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David Graunke

Founder

Founder at SafetyKit

San Francisco, California, United States

FoundedSafetyKit · YC

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251 people in our graph share verified history with David — schools, employers, funds. One of them is your warm intro.

Hemant TanejaunlockedDavid: together at Stripe (2018–2022)
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David: together at Seattle University

About

David Graunke led engineering for risk and compliance systems at Stripe, where he developed infrastructure for fraud detection, financial crime prevention, and content moderation that supported the company's scaling across internal and vendor-based review operations.

Founder at SafetyKitYC S23

Intro paths

YC

David went through Y Combinator (Summer 2023) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.

GP

Their group partner at YC was Gustaf Alstromer — the partner who ran SafetyKit's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗

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In turn, David can intro founders to SafetyKit's investors below.

SafetyKit's investors · 2

Ribbit CapitalPalo Alto · $100K – $15M checks · since 2025Y CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2023

Co-founders at SafetyKit

SGSteven Guichard
Steven GuichardFounder

Experience

  1. SafetyKitFounder & CEOcurrent2023 — presentSan Francisco, California, United States
  2. StripeSoftware Engineer, Risk Engineering2018 — 2022Greater Seattle Area
  3. Thomas StreetPartner2013 — 2018Seattle and San Francisco

Skills & more

JavaScript12Python10Databases7Web Applications5Database Design2Data Analysis2CSS6jQuery6HTML5Ruby4Git4SQL4
+8 moreRuby on RailsAngular.jsGISQuantum GISClojureJavaProject ManagementSoftware Development

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Frequently asked questions

Who is David Graunke?
David Graunke led engineering for risk and compliance systems at Stripe, where he developed infrastructure for fraud detection, financial crime prevention, and content moderation that supported the company's scaling across internal and vendor-based review operations.
Where does David Graunke work?
David Graunke is Founder of SafetyKit.
What companies did David Graunke found?
David Graunke founded SafetyKit.
Where did David Graunke go to school?
David Graunke studied at Seattle University (Bachelor of Arts - BA, Humanities); Seattle Prep.

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Shared employers

Also worked at SafetyKit1

Steven GuichardFounder at SafetyKit

Also worked at Thomas Street1

Steven GuichardFounder at SafetyKit