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.
GP
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 · 3
Co-founders at Trigger.dev
Experience
- Trigger.devFoundercurrent2022 — presentGreater London, England, United Kingdom
- SpoofHead of Product2020 — 2022
- SolveHead of Product2018 — 2020London Area, United Kingdom
- Tiny MatterDirector2015 — 2018London Area, United Kingdom
- Thirty Labs Inc.Design Lead2014 — 2015New York, United States
- FreudsDesign Lead2013 — 2014London
- WhipCarLead Designer2011 — 2013London
- 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).
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