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Glen Wise

Founder

Founder at Cinder · Founder at Cinder Technologies, Inc.

Washington, District of Columbia, United States

FoundedCinder · YCCinder Technologies, Inc.

30 Under 30 2024 · Enterprise Technology

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1,004 people in our graph share verified history with Glen — schools, employers, funds. One of them is your warm intro.

Javier SolterounlockedGlen: together at Carnegie Mellon University (2014–2018)
Glen: together at Facebook
×10Glen: together at Y Combinator

About

Glen Wise graduated from Carnegie Mellon and worked as a security engineer at Meta (formerly Facebook) for over three years, where he helped build community threat intelligence infrastructure. He founded Cinder in 2021 to address trust and safety challenges for other organizations.

Founder at CinderYC W22

Intro paths

YC

Glen went through Y Combinator (Winter 2022) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.

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Their group partner at YC was Brad Flora, Backing expeditions into the future — the partner who ran Cinder's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗

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In turn, Glen can intro founders to Cinder's investors below.

Cinder's investors · 8

AccelPalo Alto · $1.6M – $70M checks · since 2026J2 VenturesBostonM12 (Microsoft's Venture Fund)Seattle · $100K – $10M checks · since 2026Mozilla VenturesOUTPOST VENTURESAlexandria · since 2026Radical VenturesToronto · $1M – $25M checks · since 2026Webb Investment NetworkSan Francisco · $500K – $750K checksY CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2022

Co-founders at Cinder

PBPhil Brennan
Phil BrennanFounder
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Brian FFounder
DCDeclan Cummings
Declan CummingsFounder
PBPhilip Brennan
Philip BrennanFounder

Founder at Cinder Technologies, Inc.

Intro paths

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In turn, Glen can intro founders to Cinder Technologies, Inc.'s investors below.

Cinder Technologies, Inc.'s investors · 1

AccelPalo Alto · $1.6M – $70M checks · since 2022

Co-founders at Cinder Technologies, Inc.

PBPhilip Brennan
Philip BrennanExecutive Officer, Director

Experience

  1. CinderCo-Founder & CEOcurrent2022 — present
  2. MetaPrivacy Engineer, Red Team2021District of Columbia, United States
  3. MetaSecurity Engineer, Threat Discovery2019 — 2021Washington D.C. Metro Area
  4. US GovernmentCyber Analyst2015 — 2019
  5. FacebookSecurity Engineering Intern, eCrime2018Washington D.C. Metro Area
  6. Carnegie Mellon UniversityTeaching Assistant2016 — 2018

Skills & more

Leadership15Python8Creative Direction9Public Speaking15Piano14Music Production11Project Management6HTML4CSSSQL2Web Development3Pro Tools2
+4 morePhotoshopGraphic DesignMarketingRuby on Rails

Languages English · Russian

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Glen Wise?
Glen Wise graduated from Carnegie Mellon and worked as a security engineer at Meta (formerly Facebook) for over three years, where he helped build community threat intelligence infrastructure. He founded Cinder in 2021 to address trust and safety challenges for other organizations.
Where does Glen Wise work?
Glen Wise is Founder of Cinder and Co-founder at Cinder Technologies, Inc..
What companies did Glen Wise found?
Glen Wise founded Cinder, Cinder Technologies, Inc..
Where did Glen Wise go to school?
Glen Wise studied at Carnegie Mellon University (Bachelor of Science (B.S.), Information Systems); Y Combinator.

Founder mafias

Cinder Technologies, Inc. mafia2

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Phil BrennanExecutive Officer, DirectorFounded Cinder +1

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