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Ian Hinkley

Founder

Founder at DGI Apparel

New York City Metropolitan Area

FoundedDGI Apparel · YC

About

Ian Hinkley holds degrees in Mechanical Engineering and Business from MIT. He previously worked as an Engineering Program Manager at Tesla and co-founded Opdefi before launching DGI Apparel, a custom apparel company.

Founder at DGI ApparelYC W24

Intro paths

YC

Ian went through Y Combinator (Winter 2024) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.

GP

Their group partner at YC was Jared Friedman, YC Group Partner — the partner who ran DGI Apparel's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗

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In turn, Ian can intro founders to DGI Apparel's investors below.

DGI Apparel's investors · 2

Neer Venture Partners$25K – $500K checksY CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2024

Co-founders at DGI Apparel

GFGrant Fuhr
Grant FuhrFounder
DSDaniel Shkreli
Daniel ShkreliFounder

Experience

  1. TennrEnterprise Embedded Solutions Engineercurrent2025 — presentNew York, United States
  2. Afrika BusaraCo-Foundercurrent2018 — presentNairobi, Kenya
  3. DGI ApparelCo-Founder & Customer Service Captain2023 — 2025Bronx, New York, United States
  4. OpdefiCo-Founder & COO2022 — 2023New York, United States
  5. TeslaEngineering Program Manager2021Palo Alto, California, United States
  6. City of Oaks Pop-Up TheatreOwner2020Wake Forest, North Carolina, United States
  7. Building 36 TechnologiesMarketing Manager2020Greater Boston
  8. Care Access ResearchBusiness Development Specialist2020Greater Boston Area
  9. easyLOOP GmbH AustriaSales Representative2019Greater Los Angeles Area
  10. Ads N’ Art Screenprinting & EmbroideryShift Manager2016 — 2019Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina Area

Skills & more

Management2Business Management3Entrepreneurship2Basketball1Graphic Design1Mechanical Engineering1Cross-functional Team Leadership1Cross-cultural Communication Skills2

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Ian Hinkley?
Ian Hinkley holds degrees in Mechanical Engineering and Business from MIT. He previously worked as an Engineering Program Manager at Tesla and co-founded Opdefi before launching DGI Apparel, a custom apparel company.
Where does Ian Hinkley work?
Ian Hinkley is Founder of DGI Apparel.
What companies did Ian Hinkley found?
Ian Hinkley founded DGI Apparel.
Where did Ian Hinkley go to school?
Ian Hinkley studied at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Bachelor's degree, Mechanical Engineering); Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Bachelor's degree, Business Administration); Heritage High School.

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Shared employers

Also worked at DGI Apparel1

Grant FuhrFounder at DGI Apparel

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