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Garrett Johnson

Founder

Executive Officer, Director at Hydra Host · Founder at SendHub

Neptune Beach, Florida, United States

FoundedSendHub · YC

About

Garrett Johnson is Co-Founder and COO of Hydra Host, a platform for building, managing, and renting bare metal computing infrastructure. He previously co-founded the Y Combinator-backed startup SendHub, acquired by Cameo Global in 2015, and co-founded and chaired the Foundation for American Innovation (formerly Lincoln Network); earlier, he served as professional staff to the Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee. A Rhodes Scholar with graduate studies in Migration Studies at the University of Oxford, he holds undergraduate degrees in Political Science and Literature from Florida State University.

Executive Officer, Director at Hydra Host

Intro paths

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In turn, Garrett can intro founders to Hydra Host's investors below.

Hydra Host's investors · 15

10x FoundersMünchen · $270K – $2.7M checksAccelerator VenturesMiami · $2M checksComcast VenturesNew York · $2M – $15M checksFlume VenturesIncline VillageFounders FundSan Francisco · $500K – $5M checksGraph VenturesNew York · $5K – $5M checksKindred VenturesSan Francisco · $250K – $2M checksLaunchBay CapitalLondonLoup VenturesMinneapolisMagnetarEvanstonNVIDIASanta ClaraPROOFArlingtonSaga VenturesAustinSterling RoadSan Francisco · $50K – $150K checksWakestream VenturesGrand Rapids · $150K – $500K checks

Co-founders at Hydra Host

AGAaron Ginn
Aaron GinnCEO
ADAriel Deschapell
Ariel DeschapellExecutive Officer

Founder at SendHubYC W12

Intro paths

YC

Garrett went through Y Combinator (Winter 2012) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.

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In turn, Garrett can intro founders to SendHub's investors below.

SendHub's investors · 8

500 GlobalSan Francisco · $150K checks · since 2012Bullpen CapitalSan Francisco · $2M – $4M checksFundersClubSan Francisco · $250K – $5M checksHinge CapitalHaddonfield · $500K – $1M checksKapor CapitalOakland · $100K – $1M checksMenlo VenturesSan Francisco · $1M – $20M checksSocial LeverageScottsdale · $1M – $2M checksY CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2012

Co-founders at SendHub

ARAsh Rust
Ash Rust
JFJohn Fallone
John Fallone

Experience

  1. Hydra HostCo-Founder & COOcurrent2021 — presentFlorida, United States
  2. Foundation for American InnovationCo-Founder & Chairman2014 — 2022
  3. SendHubCo-Founder2011 — 2016
  4. United States Senate Committee on Foreign RelationsProfessional Staff2009 — 2011

Skills & more

Social Media37Strategic Partnerships57Social Networking25E-commerce5Sales4Start-ups95Business Development39Marketing Strategy9Politics8Social Media Marketing17Blogging5Research15
+6 moreSEOPublic RelationsPublic SpeakingManagementMicrosoft OfficeStrategic Planning

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Garrett Johnson?
Garrett Johnson is Co-Founder and COO of Hydra Host, a platform for building, managing, and renting bare metal computing infrastructure. He previously co-founded the Y Combinator-backed startup SendHub, acquired by Cameo Global in 2015, and co-founded and chaired the Foundation for American Innovation (formerly Lincoln Network); earlier, he served as professional staff to the Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee. A Rhodes Scholar with graduate studies in Migration Studies at the University of Oxford, he holds undergraduate degrees in Political Science and Literature from Florida State University.
Where does Garrett Johnson work?
Garrett Johnson is Founder of SendHub.
What companies did Garrett Johnson found?
Garrett Johnson founded SendHub.
Where did Garrett Johnson go to school?
Garrett Johnson studied at Y Combinator; University of Oxford (MPhil, Migration Studies); Florida State University (Bachelor, Political Science and Literature).

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