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Dan Hyman

Founder

Founder/CTO at Coasts

New York City Metropolitan Area

FoundedCoasts · YC

About

Dan Hyman previously worked as a senior engineer focused on cloud and AWS infrastructure, including leading teams on enterprise applications. He also has culinary experience, having worked as a chef at a James Beard award-winning restaurant.

Founder/CTO at CoastsYC F25

Intro paths

YC

Dan went through Y Combinator (Fall 2025) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.

GP

Their group partner at YC was Pete Koomen, General Partner at Y Combinator — the partner who ran Coasts's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗

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In turn, Dan can intro founders to Coasts's investors below.

Coasts's investors · 1

Y CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2025

Co-founders at Coasts

JSJamie Sunderland
Jamie SunderlandFounder/CEO

Experience

  1. Coasts.devFounder/CTOcurrent2025 — present
  2. EverblueSenior Software Engineer2025
  3. SelaSenior Cloud Engineer2025
  4. SelaCloud Engineer II2023 — 2025
  5. Foresight TechnologiesCloud Engineer II2022 — 2023
  6. Foresight TechnologiesCloud Engineer2022

Skills & more

Cloud-Native Architecture2Amazon Web Services (AWS)Terraform2JavaScript5Infrastructure1Problem Solving1Communication1Cloud Computing1LinuxData MigrationDocker ProductsDevOps
+12 moreCloud Application DevelopmentIT OperationsFront-End DevelopmentCascading Style Sheets (CSS)React.jsREST APIsHTMLNode.jsContainerizationMarketingMenu DevelopmentSoftware Development
  • AWS Certified Solutions Architect — Amazon Web Services (AWS)

From Dan's professional profile.

Frequently asked questions

Who is Dan Hyman?
Dan Hyman previously worked as a senior engineer focused on cloud and AWS infrastructure, including leading teams on enterprise applications. He also has culinary experience, having worked as a chef at a James Beard award-winning restaurant.
Where does Dan Hyman work?
Dan Hyman is Founder/CTO of Coasts.
What companies did Dan Hyman found?
Dan Hyman founded Coasts.
Where did Dan Hyman go to school?
Dan Hyman studied at Y Combinator (F25); University of Vermont (Bachelor of Science - BS, Business Administration and Management); Bard College (Associate of Arts - AA, Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies).

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Shared employers

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Jamie SunderlandFounder/CEO at Coasts