Where does James Heaney work?

James Heaney is Founder, CTO of Grade.

Where did James Heaney go to school?

James Heaney studied at Ryerson University (Mechanical Engineering, BEng, Mechanical Engineering).

James Heaney

Founder

Founder, CTO at Grade

San Francisco, California, United States

FoundedGrade · YC

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About

James Heaney is CTO of Grade, a performance-based payroll API. He previously founded and exited a cryptography startup and a consumer mobile app called PrayScreen, and has experience in hardware engineering.

Founder, CTO at Grade YC W26

Intro paths

James went through Y Combinator (Winter 2026) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.

Their group partner at YC was Brad Flora, Backing expeditions into the future — the partner who ran Grade's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗

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In turn, James can intro founders to Grade's investors below.

Grade's investors · 1

Y CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2026

Co-founders at Grade

Lotanna EzeikeCEO, Co-founder

Experience

Grade (YC W26)Co-Founder, CTOcurrent2025 — presentSan Francisco, California, United States
Founders, Inc.Studio Founder and Engineer2024 — 2025San Francisco, California, United States
Midnight Innovations, IncCo-Founder, CTO2021 — 2022
SunnybrookSoftware Engineer2019 — 2022Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Skills & more

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Frequently asked questions

Who is James Heaney?: James Heaney is CTO of Grade, a performance-based payroll API. He previously founded and exited a cryptography startup and a consumer mobile app called PrayScreen, and has experience in hardware engineering.
Where does James Heaney work?: James Heaney is Founder, CTO of Grade.
What companies did James Heaney found?: James Heaney founded Grade.
Where did James Heaney go to school?: James Heaney studied at Ryerson University (Mechanical Engineering, BEng, Mechanical Engineering).