About
James O'Dwyer is co-founder of Metal, an AI context platform that structures company data into a queryable knowledge graph.
James O'Dwyer @softboyjimbo
Financial firms are full of contradictory data points across sources: CRMs, documents, emails, expert calls. Point an LLM at that mess and you get confident answers built on the wrong numbers. The fix isn't a better model. It's a context layer that continuously cleans, resolves,
Jul 17, 2026 · ♥ 2 · ⇄ 1
James O'Dwyer @softboyjimbo
We just shipped Studio Ghibli mode in @metal__ai's opportunity dashboards. ✨ Private equity teams can now use AI to bring together everything they know about a target — from PitchBook, the web, CRM, CIMs, internal notes, and more — into a single, beautifully organized view. https://t.co/MkqvzL0iUW

Mar 27, 2025 · ♥ 8 · ⇄ 1
James O'Dwyer @softboyjimbo
We'll be sharing a post later this week showcasing @metal__ai 's new proprietary Deep Research feature. Deal Teams can run comprehensive, long-form reports by pulling insights from the key sources —SharePoint, DealCloud, CIMs, data rooms, the web, and more. Stay tuned! https://t.co/WutmFuBUlF

Mar 25, 2025 · ♥ 3
Founder at MetalYC W23
Intro paths
James went through Y Combinator (Winter 2023) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
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 ↗
In turn, James can intro founders to Metal's investors below.
