About
Jacob Gillespie is cofounder and CTO of Depot.
Founder at DepotYC W23
Intro paths
YC
Jacob 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 Nicolas Dessaigne, General Partner at Y Combinator — the partner who ran Depot's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗
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In turn, Jacob can intro founders to Depot's investors below.
Depot's investors · 4
Co-founders at Depot
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Kyle GalbraithFounder
Experience
- DepotCo-Foundercurrent2022 — present
- EraDBStaff Platform Engineer2020 — 2022
- Thorn: Digital Defenders of ChildrenSoftware Engineer / Infrastructure Chapter Lead2017 — 2020
- theFirehoseProjectMentor2015 — 2019
- Webflow, Inc.Senior Software Engineer2016 — 2017
- Chloe + Isabel Inc.Senior Software Engineer2015 — 2016
- Playlist.comLead Engineer2013 — 2015
- Texas Beekeepers AssociationWeb Developer / Webmaster2009 — 2013
- Desert Creek Honey CoWeb Developer / Webmaster2007 — 2013
- GoogleGoogle Summer of Code Student Developer2011
Skills & more
JavaScript8HTML7Git5Ruby on Rails5MySQL2jQuery4WordPress3CSS3LinuxRuby2Node.js2C++
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Microsoft OfficeJavaWeb DevelopmentFrom Jacob's professional profile.
Frequently asked questions
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- Where did Jacob Gillespie go to school?
- Jacob Gillespie studied at Y Combinator (W23); The University of Texas at Dallas (Computer Science).
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The University of Texas at Dallas mafia19
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Webflow mafia7
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Shared employers
Also worked at Depot3
Also worked at EraDB2
Also worked at Thorn: Digital Defenders of Children5
Also worked at Webflow, Inc.13
Mischa VaughnHead of Content at Felicis VenturesAlex NicholsInvestor at CapitalGLinda TongCEO, Webflow at Operator CollectiveVishesh SharmaPrincipal, India at Jungle VenturesUtkarsh SengarEngineering Advisor at Modern TechnicalSue XuManaging Partner at Amino Capital
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