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Ivan Kirigin

Founder

Founder/CTO at Tipjoy Β· Founder/CEO at YesGraph

Redwood City, California, United States

FoundedTipjoy Β· YCYesGraph Β· YC

About

Ivan Kirigin founded Tipjoy (YC W08) and YesGraph (YC W15). He previously worked at iRobot, Facebook, Dropbox, and Lyft, and currently invests in machine learning, automation, and robotics at Tango.vc.

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Ivan Kirigin @ikirigin

Lowkey great format for wheeled legged humanoids https://t.co/LcykoJ6b0B

Aug 2, 2026

Ivan Kirigin @ikirigin

How many times do I need to tell yall that ammo is the precious resource if you actually believe this. https://t.co/pqOaYqRNyf

Jul 30, 2026

Ivan Kirigin @ikirigin

So my in laws have a business selling rare books. They have a warehouse with 1M of them. Is this something worth pursuing with LLM providers?

Jul 30, 2026 Β· β™₯ 6

Founder/CTO at TipjoyYC W08

Intro paths

YC

Ivan went through Y Combinator (Winter 2008) β€” any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.

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In turn, Ivan can intro founders to Tipjoy's investors below.

Tipjoy's investors Β· 1

Y Combinator

Co-founders at Tipjoy

AKAbigail Kirigin
Abigail KiriginFounder/interaction designer

Founder/CEO at YesGraphYC W15

Intro paths

YC

Ivan went through Y Combinator (Winter 2015) β€” any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.

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In turn, Ivan can intro founders to YesGraph's investors below.

YesGraph's investors Β· 3

Bloomberg BetaNextView VenturesY Combinator

Experience

  1. Attention Artificial IntelligenceFounder CEOcurrent2023 β€” presentSan Francisco Bay Area
  2. Tango.vcInvestorcurrent2019 β€” present
  3. LyftPM at Level 52017 β€” 2019San Francisco Bay Area
  4. YesGraphCEO2012 β€” 2017Palo Alto, CA
  5. DropboxProduct Manager2010 β€” 2012
  6. FacebookSoftware Engineer2009 β€” 2010
  7. Tipjoy Inc.Cofounder and CTO2008 β€” 2009
  8. iRobotSoftware Engineer2006 β€” 2007
  9. Carnegie Mellon UniversityResearch Assistant2003 β€” 2005

Education

  1. Carnegie Mellon UniversityMS, Robotics2003 β€” 2005
  2. New York UniversityBA, Computer Science

Skills & more

pythonC++4JavaScript4C2Python18product mana1metrics1Machine Learning7Software Engineering15Distributed Systems14Algorithms9User Experience7

Languages Croatian

From Ivan's professional profile.

Same school

Also attended Carnegie Mellon University251

Javier SolteroSenior Venture Partner at Felicis VenturesAvi BharadwajInvestment Director at Intel CapitalTejAdvisor at Clear VenturesOren EtzioniVenture Partner at Madrona Venture GroupDiana HuGeneral Partner at Y CombinatorVlad LoktevInvestor at Index Ventures

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Also attended New York University298

Gabriella GiglioHR & Executive Talent at General CatalystAndrea EchstenkamperVP of Marketing at HeavybitRami BranitzkyPartner at Sapphire VenturesZach WhiteInvestment Team at 8VCAnkita TiwariPrograms Manager at StartXUri LopatinInvestor at Khosla Ventures

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Shared employers

Also worked at Attention Artificial Intelligence1

Ivan KiriginPartner at Tango.vc

Also worked at Tango.vc1

Ivan KiriginPartner at Tango.vc

Also worked at Lyft55

Navin ChaddhaManaging Partner at MayfieldDarcy YeeMarketing and Communications at Menlo VenturesPierre-Eric LeiboviciInvestor at DaphniManish GuptaInvestor at IVP (Institutional Venture Partners)MarΓ­a de Lera AuerspergInvestor at KfundDavid RustAdvisor, Executive Coach at Verissimo Ventures

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Also worked at Dropbox90

Danny RimerPartner at Index VenturesQuentin ClarkInvestment Team at General CatalystAna AndreescuInvestor at Index VenturesMark GoldbergInvestor at Index VenturesRachel HansenInvestor at Index VenturesHelen MinEarly-stage investor and marketing advisor to startups

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