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Cody Pawlowski

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Co-Founder & CTO at FirstIgnite

North Port-Sarasota Area

FoundedFirstIgnite · YC

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642 people in our graph share verified history with Cody — schools, employers, funds. One of them is your warm intro.

Garry TanunlockedCody: together at Y Combinator (2021)
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About

Cody Pawlowski is Co-Founder and CTO of FirstIgnite, a university-industry collaboration platform. He previously co-founded Convey, a social listening startup he built while attending UIUC, which worked with political campaigns.

Founder at FirstIgniteYC S21

Intro paths

YC

Cody went through Y Combinator (Summer 2021) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.

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In turn, Cody can intro founders to FirstIgnite's investors below.

FirstIgnite's investors · 7

Connetic VenturesCovington · $250K – $500K checksFrontier VenturesCupertino · $100K – $5M checksGaingelsNew York · $200K – $500K checksID VenturesDetroit · $50K – $250K checksIllinois VenturesChampaignMichigan RiseEast Lansing · $50K – $150K checks · since 2024Y CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2021

Co-founders at FirstIgnite

CBChase Bonhag
Chase BonhagFounder

Experience

  1. FirstIgniteCo-Founder & CTOcurrent2019 — present
  2. Convey SoftwareFounder & CEO2016 — 2019Greater Chicago Area

Skills & more

ISO 27001 Lead Auditor4Early-stage Startups7Programming7Machine Learning1ResearchServer Administration3Database Administration2Web Development3Entrepreneurship3Video Editing2Data Management1Audio Engineering
+12 moreMusic ProductionNetwork EngineeringCloud ComputingSocial Media Optimization (SMO)Social Media MeasurementWeb ServicesArtificial Intelligence (AI)LSTMLeadershipPublic SpeakingManagementISO/IEC 27701:2025 Lead Auditor

Languages English · French · Russian

  • ISO/IEC 27701:2025 Lead Auditor — Mastermind
  • ISO/IEC 27001:2022 Lead Auditor — Mastermind
  • Neo4j Graph Data Science Certification — Neo4j
  • Neo4j Certified Professional — Neo4j
  • HAM Radio Technician License — Federal Communications Commission

From Cody's professional profile.

Colleagues at FirstIgnite

Chase Bonhag
Founder at FirstIgnite

Frequently asked questions

Who is Cody Pawlowski?
Cody Pawlowski is Co-Founder and CTO of FirstIgnite, a university-industry collaboration platform. He previously co-founded Convey, a social listening startup he built while attending UIUC, which worked with political campaigns.
Where does Cody Pawlowski work?
Cody Pawlowski is Founder of FirstIgnite and Co-Founder & CTO at FirstIgnite.
What companies did Cody Pawlowski found?
Cody Pawlowski founded FirstIgnite.
Where did Cody Pawlowski go to school?
Cody Pawlowski studied at Y Combinator; University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign; York Comm High School.

Founder mafias

FirstIgnite mafia2

Also came through, then founded or led a company.

Chase BonhagCo-Founder & CEOFounded FirstIgnite

Same school

Also attended York Comm High School1

Scott CollinsManaging Director at Summit Partners