About
Finbarr Taylor previously worked as CEO and CTO at Shogun, a Y Combinator W18 company, and as a software engineer at Y Combinator. He is currently a visiting partner at Y Combinator.
Founder/CEO at ShogunYC W18
Intro paths
YC
Finbarr went through Y Combinator (Winter 2018) β any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
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In turn, Finbarr can intro founders to Shogun's investors below.
Shogun's investors Β· 4
Co-founders at Shogun
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Nick RaushenbushFounder
Experience
- Y CombinatorVisiting Partnercurrent2026 β presentSan Francisco, CA
- Self-employedAngel Investorcurrent2020 β present
- ShogunFounder & Board Directorcurrent2015 β present
- ShogunCTO2025
- ShogunCTO2023 β 2024Silicon Valley, California, United States
- ShogunCEO2015 β 2023Silicon Valley, California, United States
- ShogunCTO2015Silicon Valley, California, United States
- Y CombinatorSoftware Engineer2016 β 2017San Francisco
- Pebble TechSoftware Contractor2015Palo Alto
- Giveit100CTO2013 β 2014San Mateo, CA
- Pebble TechSoftware Contractor2013 β 2014Palo Alto, CA
- Exec, Inc.Senior Backend Engineer2012 β 2013San Francisco
- GrouponMember of Technical Staff2011 β 2012Palo Alto, CA
- Finbarr TaylorWeb Developer2007 β 2011
- VideoplazaSystems Developer2010
- University of StrathclydeResearcher2008
- AbbeyBusiness banking advisor2007
Skills & more
Ruby2Java3Ruby on Rails18Git2jQuery1Node.jsMySQLLinuxDrupalRESTPHPJavaScript13
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CSSHTMLSubversionAJAXXHTMLSQLHibernateOpen SourceRSpecHAMLGWTWeb DevelopmentLanguages English
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Finbarr Taylor?
- Finbarr Taylor previously worked as CEO and CTO at Shogun, a Y Combinator W18 company, and as a software engineer at Y Combinator. He is currently a visiting partner at Y Combinator.
- Where does Finbarr Taylor work?
- Finbarr Taylor is Founder/CEO of Shogun.
- What companies did Finbarr Taylor found?
- Finbarr Taylor founded Shogun.
- Where did Finbarr Taylor go to school?
- Finbarr Taylor studied at University of Strathclyde (Master of Engineering with distinction, Computer Science).
Founder mafias
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University of Strathclyde mafia4
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Same school
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Shared employers
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Garry TanPresident & CEO of Y CombinatorJessica LivingstonCo-founder of Y CombinatorDaniel GrossMeta Superintelligence Labs; co-founder of NFDG and Safe SuperintelligenceAlexis OhanianFounder & General Partner of Seven Seven SixMichael SeibelPartner Emeritus at Y CombinatorDalton CaldwellCo-founder of Standard Capital; Partner Emeritus at Y Combinator
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Kevin TuPartner at DFJWally WangGeneral Partner at SAV (Scale Asia Ventures)Anke HuiskesManaging Partner at NP-Hard VenturesWallis HessAssociate at Insight PartnersBenjamin BryantFounder/Vice President Technology at EarbitsEric MigicovskyFounder/CEO at Pebble
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