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About
James Smith is co-founder and COO of Hessian, overseeing customer engagement and production AI pipeline deployment. He previously spent five years at Bloomberg developing data infrastructure for financial services and worked at DRW on commodities trading data systems; he holds a degree in computer science from Durham University.
COO at HessianYC X26
Intro paths
James went through Y Combinator (Spring 2026) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
Their group partner at YC was Garry Tan, President & CEO of Y Combinator — the partner who ran Hessian's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗
In turn, James can intro founders to Hessian's investors below.
Hessian's investors · 2
Co-founders at Hessian
Founder at FuseYC S24
Intro paths
James went through Y Combinator (Summer 2024) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
Their group partner at YC was Tom Blomfield, Monzo and GoCardless co-founder; Y Combinator partner on leave and Anthropic compute-team member. — the partner who ran Fuse's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗
In turn, James can intro founders to Fuse's investors below.
Fuse's investors · 19
Co-founders at Fuse
Founder at Bugsnag
Intro paths
In turn, James can intro founders to Bugsnag's investors below.
Bugsnag's investors · 4
Co-founders at Bugsnag
Frequently asked questions
- Who is James Smith?
- James Smith is co-founder and COO of Hessian, overseeing customer engagement and production AI pipeline deployment. He previously spent five years at Bloomberg developing data infrastructure for financial services and worked at DRW on commodities trading data systems; he holds a degree in computer science from Durham University.
- Where does James Smith work?
- James Smith is Founder of Bugsnag and COO at Hessian and Founder at Fuse.
- What companies did James Smith found?
- James Smith founded Bugsnag, Elliptic, Fuse, Hessian.
Founder mafias
Y Combinator mafia10,594
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Durham University mafia84
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Featurespace mafia4
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Fuse mafia3
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Bugsnag mafia2
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