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Evan Zimmerman

Founder

Founder at Edge

San Francisco Bay Area

FoundedEdge Β· YC

About

Co-founder of Edge, an intellectual property software platform. Holds a JD from UC Berkeley Law School with a focus on intellectual property law and has experience across multiple companies working in the patents domain.

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Evan Zimmerman @ejzim

If you think startups are ruthless, try parents fighting for a spot at school pickup. There was more humanity in the trenches of WWI.

Jul 30, 2026 Β· β™₯ 1

Evan Zimmerman @ejzim

I have a version of this I call "The price is part of the Ferrari." Probably the most common aspirational purchase is a Ferrari. Tons of people love looking at them and imagining themselves racing them. So they think it would be nice to have a Ferrari in their garage. But that https://t.co/lZABlGIrO2

Jul 28, 2026 Β· β™₯ 1

Evan Zimmerman @ejzim

One sign of product market fit: your software is early, it makes mistakes, it has feature problems. So your customer calls you to get upset. But still, they say they can't stop using it.

Jul 28, 2026 Β· β™₯ 2

Founder at EdgeYC W23

Intro paths

YC

Evan went through Y Combinator (Winter 2023) β€” any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.

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In turn, Evan can intro founders to Edge's investors below.

Edge's investors Β· 1

Y Combinator

Co-founders at Edge

LBLen Boyette
Len BoyetteFounder

Experience

  1. EdgeCEO and Cofoundercurrent2023 β€” present
  2. EdgeCEO and Cofounder2020 β€” 2023
  3. JovonoFoundercurrent2016 β€” present
  4. Mighty VenturesCofounder2018 β€” 2023United States
  5. Brush Up ClubChairman2017 β€” 2018Greater Los Angeles Area
  6. FastPayResearcher2013Greater Los Angeles Area
  7. Rosam and AssociatesIT Associate2010 β€” 2012Greater Los Angeles Area

Education

  1. Y CombinatorW232023
  2. University of California, Berkeley - School of LawDoctor of Law - JD2017 β€” 2020
  3. University of ChicagoBachelor’s Degree, Economics2012 β€” 2016
  4. Harvard UniversityVUS, Economics2015

Skills & more

Litigation2Cybersecurity2Cloud Security1Data Privacy1Data Management1Trademark & Copyright Prosecution1Trademark Law1Copyright Law1Contract Law1Cloud Computing1Software Development1Software Design1
+12 moreBusiness Method PatentsDesign PatentsIntellectual Property ValuationData AnalyticsMachine LearningCyber Risk ManagementPrivacy ComplianceInternational Intellectual PropertyDesign ThinkingStrategyAnalysisDebate

Languages English

From Evan's professional profile.

Same school

Also attended Y Combinator1,463

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

+ 1,457 more

Also attended University of California, Berkeley - School of Law75

Deborah CarrilloPartner + General Counsel at Menlo VenturesBrenden GlapionCorporate Counsel at GreycroftBrad WeirickPartner & General Counsel at March Capital PartnersErica SunFinance/Legal/IR at 8VCUri GreenwaldInvestor at Khosla VenturesBen HinshawDeputy General Counsel at Paradigm

+ 69 more

Also attended University of Chicago273

Mark SusterManaging Partner at Upfront VenturesShardul ShahInvestor at Index VenturesSam BlackmanEntrepreneur in Residence at GV (Google Ventures)Clay FisherInvestor at Spark CapitalJonas CiplickasPrincipal at Scale Venture PartnersJulia Gonzalez SandersPartner and General Counsel at Crosslink Capital

+ 267 more

Also attended Harvard University1,231

Alfred LinPartner at Sequoia CapitalChris DixonFounder & Managing Partner of a16z crypto at Andreessen HorowitzSarah TavelVenture Partner at BenchmarkDanny RimerPartner at Index VenturesLaela SturdyManaging Partner at CapitalGRyan IsonoDeal Partner at Felicis Ventures

+ 1,225 more

Shared employers

Also worked at Edge1

Evan J. ZimmermanFounder at Jovono

Also worked at Brush Up Club1

Evan J. ZimmermanFounder at Jovono