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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.
CTO at GradeYC 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 ↗
In turn, James can intro founders to Grade's investors below.
Grade's investors · 4
Co-founders at Grade
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 CTO of Grade.
- What companies did James Heaney found?
- James Heaney founded Grade.
Founder mafias
Y Combinator mafia10,594
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Ryerson University mafia41
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