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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
Ian went through Y Combinator (Winter 2024) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
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 ↗
In turn, Ian can intro founders to DGI Apparel's investors below.
DGI Apparel's investors · 2
Co-founders at DGI Apparel
Experience
- TennrEnterprise Embedded Solutions Engineercurrent2025 — presentNew York, United States
- Afrika BusaraCo-Foundercurrent2018 — presentNairobi, Kenya
- DGI ApparelCo-Founder & Customer Service Captain2023 — 2025Bronx, New York, United States
- OpdefiCo-Founder & COO2022 — 2023New York, United States
- TeslaEngineering Program Manager2021Palo Alto, California, United States
- City of Oaks Pop-Up TheatreOwner2020Wake Forest, North Carolina, United States
- Building 36 TechnologiesMarketing Manager2020Greater Boston
- Care Access ResearchBusiness Development Specialist2020Greater Boston Area
- easyLOOP GmbH AustriaSales Representative2019Greater Los Angeles Area
- Ads N’ Art Screenprinting & EmbroideryShift Manager2016 — 2019Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina Area
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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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Y Combinator mafia10,230
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