Dan Hill
FounderCofounder and CTO at Promoted.ai
Bellevue, Washington, United States
FoundedPromoted.ai · YC
About
Dan Hill spent roughly 18 years building advertising systems at Google and Pinterest before co-founding Promoted.ai, where he focuses on team and revenue growth.
Cofounder and CTO at Promoted.aiYC W21
Intro paths
YC
Dan went through Y Combinator (Winter 2021) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
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In turn, Dan can intro founders to Promoted.ai's investors below.
Experience
- Dropbox DashPrincipal Engineer2025Seattle, Washington, United States
- Promoted.aiCofounder and CTO2019 — 2025San Francisco Bay Area
- PinterestEngineer & Manager2017 — 2018
- GoogleSenior Staff Software Engineer & Tech Lead Manager2006 — 2017
- MicrosoftSoftware Engineer Summer Intern2005 — 2006
- Army Research LaboratorySoftware Engineer Summer Intern2002 — 2004
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Dan Hill?
- Dan Hill spent roughly 18 years building advertising systems at Google and Pinterest before co-founding Promoted.ai, where he focuses on team and revenue growth.
- Where does Dan Hill work?
- Dan Hill is Cofounder and CTO of Promoted.ai.
- What companies did Dan Hill found?
- Dan Hill founded Promoted.ai.
- Where did Dan Hill go to school?
- Dan Hill studied at Carnegie Mellon University (Bachelors, Computer Science); Montgomery Blair High School (High School).
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Montgomery Blair High School mafia7
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Shared employers
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Sarah TavelVenture Partner at BenchmarkJeremy LevinePartner at Bessemer Venture PartnersBen SilbermannCo-founder of PinterestSomnathTechnology Partner and Chief Data Scientist at Clear VenturesAnthony SoohooVenture Partner at Copper Sky CapitalAaron RuPrincipal at RET Ventures
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