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David Pastewka

Founder

Founder at Marker · Founder at Drapr

Boulder, Colorado, United States

FoundedDrapr · YCMarker · YC

Find your path to David

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

Scott DavisunlockedDavid: together at University of California, Berkeley (2012)
×3David: together at University of California, Berkeley
×7David: together at Y Combinator
David: together at Gap Inc.

About

David Pastewka co-founded Drapr, which was acquired by Gap Inc., and later co-founded Marker. He studied Business and Computer Science at UC Berkeley.

Founder at MarkerYC S26

Intro paths

YC

David went through Y Combinator (Summer 2026) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.

GP

Their group partner at YC was Brad Flora, Backing expeditions into the future — the partner who ran Marker's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗

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

Marker's investors · 7

BetaworksNew York · $250K – $750K checksIndex VenturesSan Francisco · $540K – $10.8M checks · since 2026LocalGlobeLondon · since 2026OtherwiseMill ValleyRadical VenturesToronto · $1M – $25M checksVela PartnersSan Francisco · $100K – $500K checksY CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2026

Co-founders at Marker

RBRichard Berwick
Richard BerwickFounder
WDWill Drevno
Will DrevnoFounder

Founder at DraprYC S20

Intro paths

YC

David went through Y Combinator (Summer 2020) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.

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

Drapr's investors · 5

Boost VCSan Mateo · $500K checksCabra VCLimassolNeer Venture Partners$25K – $500K checksSmart Partnership CapitalWilmington · $100K – $1M checksY CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2020

Experience

  1. MarkerCo-Foundercurrent2025 — presentBoulder, Colorado, United States
  2. Gap Inc.Sr. Director & Head of Drapr2021 — 2024
  3. DraprFounder & CEO2014 — 2024
  4. TwindomCo-Founder2012 — 2020

Skills & more

Start-ups11Strategic Planning2Team Leadership2Entrepreneurship10E-commerce1Engaging Public Speaker1

Languages English · French

From David's professional profile.

Frequently asked questions

Who is David Pastewka?
David Pastewka co-founded Drapr, which was acquired by Gap Inc., and later co-founded Marker. He studied Business and Computer Science at UC Berkeley.
Where does David Pastewka work?
David Pastewka is Founder of Drapr and Founder at Marker.
What companies did David Pastewka found?
David Pastewka founded Drapr, Marker.
Where did David Pastewka go to school?
David Pastewka studied at University of California, Berkeley; Y Combinator.

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

Drapr mafia3

Also came through, then founded or led a company.

Richard BerwickCo-FounderFounded MarkerWill DrevnoCo-FounderFounded Marker

Marker mafia3

Also came through, then founded or led a company.

Richard BerwickFounderFounded DraprWill DrevnoFounderFounded Drapr

Same school

Also attended University of California, Berkeley2,000

Byron DeeterPartner at Bessemer Venture PartnersSteve WozniakCo-founder of AppleTony XuCo-founder & CEO of DoorDashAravind SrinivasCo-founder & CEO of Perplexity AIAli GhodsiCo-founder & CEO of DatabricksRyan PetersenFounder & CEO of Flexport

+ 1,994 more

Also attended Y Combinator2,000

Ryan SheaCo-founder of Blockstack (Stacks)Suhail DoshiFounder of Mixpanel; founder of ParticleArhaan A.Deeptech Fellow at Clear VenturesAkshat GoenkaInvestor at Moonfire VenturesJon XuGeneral Partner at Y CombinatorChris GoldaGeneral Partner at Y Combinator

+ 1,994 more

Shared employers

Also worked at Gap Inc.53

Aileen LeeFounder & Managing Partner of Cowboy VenturesTeresa ChanChief Financial Officer at Felicis VenturesBob GenchiCIO/CISO at Scale Venture PartnersVarsha RaoExecutive Partner at Flare Capital PartnersMichael MarquezInvestor at E12 Venture Capital, LlcNettie ReyesVP of Operations at Sozo Ventures

+ 47 more

Also worked at Drapr2

Richard BerwickFounder at MarkerWill DrevnoFounder at Marker

Also worked at Twindom2

Richard BerwickFounder at MarkerWill DrevnoFounder at Marker