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James Ritchie

Founder

Founder at Trigger.dev

United Kingdom

FoundedTrigger.dev · YC

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92 people in our graph share verified history with James — schools, employers, funds. One of them is your warm intro.

Alex Spiro LatsisunlockedJames: together at University of the Arts London (2005–2007)
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James: together at Freuds

About

James Ritchie is co-founder and frontend engineer at Trigger.dev, a developer tool for background job management. He previously held product leadership roles at venture-backed startups and built JSON Hero, an open-source developer tool.

Founder at Trigger.devYC 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 Trigger.dev's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗

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

Trigger.dev's investors · 5

Liquid VenturesSan Francisco · $250K – $5M checks · since 2025Rebel FundSan Francisco · $100K – $5M checks · since 2025Standard CapitalSan Francisco · since 2025Wayfinder VenturesSan Francisco · $300K – $1M checks · since 2025Y CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2023

Co-founders at Trigger.dev

MAMatt Aitken
Matt AitkenFounder
EAEric Allam
Eric AllamFounder
DPDan Patel
Dan PatelFounder

Experience

  1. Trigger.devFoundercurrent2022 — presentGreater London, England, United Kingdom
  2. SpoofHead of Product2020 — 2022
  3. SolveHead of Product2018 — 2020London Area, United Kingdom
  4. Tiny MatterDirector2015 — 2018London Area, United Kingdom
  5. Thirty Labs Inc.Design Lead2014 — 2015New York, United States
  6. FreudsDesign Lead2013 — 2014London
  7. WhipCarLead Designer2011 — 2013London
  8. FreelanceFreelance UX/UI designer2007 — 2011

Frequently asked questions

Who is James Ritchie?
James Ritchie is co-founder and frontend engineer at Trigger.dev, a developer tool for background job management. He previously held product leadership roles at venture-backed startups and built JSON Hero, an open-source developer tool.
Where does James Ritchie work?
James Ritchie is Founder of Trigger.dev.
What companies did James Ritchie found?
James Ritchie founded Trigger.dev.
Where did James Ritchie go to school?
James Ritchie studied at University of the Arts London (MA, Communication Design); Arts University Bournemouth (BA, Graphic Design).

Founder mafias

Arts University Bournemouth mafia2

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