About
Dan Hobbs is co-founder and CEO of Protex AI, which develops AI vision technology for workplace safety.
Founder at Protex AIYC S21
Intro paths
YC
Dan went through Y Combinator (Summer 2021) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
GP
Their group partner at YC was Aaron Epstein, General Partner at Y Combinator — the partner who ran Protex AI's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗
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In turn, Dan can intro founders to Protex AI's investors below.
Protex AI's investors · 7
Black Nova VCSydney · $100K checksfirstminute capitalLondon · $1.3M – $3.8M checksHedosophiaLondon · since 2025Notion CapitalLondon · $1M – $100M checksPlayfair CapitalLondon · $130K – $1.9M checksSalesforce VenturesSan Francisco · $5M – $50M checks · since 2025Y CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2021
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Co-founders at Protex AI
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Ciarán O'MaraFounder
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Ciaran
Experience
- Protex AICo-Founder & CEOcurrent2021 — presentIreland
- BetterExaminationsCo-Founder & CEO [Acquired by TERMINALFOUR]- Product Manager2015 — 2021Ireland
- Member of the U.S Embassy Youth CouncilMember2016 — 2017Dublin
- 98fmPromotion Team2014 — 2016
Skills & more
Business And Economics8Pitching Ideas10Idea Generation11Teamwork27Social Media Marketing19Event Management14PowerPoint4Leadership22Microsoft Excel11Social Media11Microsoft Office7Editing1
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Dan Hobbs?
- Dan Hobbs is co-founder and CEO of Protex AI, which develops AI vision technology for workplace safety.
- Where does Dan Hobbs work?
- Dan Hobbs is Founder of Protex AI.
- What companies did Dan Hobbs found?
- Dan Hobbs founded Protex AI.
- Where did Dan Hobbs go to school?
- Dan Hobbs studied at Trinity College Dublin (BESS, Business); Maynooth Post Primary.
Founder mafias
Y Combinator mafia8,773
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Trinity College Dublin mafia23
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Laela SturdyManaging Partner at CapitalGEoghan McCabeCo-founder & CEO of Fin (formerly Intercom)Justin HallPartner at Golden Gate VenturesBriac BombrunInvestment Associate at Burda Principal InvestmentsBrian SmigaVenture Partner, Co-Founder at Alpha PartnersTom StaffordCo-founder at DST Global
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