Dan Hill
FounderCofounder and CTO at Promoted.ai
Bellevue, Washington, United States
FoundedPromoted.ai · YC
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253 people in our graph share verified history with Dan — schools, employers, funds. One of them is your warm intro.
Javier SolterounlockedDan: together at Carnegie Mellon University (2003–2006)
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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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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).
Founder mafias
Y Combinator mafia10,230
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Sam AltmanPresidentFounded Tools for Humanity +3Garry TanPresident & CEOFounded Y Combinator +1Jessica LivingstonCo-founderFounded Y CombinatorAlexis OhanianPartnerFounded RedditFred EhrsamYC Summer 2012Founded Nudge +1Matt HuangYC Winter 2011Founded Paradigm +1
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Carnegie Mellon University mafia481
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Kai-Fu LeeResearch Computer Scientist / Assistant ProfessorFounded 01Lucy GuoComputer Science & Human-Computer InteractionsFounded Passes +1Guillaume LampleMaster's degreeFounded Mistral AIJoshua XuMaster's degreeFounded HeyGenJonathan RothbergBachelor of Science (BS)Founded Raindance Technologies +4Andrew NgBachelor of Science - BSFounded Factored +3
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Montgomery Blair High School mafia9
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Brianna LinHigh School DiplomaFounded Copperlane +1Nina LuMathFounded Comet HealthRajen DeyFounded Vango AISasha ZhangMathFounded ScoutAkshay GuthalHigh School DiplomaFounded itemSudhish SwainHigh School DiplomaFounded Petrarch
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Same school
Also attended Carnegie Mellon University732
Kai-Fu LeeChairman of Sinovation Ventures and CEO of 01.AILucy GuoCo-founder of Scale AI; founder & CEO of PassesGuillaume LampleCo-founder & Chief Scientist of Mistral AIJoshua XuCo-founder & CEO of HeyGenJavier SolteroSenior Venture Partner at Felicis VenturesAvi BharadwajInvestment Director at Intel Capital
+ 726 more
Also attended Montgomery Blair High School15
Nina LuPrincipal at Dell Technologies CapitalSam WenGeneral Partner at Green Visor CapitalWynston ReedInvestor at Clean Energy VenturesMichael WangInvestor at E14 FundSherman LeungAdvisor at Andreessen HorowitzDaniel KraftGeneral Partner at Continuum Health Ventures
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Shared employers
Also worked at Pinterest86
Sarah TavelVenture Partner at BenchmarkJeremy LevinePartner at Bessemer Venture PartnersBen SilbermannCo-founder of PinterestSomnathTechnology Partner and Chief Data Scientist at Clear VenturesKevin NiechenInvestment Team at 8VCAnthony SoohooVenture Partner at Copper Sky Capital
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Also worked at Google2,000
Kai-Fu LeeChairman of Sinovation Ventures and CEO of 01.AIBrian SingermanCo-founder of GPx; Partner Emeritus at Founders FundHunter WalkCo-founder & Partner at HomebrewAydin SenkutFounder & Managing Partner at FelicisLaela SturdyManaging Partner at CapitalGArash FerdowsiCo-founder of Dropbox
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Also worked at Microsoft2,000
Reid HoffmanCo-founder of LinkedIn; Partner at GreylockGarry TanPresident & CEO of Y CombinatorNat FriedmanCo-lead of Meta Superintelligence Labs; co-founder of NFDGKai-Fu LeeChairman of Sinovation Ventures and CEO of 01.AIBill GatesCo-founder of Microsoft; Chair of the Gates FoundationMike KriegerCo-founder of Instagram; Chief Product Officer at Anthropic
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