bachelor of Applied Science (BASc), Computer Science).
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