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About
James Spokes holds a B.A. in Sociology from Cornell University and previously led the university's largest undergraduate engineering project team. He has worked as a designer at Loop, a Station-F backed startup, and built alert systems at Mark43, where he developed experience with GIS software.
CEO at MonarchaYC S25
Intro paths
James went through Y Combinator (Summer 2025) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
Their group partner at YC was Gustaf Alstromer, General Partner at Y Combinator — the partner who ran Monarcha's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗
In turn, James can intro founders to Monarcha's investors below.
Monarcha's investors · 7
Co-founders at Monarcha
Frequently asked questions
- Who is James Spokes?
- James Spokes holds a B.A. in Sociology from Cornell University and previously led the university's largest undergraduate engineering project team. He has worked as a designer at Loop, a Station-F backed startup, and built alert systems at Mark43, where he developed experience with GIS software.
- Where does James Spokes work?
- James Spokes is CEO of Monarcha.
- What companies did James Spokes found?
- James Spokes founded Monarcha.
Founder mafias
Y Combinator mafia10,594
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Cornell mafia681
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Lick-Wilmerding High School mafia4
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Mark43 mafia4
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
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