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Jacob Wright

Founder

Founder at MadeThis

San Francisco, California, United States

FoundedMadeThis Β· YC

About

Jacob Wright was a founding engineer and FDE manager at RunPod, where he built out growth engineering and functional data engineering teams. He now leads MadeThis, an AI consumer application.

Founder at MadeThisYC F25

Intro paths

YC

Jacob went through Y Combinator (Fall 2025) β€” any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.

GP

Their group partner at YC was Harj Taggar, General Partner at Y Combinator β€” the partner who ran MadeThis's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile β†—

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In turn, Jacob can intro founders to MadeThis's investors below.

MadeThis's investors Β· 1

Y CombinatorSan Francisco Β· $500K checks Β· since 2025

Co-founders at MadeThis

CBCambree Bernkopf
Cambree BernkopfFounder

Experience

  1. MadeThis (YC F25)Foundercurrent2026 β€” present
  2. Various StartupsAngel Investorcurrent2025 β€” present
  3. Sister Glow UpCo-Founder (Acquired)2024 β€” 2025
  4. RunPodHead of Forward Deployed Engineering2025San Francisco, CA
  5. RunPodSoftware Engineer - Product & AI2023 β€” 2024
  6. ProxyCo-Founder & CTO2022 β€” 2024San Francisco, California, United States
  7. GuideCXSoftware Engineer2022 β€” 2023Lehi, Utah, United States
  8. Community Life HelpFounding Engineer2020 β€” 2022Fort Worth, Texas, United States

Skills & more

Venture Capital3Building3

From Jacob's professional profile.

Frequently asked questions

Who is Jacob Wright?
Jacob Wright was a founding engineer and FDE manager at RunPod, where he built out growth engineering and functional data engineering teams. He now leads MadeThis, an AI consumer application.
Where does Jacob Wright work?
Jacob Wright is Founder of MadeThis.
What companies did Jacob Wright found?
Jacob Wright founded MadeThis.
Where did Jacob Wright go to school?
Jacob Wright studied at Y Combinator (F25); Z Fellows; Brigham Young University (Bachelor's degree, Mathematics and Computer Science).

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Shared employers

Also worked at MadeThis (YC F25)1

Cambree BernkopfFounder at MadeThis

Also worked at Sister Glow Up1

Cambree BernkopfFounder at MadeThis

Also worked at RunPod4

Assaf ArakiInvestment Director at Intel CapitalAlexandra FarmerPrincipal at Intel Capital, North AmericaMark RostickVice President and Senior Managing Director at Intel CapitalMichael MediciManaging Director at Summit Partners

Also worked at Proxy1

Cambree BernkopfFounder at MadeThis