About
Connor Jones is a co-founder and CEO of BitBoard who previously worked at Forward and BlackRock, and graduated from Columbia Engineering.
Co-Founder & CEO at BitBoardYC X25
Intro paths
YC
Connor went through Y Combinator (Spring 2025) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
GP
Their group partner at YC was David Lieb, General Partner at Y Combinator — the partner who ran BitBoard's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗
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In turn, Connor can intro founders to BitBoard's investors below.
BitBoard's investors · 2
Co-founders at BitBoard
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Ambar ChoudhuryCo-Founder, CTO
Experience
- BitBoardCo-Founder & CEOcurrent2025 — presentSan Francisco, California, United States
- ForwardSenior Product Manager2019 — 2024San Francisco, CA
- BlackRockProduct Manager - Aladdin Business2016 — 2019San Francisco, California, United States
- BlackRockRegional Manager US West - Aladdin Product Services2016 — 2019San Francisco, California, United States
- BlackRockAnalyst2014 — 2016San Francisco, California, United States
- Natixis Corporate & Investment BankingInvestment Banking Intern - Structured Credit2013New York, New York, United States
Skills & more
Product ManagementMarketing StrategyProduct LaunchData AnalyticsGo-to-Market StrategyUser Experience (UX)Python (Programming Language)Microsoft ExcelSQL
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Connor Jones?
- Connor Jones is a co-founder and CEO of BitBoard who previously worked at Forward and BlackRock, and graduated from Columbia Engineering.
- Where does Connor Jones work?
- Connor Jones is Co-Founder & CEO of BitBoard.
- What companies did Connor Jones found?
- Connor Jones founded BitBoard.
- Where did Connor Jones go to school?
- Connor Jones studied at Columbia University (BS, Industrial Engineering & Operations Research); Y Combinator (P25); School for International Training (Study Abroad | Reykjavík & Ísafjörður, Iceland).
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