Dorian Bach

Founder

Founder at Joy

Seattle, WA, USA

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About

Dorian Bach is co-founder and Chief Design Officer at Joy, a platform for planning and celebrating major life events. He previously led design at Microsoft on Windows Phone and Azure.

Founder at Joy YC S16

Intro paths

Dorian went through Y Combinator (Summer 2016) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.

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Joy's investors · 39

ACE & CompanyGeneva Agrolimen Ventures Altaclub VC$200K checks Angel InvestBerlin · $137.5K checks ASF Ventures Ltd.Sydney Avalon Ventures Management, LlcLa Jolla · $500K – $10M checks Beagle VenturesSantiago Correlation VenturesSan Francisco · $100K – $4M checks CSC UpshotPalo Alto · $100K – $1.5M checks Fernbrook Capital ManagementNew York · $1M checks Forerunner VenturesSan Francisco · $1M – $20M checks · since 2025 Four CitiesNewton Fuel CapitalCovina · $500K – $1M checks GaingelsNew York · $200K – $500K checks General CatalystSan Francisco · $30M checks Helium-3 VenturesNew York Kube VC Liquid VenturesSan Francisco · $250K – $5M checks LLLPGrand Forks LYVCSilicon Valley Magnify VenturesSanta Monica · $250K – $2M checks MatrixSan Francisco · $100K – $10M checks MVP VenturesChicago Obvious VenturesSan Francisco · $250K – $6M checks Olive Tree CapitalBoston Prosperity7 VenturesDhahran Rachel Zoe VenturesWest Hollywood RampNew York Rocketship.vcSunnyvale · $1M – $5M checks Rogue Venture PartnersSan Antonio Sierra VenturesSan Mateo · $500K – $10M checks Sound VenturesSanta Monica Stanford UniversityStanford Valor Equity PartnersChicago Valor VenturesSouth · $500K – $3M checks Venture Investment AssociatesPeapack Western Technology InvestmentPortola Valley Y CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2016 Zeno VenturesGeneva

Co-founders at Joy

Vishal JoshiCEO

Kaiwalya KherCTO

Dorian BFounder

Michael BachFounder

Frequently asked questions

Who is Dorian Bach?: Dorian Bach is co-founder and Chief Design Officer at Joy, a platform for planning and celebrating major life events. He previously led design at Microsoft on Windows Phone and Azure.
Where does Dorian Bach work?: Dorian Bach is Founder of Joy.
What companies did Dorian Bach found?: Dorian Bach founded Joy.

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