Find your path to James
717 people in our graph share verified history with James — schools, employers, funds. One of them is your warm intro.
TinaunlockedJames: together at Kustomer (2020–2022)
×2James: together at Kustomer
James: together at Indiana University Bloomington
×5James: together at Y Combinator
About
James O'Dwyer is co-founder of Metal, an AI context platform that structures company data into a queryable knowledge graph.
Founder at MetalYC W23
Intro paths
YC
James 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 Aaron Epstein, General Partner at Y Combinator — the partner who ran Metal's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗
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In turn, James can intro founders to Metal's investors below.
Metal's investors · 7
AccelPalo Alto · $1.6M – $70M checks · since 2026B CapitalGeneva · since 2026Base10 PartnersSan Francisco · $100K – $5M checks · since 2025Bosch VenturesStuttgart · $27M checks · since 2025Salesforce VenturesSan Francisco · $5M – $50M checks · since 2026Shield CapitalSan Francisco · since 2025Y CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2023
Co-founders at Metal
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Taylor LoweFounder
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Sergio PradaFounder
Experience
- MetalCo-Founder & Productcurrent2023 — presentNew York, New York, United States
- MetaEngineering Manager2022 — 2023New York, New York, United States
- KustomerFounding Engineer & EM2021 — 2022New York, New York, United States
- SpotifySenior Software Engineer2019 — 2021Greater New York City Area
- SprigSoftware Engineer2018 — 2019San Francisco Bay Area
- CartaSoftware Engineer2017 — 2018San Francisco Bay Area
- KustomerFounding Software Engineer2015 — 2017Greater New York City Area
Frequently asked questions
- Who is James O'Dwyer?
- James O'Dwyer is co-founder of Metal, an AI context platform that structures company data into a queryable knowledge graph.
- Where does James O'Dwyer work?
- James O'Dwyer is Founder of Metal.
- What companies did James O'Dwyer found?
- James O'Dwyer founded Metal.
- Where did James O'Dwyer go to school?
- James O'Dwyer studied at Y Combinator; Indiana University Bloomington (Bachelor of Science (B.S.), Informatics); International School of Brussels (High School Diploma).
Founder mafias
Y Combinator mafia10,230
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Sam AltmanPresidentFounded Tools for Humanity +3Garry TanPresident & CEOFounded Y Combinator +1Jessica LivingstonCo-founderFounded Y CombinatorAlexis OhanianPartnerFounded RedditFred EhrsamYC Summer 2012Founded Nudge +1Matt HuangYC Winter 2011Founded Paradigm +1
+ 10,223 more
Indiana University Bloomington mafia94
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Darren NixFounded Steadily +2Eric TobiasFounded Opendate +1Michael McHughBachelor's degreeFounded Blockstamp +1Jennie MoserMaster of MusicFounded Stagetime +1Bradley BosticBSFounded Hc1 +1Chris PodlaskiBachelor's DegreeFounded Terusama +1
+ 87 more
Carta mafia29
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Arjun SethiBoard MemberFounded Termina +4Dr. Manu KumarCo-founder, Investor & Board ObserverFounded K9 Ventures +2Manu KumarCo-founder, Investor & Board ObserverFounded K9 Ventures +2Josh MerrillFounding Chief Product OfficerFounded Mogotix +1Alex CheeInvestorFounded Termina +1Scott HarriganChief Executive Officer, Carta Securities and Head of Public MarketsFounded Carta +1
+ 22 more
Kustomer mafia5
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
International School of Brussels 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 ConvoyArhaan A.Deeptech Fellow at Clear VenturesCollin WallaceGeneral Partner at Lobby CapitalVictor SantosVictor Scout at One Way Ventures
+ 1,994 more
Also attended Indiana University Bloomington353
Tianen LiangTax Controller at Felicis VenturesDavid KraneCEO & Managing Partner at GV (Google Ventures)Keren GottliebEvent Manager at GreycroftLogan HilleLife Sciences Analyst at CincyTechJay JohnsonBoard Member at CincyTechEric TobiasInvestor at High Alpha
+ 347 more
Also attended International School of Brussels14
Thomas RubensInvestor at DN CapitalCasper de BokSenior Associate at 3i GroupManas PunhaniSenior Associate at Woven CapitalAlex AckerPrincipal at TAWANI VenturesClaes StyrenInvestment at P Capital PartnersFaisalManaging Partner at Further Ventures
+ 8 more
Shared employers
Also worked at Metal2
Also worked at Meta464
Nat FriedmanCo-lead of Meta Superintelligence Labs; co-founder of NFDGDaniel GrossMeta Superintelligence Labs; co-founder of NFDG and Safe SuperintelligenceDrew HoustonCo-founder & CEO of DropboxGabriel PereyraCo-founder & President of HarveyTinaInvestments & Portfolio Services Team Member at Clear VenturesMike ArpaiaComputer scientist working on machine learning and data infrastructure
+ 458 more
Also worked at Kustomer17
Logan BartlettManaging Director at Redpoint VenturesNeeraj AgrawalGeneral Partner at Battery VenturesTinaInvestments & Portfolio Services Team Member at Clear VenturesAlex BardManaging Director at Redpoint VenturesEd SimFounder and General Partner at boldstart venturesEliot DurbinGeneral Partner at boldstart ventures
+ 11 more
Also worked at Spotify99
Pierre-Eric LeiboviciInvestor at DaphniMichael MignanoGeneral Partner at Union Square Ventures (USV)Amanda Jones FloydPartner at Inreach VenturesKyle PrifogleStaff AI Engineer at JMI EquityKelly BennettExecutive Advisor at TCVSriram KrishnanStartup builder and investor
+ 93 more