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Galen Simmons

Founder

Founder at Direct Match

New York, New York, United States

FoundedDirect Match · YC

About

Galen Simmons is the founder and CEO of Accolade, a platform that manages maintenance operations across multiple properties by capturing and analyzing work order data.

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Founder at Direct MatchYC W15

Intro paths

YC

Galen went through Y Combinator (Winter 2015) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.

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In turn, Galen can intro founders to Direct Match's investors below.

Direct Match's investors · 1

Y Combinator

Co-founders at Direct Match

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Robert NewhouseDirector
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Roger EhrenbergDirector
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Daniel CiporinDirector
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James GrecoExecutive Officer, Director
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Kristen NellerExecutive Officer, Director

Experience

  1. AccoladeCEO & Foundercurrent2023 — presentNew York City Metropolitan Area
  2. Bain & CompanyExpert Senior Manager2022 — 2023New York City Metropolitan Area
  3. Deloitte ConsultingManagement Consultant2017 — 2022New York City Metropolitan Area
  4. Direct MatchFounder2014 — 2015New York City Metropolitan Area
  5. Jefferies LLCInterest Rates Trader2009 — 2014New York City Metropolitan Area

Education

  1. Y CombinatorWinter 2015 Batch
  2. Columbia Business SchoolMaster of Business Administration (M.B.A.)
  3. University of ChicagoBachelor's Degree
  4. Bronx High School of Science

Same school

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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Also attended Columbia Business School577

Aryo TehranianManaging Director at Mayfair Equity PartnersYibo NianInvestment Director at Intel CapitalKesha CashFounder & General Partner at Impact America FundMahati SridharPartner, Rise of the Rest at RevolutionGiuseppe IademarcoHead of Global Partnership at P101 VenturesWendy XiaoPartner at Northzone

+ 571 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

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Shared employers

Also worked at Bain & Company619

Steve JurvetsonCo-founder of Future VenturesLaela SturdyManaging Partner at CapitalGTheresia GouwFounding Partner at Acrew CapitalJulie YangVice President at InvestcorpZach PoleyPartner and Chief Technology Officer at Clear VenturesIan MarshInvestor at DN Capital

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Also worked at Deloitte Consulting1,089

Kirsten GreenFounder and Managing Partner at Forerunner VenturesHunter WalkCo-founder & Partner at HomebrewNancy WangInvestor at Felicis VenturesPatrick KartevollInvestor at InvestinorØysteinInvestor at InvestinorMinh DoAnalyst at Golden Gate Ventures

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Also worked at Jefferies LLC137

Jake StormDeal Partner at Felicis VenturesSteve AbbottPartner, Capital Markets at Sapphire VenturesMatthew StoneCOO at FJ LabsJoanne ChenInvestor at Foundation CapitalBrett BrowmanInvestor at Khosla VenturesBen WirzFounding Partner at Brighteye Ventures

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