About
James Hawkins is a cofounder at PostHog who previously worked as a professional cyclist and has experience in developer marketing.
Founder at PostHogYC W20
Intro paths
YC
James went through Y Combinator (Winter 2020) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
GP
Their group partner at YC was Brad Flora, Backing expeditions into the future — the partner who ran PostHog's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗
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In turn, James can intro founders to PostHog's investors below.
PostHog's investors · 11
1984 Ventures Management, LlcSan Francisco · $1M checksFormus Capitalsince 2025GV (Google Ventures)Mountain View · $250K – $50M checks · since 2025Peak XV PartnersTrianon · $100K – $10M checks · since 2025Sabrina Hahn FundNew YorkStandard CapitalSan FranciscoStripesince 2025Twenty Two VenturesPalo Alto · $50K – $250K checksUnusual VenturesMenlo Park · $1M – $15M checksValkyrie Ventures Management, LlcPark CityY CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2020
Co-founders at PostHog
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Tim GlaserFounder
Experience
Skills & more
hedgehogs7Founder mode68being a legend72Sales62Web Development31Online Marketing35PPC24Anti Money Laundering6Onboarding6SEO21Marketing18B2B15
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Social MediaData ModelingWeb AnalyticsBusiness-to-Business (B2B)StrategyBusiness DevelopmentSearch Engine Optimization (SEO)Account ManagementManagementBusiness StrategyKYCPython- Post-It Note Certified Applicator — PostHog
From James's professional profile.
Podcasts & interviews
featuring James HawkinsFrom Pivot Hell To $1.4 Billion Unicorn
Y Combinator
Frequently asked questions
- Who is James Hawkins?
- James Hawkins is a cofounder at PostHog who previously worked as a professional cyclist and has experience in developer marketing.
- Where does James Hawkins work?
- James Hawkins is Founder of PostHog.
- What companies did James Hawkins found?
- James Hawkins founded PostHog.
- Where did James Hawkins go to school?
- James Hawkins studied at Y Combinator; University of Cambridge (BA, Economics).
- What podcasts and interviews feature James Hawkins?
- Tracked appearances include "From Pivot Hell To $1.4 Billion Unicorn".
Founder mafias
Y Combinator mafia8,773
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Sam AltmanPresidentFounded Tools for Humanity +3Jessica LivingstonCo-founderFounded Y CombinatorAlexis OhanianYC Summer 2005Founded RedditFred EhrsamYC Summer 2012Founded Nudge +1Matt HuangYC Winter 2011Founded HotspotsTrae StephensYC Winter 2022Founded Pursuit +1
+ 8,766 more
Y Combinator mafia4,716
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Ryan SheaEntrepreneurshipFounded StacksTarek MansourFounded KalshiSuhail DoshiEating beans & riceFounded Playground +1Subomi OluwalanaW22Founded ConvoyDarius "Bubs" MonsefS19Founded Sightbox +3Matthew ScholzFounded Oisin Biotechnologies +3
+ 4,709 more
University of Cambridge mafia256
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Stewart ButterfieldMPhilFounded Flickr +1Demis HassabisBAFounded Google Deepmind +2Immad AkhundMaster of Arts (M.A.)Founded Clickpass +2Inaki BerenguerPhDFounded InfiniteWatch +2Harish AgarwalMaster of Philosophy - MPhilFounded Nori +2Nikola MrkšićDoctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.)Founded Poly +2
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Arachnys mafia3
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Same school
Also attended Y Combinator2,000
Tarek MansourCo-founder & CEO of KalshiSuhail DoshiFounder of Mixpanel; founder of ParticleSubomi OluwalanaCo-founder & CEO of ConvoyMaroof AhmedFounder at Octopus VenturesJustin SwartPartner at Bitkraft Esports VenturesCollin WallaceGeneral Partner at Lobby Capital
+ 1,994 more
Also attended University of Cambridge893
Stewart ButterfieldCo-founder of Slack and FlickrDemis HassabisCo-founder & CEO of Google DeepMindNiko BonatsosVerdict Capital founder and pre-consensus investor formerly at General CatalystGeorgia StevensonInvestor at Index VenturesHannah SealInvestor at Index VenturesLeah von SiemensPartner at Manta Ray Ventures
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Shared employers
Also worked at PostHog8
Zach WaterfieldInvestor at Ripple VenturesArnav SahuPartner at Peak XV PartnersHugues PouillotFounder at DashblockDavid NewellFounder at UnflowTim GlaserFounder at PostHogAbheek BasuFounder at Laudspeaker
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