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674 people in our graph share verified history with David — schools, employers, funds. One of them is your warm intro.
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About
Founder and CTO of SketchDeck, a platform providing embedded teams of creative, marketing, and digital talent for client organizations.
Founder/CTO at SketchDeckYC W14
Intro paths
YC
David went through Y Combinator (Winter 2014) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
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In turn, David can intro founders to SketchDeck's investors below.
SketchDeck's investors · 8
BDC Capital CorporationWakefield · $100K – $10M checks · since 2026BKR CapitalToronto · since 2026Blue CollectiveBrooklyn · $250K – $2M checksBoreal VenturesMontréal · $2.2M checks · since 2026Foundation CapitalSan Francisco · $250K – $15M checksMatrixSan Francisco · $100K – $10M checksNorwest Venture PartnersMenlo Park · $10M – $30M checksY CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2014
Co-founders at SketchDeck
CF
Chris FinneralFounder/CEO
Experience
- UltraAI Researchercurrent2025 — presentTruckee, California, United States
- Truckee Pride WeekCo-Founder, Lead Organizercurrent2023 — presentTruckee, California, United States
- Ponderosa FowlChicken Entrepreneurcurrent2020 — presentTruckee, California, United States
- Presto DesignFounder2024 — 2025Truckee, California, United States
- BobsledAdvisor to the CTO2023 — 2024
- arena aiProduct2021 — 2022Truckee, California, United States
- Octavian.ai researchFounder/Researcher2018 — 2022
- SketchDeckCo-Founder2013 — 2022San Francisco Bay Area
- DatoralCo-Founder2012 — 2013London
- YuDoGlobalUX designer2012 — 2013London Area, United Kingdom
- Barclays CapitalCommodities Technology COO Office2012London Area, United Kingdom
- Barclays CapitalAnalyst in the Office of the CIO2011 — 2012
- Barclays CapitalAnalyst in the Structured Products Group2011
- FreelanceLighting Designer2006 — 2011Greater London, England, United Kingdom
- Strategic AnalyticsAssociate Consultant2010London Area, United Kingdom
- University of CambridgeNamed author on academic paper2008Greater Cambridge Area
Skills & more
Financial Modeling4SQL7Java23Trading Systems1Web Design19A lot of powerpointLighting Design4Business Strategy16User Experience Design6C++7HTML4Web Development13
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is David Mack?
- Founder and CTO of SketchDeck, a platform providing embedded teams of creative, marketing, and digital talent for client organizations.
- Where does David Mack work?
- David Mack is Founder/CTO of SketchDeck.
- What companies did David Mack found?
- David Mack founded SketchDeck.
- Where did David Mack go to school?
- David Mack studied at University of Oxford (MSci, Mathematics and the Foundations of Computer Science); University of Cambridge (BA, Computer Science).
Founder mafias
Y Combinator mafia10,230
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Sam AltmanPresidentFounded Tools for Humanity +3Garry TanPresident & CEOFounded Y Combinator +1Jessica LivingstonCo-founderFounded Y CombinatorAlexis OhanianPartnerFounded RedditFred EhrsamYC Summer 2012Founded Nudge +1Matt HuangYC Winter 2011Founded Paradigm +1
+ 10,223 more
University of Oxford mafia622
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Reid HoffmanM.St.Founded LinkedIn +2Gabriel PereyraDropped outFounded HarveyBrent HobermanMaster of Arts - MAFounded Founders Pledge +4Kevin HartzMstFounded Eventbrite +3William GuttmanM.PhilFounded CurvePoint +3Tom BlomfieldMaster's DegreeFounded Starling Bank +2
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University of Cambridge mafia589
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Stewart ButterfieldMPhilFounded Flickr +1Demis HassabisBAFounded Google Deepmind +2C. Giovanni TraversoMBFounded Teal Bio +4Immad AkhundMaster of Arts (M.A.)Founded Mercury Technologies, Inc. +3Inaki BerenguerMasterFounded InfiniteWatch +2Harish AgarwalMaster of Philosophy - MPhilFounded Nori +2
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Barclays mafia122
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Max AhrensSummer AnalystFounded Maihem +2Michael AndersonInvestment Banking Summer AnalystFounded Framework Labs +1Diego OppenheimerAssociateFounded Guardrails AI +1Aditya KandoiManagerFounded Redcliffe Lifetech +1John ZucchiSummer Legal AnalystFounded Agave +1Chang SheVice PresidentFounded Datapad +1
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Ultra mafia4
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Same school
Also attended University of Oxford1,764
Reid HoffmanCo-founder of LinkedIn; Partner at GreylockMichael MoritzFormer Partner at Sequoia Capital; Senior Adviser at Sequoia HeritageGabriel PereyraCo-founder & President of HarveyDominic JacquessonInvestor at Index VenturesErin Price-WrightInvestor at Index VenturesJan HammerInvestor at Index Ventures
+ 1,758 more
Also attended University of Cambridge1,602
Stewart ButterfieldCo-founder of Slack and FlickrDemis HassabisCo-founder & CEO of Google DeepMindNiko BonatsosFounder and Managing Partner of VerdictGeorgia StevensonInvestor at Index VenturesHannah SealInvestor at Index VenturesLeah von SiemensPartner at Manta Ray Ventures
+ 1,596 more
Shared employers
Also worked at Ultra6
Also worked at YuDoGlobal1
Also worked at Barclays Capital476
David Clark GuillermoInvestments at Impact America FundThomas RubensInvestor at DN CapitalKerry WongHead of Investor Relations at Pantera CapitalJohn McCulloughInvestor at OpenView Venture PartnersVinnie McSweeneyInvestor at OpenView Venture PartnersDavid ParraData Quality & Project Engineering Manager at Inveready Technology Investment Group
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