Conor Brennan-Burke
FounderFounder at Hyperspell
San Francisco, California, United States
FoundedHyperspell · YC
About
Conor Brennan-Burke founded Hyperspell, which develops context and memory systems for AI agents.
Founder at HyperspellYC F25
Intro paths
YC
Conor went through Y Combinator (Fall 2025) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
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Their group partner at YC was Tom Blomfield, Monzo and GoCardless co-founder; Y Combinator partner on leave and Anthropic compute-team member. — the partner who ran Hyperspell's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗
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In turn, Conor can intro founders to Hyperspell's investors below.
Hyperspell's investors · 9
Draper B1Madrid · $1.1M – $2.2M checksFjor FoundersLos AngelesImagination CapitalNew York · $100K – $150K checksMento vcOlive Tree CapitalBostonPerceptive Ventures Management Company, LlcLaguna BeachScribble VenturesPortola Valley · $750K – $1.5M checksSeaplane VenturesAustinY CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2025
Co-founders at Hyperspell
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Manu EbertFounder
Experience
- Hyperspell (YC F25)Founder & CEOcurrent2025 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- Echo AIFounder2024San Francisco Bay Area
- Afore CapitalFounder in Residence2024
- On DeckFounder Fellowship - ODF 212024San Francisco Bay Area
- AbleGenFounder2023 — 2024
- PaveSenior Product Manager2023
- Checkr, Inc.Senior Product Manager2021 — 2023
- BCG Digital VenturesProduct2020 — 2021New York, New York, United States
- Boston Consulting Group (BCG)Senior Associate2019 — 2021New York, New York, United States
- KearneySenior Business Analyst2016 — 2019New York, New York and Dubai, UAE
Skills & more
Design Thinking22Product Management36Product Design32Product Marketing32UI/UX23Project Management25Algorithms22Usability Testing22Scrum22Agile Methodologies22Kanban23Data Structures22
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Quality AssuranceWireframeiOS DevelopmentAndroid DevelopmentUser Acceptance TestingStakeholder ManagementSketchConfluenceA/B TestingPythonJIRAAsanaFrom Conor's professional profile.
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- Conor Brennan-Burke studied at Y Combinator (F25); Leaders In Tech; Haverford College (Bachelor's degree).
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