About
Denis Mars has founded and exited three companies and is now focused on investing in AI-native startups.
Founder/CEO at ProxyYC S16
Intro paths
YC
Denis went through Y Combinator (Summer 2016) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
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In turn, Denis can intro founders to Proxy's investors below.
Proxy's investors · 4
Co-founders at Proxy
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Simon RatnerFounder/CTO
Experience
- Alpha Centauri FundFounder & General Partnercurrent2024 — presentPalo Alto, California, United States
- ŌURAFuture Technologies2023 — 2024San Francisco Bay Area
- Proxy (acquired by ŌURA)CEO and Co-founder2016 — 2023San Francisco Bay Area
- Y CombinatorDirector of Admissions2015 — 2016Mountain View
- Bitplay, Inc. (Acquired by Jive Software)CEO and Co-founder2010 — 2012San Francisco Bay Area
- Advance.orgCommittee Member2008 — 2009San Francisco Bay Area
- Modena (Acquired by Private Investor Group)CEO and Founder2002 — 2006Sydney, Australia
- University of SydneyEngineering Lecturer & Tutor1999 — 2002Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
- University of SydneyTeam Leader - Formula SAE2000 — 2001Sydney, Australia
- Australian Formula 3F3 Race Engineer2001 — 2002Sydney, Australia
Education
- Stanford UniversityPart Time Graduate Studies, Management Science & Engineering2011 — 2014
- University of SydneyB.E Honors, Mechanical Engineering1997 — 2002
- University of SydneyBachelor of Science (B.S.), Physics1996 — 2001
- Y CombinatorS16 - Proxy
Same school
Also attended Stanford University1,726
Peter ThielCo-founder & Partner at Founders FundReid HoffmanCo-founder of LinkedIn; Partner at GreylockDavid SacksCo-founder & General Partner at Craft Ventures; former White House AI & Crypto CzarKeith RaboisManaging Director at Khosla VenturesGarry TanPresident & CEO of Y CombinatorAlfred LinPartner at Sequoia Capital
+ 1,720 more
Also attended University of Sydney210
Clay RobbinsForward Deployed Partner at Slow VenturesClare McCartney BeerCOO & Managing Director at Burda Principal InvestmentsTony NystenPartner at OpenOceanNaomi GunasekaranDeputy Chief Financial Officer, Funds - Finance at Magnetar AI VenturesJethro CohenPrincipal at Square Peg CapitalOsh JayasuriyaInvestment Operations Manager at Square Peg Capital
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Also attended Y Combinator1,464
Akshat GoenkaInvestor at Moonfire VenturesJon XuGeneral Partner at Y CombinatorTed ChaiAssociate at Scale Venture PartnersLeo LuInvestor at Foundation CapitalMaroof AhmedFounder at Octopus VenturesYusuf SherwaniCo-Founder and CEO at Pelago; a Londoner living in New York City
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Shared employers
Also worked at ŌURA18
Kevin RoseExploring emerging AI / tech trends, finance, health, minimal-living, philosophy, and the discipline of Zen.Timo AhopeltoSerial tech entrepreneur and early-stage investor running Lifeline VenturesEurie KimManaging Partner at Forerunner VenturesHal TilyVenture Partner at Rackhouse Venture Management LpNate WilliamsFounder, Managing Partner at UNION Labs VenturesJason LinCo-founder and General Partner at Lifelike Capital
+ 12 more
Also worked at Proxy (acquired by ŌURA)4
Also worked at Y Combinator151
Garry TanPresident & CEO of Y CombinatorJessica LivingstonCo-founder of Y CombinatorAlexis OhanianFounder & General Partner of Seven Seven SixMichael SeibelPartner Emeritus at Y CombinatorDalton CaldwellCo-founder of Standard Capital; Partner Emeritus at Y CombinatorHarj TaggarGeneral Partner at Y Combinator
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