About
Founder of OneText, a platform providing SMS marketing software with AI-powered recommendations and text-to-buy capabilities for ecommerce brands.
Founder at OneTextYC W23
Intro paths
YC
Daniel went through Y Combinator (Winter 2023) β any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
GP
Their group partner at YC was Jared Friedman, YC Group Partner β the partner who ran OneText's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile β
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In turn, Daniel can intro founders to OneText's investors below.
OneText's investors Β· 7
Citi VenturesNew YorkCoatue ManagementNew York Β· $1M β $20M checksGood FriendsSan Francisco Β· $250K β $1M checksKhosla VenturesMenlo Park Β· $5K β $50M checksLobster CapitalSan FranciscoSterling RoadSan Francisco Β· $50K β $150K checksY CombinatorSan Francisco Β· $500K checks Β· since 2023
Co-founders at OneText
JF
Jonathan FudemFounder
Experience
- OneText (YC W23)CTO / Co-Founder / Code Monkeycurrent2022 β present
- PayPalPrincipal Staff Engineer (MTS3)2020 β 2022
- PayPalSenior Staff Software Engineer (MTS2)2016 β 2020
- PayPalStaff Software Engineer (MTS1)2015 β 2016
- PayPalSenior Software Engineer2013 β 2015
- PayPalSoftware Engineer2012 β 2013
- FreelanceWeb Designer & Developer2008 β 2012UK
Skills & more
CoffeeScriptEmber.js1Handlebars.js1Python12Javascript2Java4PHP1Django1Node.js9SpringCodeIgniterjQuery3
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Backbone.jsHTML5CSS3LinuxApacheGitGithubMySQLOracleFrom Daniel's professional profile.
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Daniel Brain?
- Founder of OneText, a platform providing SMS marketing software with AI-powered recommendations and text-to-buy capabilities for ecommerce brands.
- Where does Daniel Brain work?
- Daniel Brain is Founder of OneText.
- What companies did Daniel Brain found?
- Daniel Brain founded OneText.
- Where did Daniel Brain go to school?
- Daniel Brain studied at St John's College, Durham (2:1, Law); Ponteland Community High School (AAA, English Literature; Physics; Mathematics).
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