Harrison Telyan
InvestorFounderDesign Partner at Orange DAO · Founder at Flowglad
New York City Metropolitan Area
FoundedFlowglad · YC
About
Harrison Telyan co-founded Flowglad, a platform for analyzing and automating workflows across systems, and previously co-founded NUMI, a profitable design firm. He studied at RISD, completed Y Combinator, and spent a decade in product design, including as an early designer at Imgur during its growth phase.
Founder at FlowgladYC W20
Intro paths
YC
Harrison went through Y Combinator (Winter 2020) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
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In turn, Harrison can intro founders to Flowglad's investors below.
Flowglad's investors · 5
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Co-founders at Flowglad
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Experience
- Flowglad (YC)Co-Founder and Chief Operating Officercurrent2025 — presentNew York, United States
- NALAInvestorcurrent2024 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- ClearMotionInvestorcurrent2014 — presentBillerica, Massachusetts, United States
- ion design (YC W24)Investorcurrent2024 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- Orange DAODesign Partnercurrent2022 — presentBlockchain
- NUMICo-Founder, Executive Chairman2022 — 2025New York, NY
- NUMICo-Founder, E-Commerce Platform2020 — 2022Nairobi County, Kenya
- NUMICo-Founder, On-Demand Grocery2019 — 2020Nairobi County, Kenya
- NUMICo-Founder, Wholesale Marketplace2018 — 2019Nairobi County, Kenya
- Clara LendingSenior Product Designer2016 — 2018San Francisco Bay Area
- SindeoLead Product Designer2015 — 2016San Francisco Bay Area
- ImgurFounding Product Designer2014 — 2015San Francisco, CA
- Harrison TelyanDesign Consultant2011 — 2014SF and NYC
- CitymapsProduct Designer2012 — 2013Greater New York City Area
Skills & more
Business-to-Business (B2B)SoftwareArtificial Intelligence (AI)1PaymentsAI AgentsSoftware Development1Emotional Awareness1Resilience1PeaceGritPerseveranceResiliency
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dev toolEnterprise SoftwareStart-up LeadershipEarly Stage InvestmentEarly Stage VenturesSoftware as a Service (SaaS)Marketing DesignLogo DesignMentoringDesign ThinkingBranding & IdentityGrowth HackingLanguages English · Swahili
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Harrison Telyan?
- Harrison Telyan co-founded Flowglad, a platform for analyzing and automating workflows across systems, and previously co-founded NUMI, a profitable design firm. He studied at RISD, completed Y Combinator, and spent a decade in product design, including as an early designer at Imgur during its growth phase.
- Where does Harrison Telyan work?
- Harrison Telyan is Founder of Flowglad and Design Partner at Orange DAO.
- What companies did Harrison Telyan found?
- Harrison Telyan founded Flowglad.
- Where did Harrison Telyan go to school?
- Harrison Telyan studied at Y Combinator (NUMI); Rhode Island School of Design (Industrial Design); Brown University (Advance Special Topic Courses).
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