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Grey Baker

InvestorFounder

General Partner at Y Combinator · Founder at Pincites

San Francisco, California, United States

FoundedPincites · YC

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About

Co-founder of Pincites (acquired by Filevine) and previously co-founded Dependabot (acquired by GitHub) while leading product and engineering at GoCardless. Did YC S23.

Invests in

Developer ToolsFintech

Beyond investing

Founded
Grey Baker co-founded Dependabot, a developer tool used by over a million people that was acquired by GitHub in 2019. Grey Baker co-founded Pincites (S23), which was acquired by Filevine.
Education
Studied at University of Cambridge (MPhil, Economics)
More
Grey Baker graduated top of his year at the University of Cambridge.

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Founder at PincitesYC S23

Intro paths

YC

Grey went through Y Combinator (Summer 2023) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.

GP

Their group partner at YC was Tom Blomfield, Monzo and GoCardless co-founder; Y Combinator partner on leave and Anthropic compute-team member. — the partner who ran Pincites's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗

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Investments

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Grey Baker?
Co-founder of Pincites (acquired by Filevine) and previously co-founded Dependabot (acquired by GitHub) while leading product and engineering at GoCardless. Did YC S23.
Where does Grey Baker work?
Grey Baker is Founder of Pincites and General Partner at Y Combinator.
What does Grey Baker invest in?
Grey Baker invests in Developer Tools, Fintech.
What companies did Grey Baker found?
Grey Baker founded Pincites.
What companies has Grey Baker invested in?
Investments tracked here include Attune, Bretton AI, Cohesive, General Learning, Lingo.dev, Notte, Orange Slice, Orchid, Pingo, Reacher, Vesence, Weave.

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