About
Previously worked on platform strategy at Snyk, and before that co-founded Cape Privacy, where he was Head of Engineering, and Manifold.co, where he served as CTO. He co-hosts The Infra Pod, sits on the board of Halihax, and invests in and advises early-stage companies.
Founder, CEO at Keycard
Intro paths
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Keycard's investors · 6
Acrew CapitalSan Francisco · $1M – $15M checks · since 2025Andreessen HorowitzMenlo Park · $500K – $50M checks · since 2025boldstart venturesMiami · $1M – $3M checks · since 2025Exceptional CapitalSan Francisco · $100K – $1M checks · since 2025Mantis CapitalSanta Monica · $100K – $1M checks · since 2025Modern TechnicalSan Francisco · $500K – $1M checks · since 2025
Co-founders at Keycard
MC
Matthew CreagerFounder, Product & Marketing
JH
Jared HansonFounder, Technology
Experience
- KeycardCEO & Co-Foundercurrent2025 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- The Infra PodCo-Hostcurrent2023 — present
- HalihaxBoard Membercurrent2020 — present
- Self-employedInvestor & Advisorcurrent2020 — present
- SnykAdvisor2024
- SnykPlatform Strategy2021 — 2024
- Cape PrivacyCo-Founder & Head of Engineering2018 — 2020Halifax, NS
- Manifold.coCo-Founder & Chief Technology Officer2016 — 2018Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
- SalesforcePrincipal Member Of Technical Staff2015
- SalesforceSenior Engineering Manager, Salesforce SOS2014 — 2015Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
- SalesforceHead of Engineering, GoInstant2013 — 2014Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
- SalesforceMember of Technical Staff, Software Engineering2012 — 2013Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
- GoInstantSoftware Engineer2011 — 2012Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
- Flagstone Reinsurance Holdings Ltd.Software Engineer2010Halifax, Nova Scotia
- resultaSoftware Engineer2009Dartmouth, NS
- resultaSoftware Engineer2008Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
Education
- Dalhousie UniversityBachelor, Computer Science2007 — 2011
Skills & more
Distributed Systems6Python14Software Engineering14C++12Linux9MySQL4Node.js4JavaScript6Team Leadership3Solaris3High Availability1Redis2
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PostgreSQLGitJenkinsObject Oriented DesignBashSoftware DevelopmentRubyLinkedIn APIJavaFrom Ian's professional profile.
Frequently asked questions
- Where does Ian Livingstone work?
- Ian Livingstone is Founder, CEO at Keycard.
- What companies did Ian Livingstone found?
- Ian Livingstone founded Keycard.
Same school
Also attended Dalhousie University31
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Shared employers
Also worked at Keycard4
Also worked at The Infra Pod1
Also worked at Snyk24
Tamar YehoshuaInvestor at IVP (Institutional Venture Partners)Ken FoxPartner at StripesBryan GertzogPartner at StripesMax ZangInvestor at AudaciousMatt CarbonaraInvestor at Mayfield FundEd SimFounder and General Partner at boldstart ventures
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