Darius "Bubs" Monsef
FounderFounder/CEO at Creative Market · Founder at Brave Care · Founder at Pre
About
Darius Monsef founded COLOURlovers.com, CreativeMarket.com (Y Combinator W10), and BraveCare.com (Y Combinator S19), and currently leads CallingRound.com.
Bubs (Darius Monsef) @bubs
"...You are one orifice away from an existing category." My claude chats lately are nuts.
Jul 28, 2026 · ♥ 1
Bubs (Darius Monsef) @bubs
I believe in Aistrology because the agents are definitely in retrograde this evening.
Jun 21, 2026 · ♥ 4
Bubs (Darius Monsef) @bubs
I propose that before we let AI be fully autonomous they have to be able to write without using an – … I have three laws of robotics level rules, explicit instructions, danger warnings, and profane language at every level to not use dashes and these bastards just won’t listen.
Jun 9, 2026 · ♥ 1
Founder/CEO at Creative MarketYC W10
Intro paths
Darius went through Y Combinator (Winter 2010) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
In turn, Darius can intro founders to Creative Market's investors below.
Creative Market's investors · 4
Co-founders at Creative Market
Founder at Brave CareYC S19
Intro paths
Darius went through Y Combinator (Summer 2019) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
In turn, Darius can intro founders to Brave Care's investors below.
Brave Care's investors · 9
Co-founders at Brave Care
Founder at PreYC S24
Intro paths
Darius went through Y Combinator (Summer 2024) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
Their group partner at YC was Garry Tan, President & CEO of Y Combinator — the partner who ran Pre's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗
In turn, Darius can intro founders to Pre's investors below.
Pre's investors · 1
Co-founders at Pre