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Helson Taveras

Founder

Founder at Keep · CTO at Riley

United States

FoundedKeep · YCRiley · YC

Thiel Fellow 2017

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Helson Taveras of San Francisco, CA was named a Thiel Fellow in the class of 2017, the Thiel Foundation's program that pays young founders a two-year stipend to build instead of finishing a degree. The Foundation's announcement for that class records that they founded Riley.

Founder at KeepYC W23

Intro paths

YC

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

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Their group partner at YC was Aaron Epstein, General Partner at Y Combinator — the partner who ran Keep's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗

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In turn, Helson can intro founders to Keep's investors below.

Keep's investors · 14

305 VenturesMiamiCambrian VenturesSan Francisco · $300K – $1M checksData TechSeattleFirestreak VenturesFrialeNashville · $100K – $600K checksHongShan Capital GroupHong Kong · $100K – $50M checksPeterson Venture PartnersSalt Lake City · $5M – $25M checksRebel FundSan Francisco · $100K – $5M checksRecursion VenturesRuna CapitalLuxembourg · $500K – $5M checksSequoia CapitalMenlo Park · $100K – $50M checksTribe CapitalSan Francisco · $25K – $40M checksVarion VenturesSan FranciscoY CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2023

Co-founders at Keep

TBTal Borenstein
Tal BorensteinFounder
SGShahar Glazner
Shahar GlaznerFounder
M
Matvey
OTOliver Takach
Oliver TakachFounder
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Wang NingFounder

CTO at RileyYC W17

Intro paths

YC

Helson went through Y Combinator (Winter 2017) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.

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In turn, Helson can intro founders to Riley's investors below.

Riley's investors · 12

FrialeNashville · $100K – $600K checks · since 2016Fuel CapitalCovina · $500K – $1M checks · since 2016FundersClubSan Francisco · $290K checks · since 2016Graph VenturesNew York · $50K – $300K checks · since 2016Investo CapitalAalborg · $30K – $3M checks · since 2016Kleiner PerkinsMenlo Park · $500K – $15M checks · since 2016Liquid VenturesSan Francisco · $250K – $5M checks · since 2016Rough Draft VenturesCambridge · $25K – $2M checks · since 2016Script CapitalSan Francisco · $250K – $500K checks · since 2016True VenturesSan Francisco · $500K – $3M checks · since 2025Y CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2017ZillionizePalo Alto · $200K checks · since 2016

Co-founders at Riley

DADaniel Ahmadizadeh
Daniel AhmadizadehCEO

Frequently asked questions

Who is Helson Taveras?
Helson Taveras of San Francisco, CA was named a Thiel Fellow in the class of 2017, the Thiel Foundation's program that pays young founders a two-year stipend to build instead of finishing a degree. The Foundation's announcement for that class records that they founded Riley.
Where does Helson Taveras work?
Helson Taveras is Founder of Keep and CTO at Riley.
What companies did Helson Taveras found?
Helson Taveras founded Keep, Riley.

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