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.
Finbarr Taylor @finbarr
YC is working on some mega cool stuff. https://t.co/4WJQVxChhJ
Jul 31, 2026 Β· β₯ 23
Finbarr Taylor @finbarr
Let's go @joaomdmoura! Love the customer focus. https://t.co/swsKGGf97P
Jul 28, 2026 Β· β₯ 6 Β· β 1
Finbarr Taylor @finbarr
Incredibly cool company. Claude Code for robotics- prompt to policy in 20 mins. Think we're going to see an explosive wave of new robotics companies built on this technology. https://t.co/0lAahfXN5k
Jul 27, 2026 Β· β₯ 32 Β· β 5
Founder/CEO at ShogunYC W18
Intro paths
Finbarr went through Y Combinator (Winter 2018) β any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
In turn, Finbarr can intro founders to Shogun's investors below.
Shogun's investors Β· 4
Co-founders at Shogun
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
Education
- University of StrathclydeMaster of Engineering with distinction, Computer Science2006 β 2011
Skills & more
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CSSHTMLSubversionAJAXXHTMLSQLHibernateOpen SourceRSpecHAMLGWTWeb DevelopmentLanguages English
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Founder mafias
Y Combinator mafia8,668
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University of Strathclyde mafia4
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Same school
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Shared employers
Also worked at Y Combinator336
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Also worked at Pebble Tech10
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