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James Tamplin

Founder

Founder/CEO at Firebase

United States

FoundedFirebase ยท YC

About

James Tamplin co-founded Firebase, a YC S11 company, and has held board positions at Charm Industrial and Shortwave. He also co-founded CovidActNow.org.

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James Tamplin @jamestamplin

All those "Oh, so near"s Wear you down Through the years ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ๐Ÿ’”

Jul 15, 2026 ยท โ™ฅ 9

James Tamplin @jamestamplin

Andrew and his team at Fathom have been thinking about and engaging with lawmakers on AI regulation for several years. Good commentary on @demishassabis proposal: https://t.co/Gs9Rm23ln1

Jul 14, 2026 ยท โ™ฅ 5 ยท โ‡„ 1

James Tamplin @jamestamplin

Most humans do not intuitively understand exponentials. The future is coming fast and whether or not AI has the propensity to be truthful or not will have far reaching consequences. https://t.co/tMfjqbOjD8

Jun 23, 2026 ยท โ™ฅ 5

Founder/CEO at FirebaseYC S11

Intro paths

YC

James went through Y Combinator (Summer 2011) โ€” any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.

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

Firebase's investors ยท 4

Expansion Venture CapitalFlybridge Capital PartnersUnion Square Ventures (USV)Y Combinator

Co-founders at Firebase

ALAndrew Lee
Andrew LeeFounder

Experience

  1. Kradle.aiCo-Foundercurrent2025 โ€” presentSan Francisco Bay Area
  2. Charm IndustrialBoard Membercurrent2018 โ€” present
  3. HF0 ResidencyPartner2022 โ€” 2023San Francisco Bay Area
  4. Covid Act NowCo-Founder2020 โ€” 2022
  5. GoogleGroup Product Manager2014 โ€” 2017San Francisco Bay Area
  6. FirebaseCo-Founder & CEO2008 โ€” 2017San Francisco Bay Area

Education

  1. University of Wisconsin-MadisonMS, Industrial and Systems Engineering2006 โ€” 2007
  2. University of Wisconsin-MadisonBS, Industrial and Systems Engineering2002 โ€” 2006
  3. University of Warwick2004 โ€” 2005
  4. iDiscover 360
  5. Y Combinator

Skills & more

HTML 56HTML52Start-ups83Product Management42Software Development19Community Sites2Social Software2Entrepreneurship40Strategic Partnerships16Comedic Timing2Social Media Strategist1Business Development26
+11 moreCRMConsultingMobile ApplicationsProduct DevelopmentMarket TimingMarketingCustomer Relationship Management (CRM)Public SpeakingStrategyManagementLeadership

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Same school

Also attended University of Wisconsin-Madison194

Zhenyu TangInvestment Director at Intel CapitalDougAdvisor at Clear VenturesDan RuchPartner at Rho VenturesGeorge RobertsInvestor at OpenView Venture PartnersKevin WenzelAssociate at Marlin Equity PartnersSaar GurGeneral Partner at CRV (Charles River Ventures)

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Also attended University of Warwick118

MariaInvestor at InvestinorChen Yang SiaGeneral Counsel at Golden Gate VenturesMichael K CheungInvestment at Makers FundSvetlana BenderVice President, Artificial Intelligence & Behavioral Science at Flare Capital PartnersStephen ChambersGeneral Partner at SOSVDr. Mazin AlzaidiGeneral Partner at STV

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Also attended iDiscover 3607

James TootellPartner at Eos Venture Partners LimitedTyler ChristiePartner at ArcTern VenturesLorenzo FranziFounding Partner at Italian Founders FundGvantsa ChkuaseliInvestments & Fundraising at HyperNestAyala PlesHead of Platform at Crane Venture PartnersJames TamplinVenture Partner at Founder Collective

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Also attended Y Combinator1,464

Akshat GoenkaInvestor at Moonfire VenturesJon XuGeneral Partner at Y CombinatorTed ChaiAssociate at Scale Venture PartnersLeo LuInvestor at Foundation CapitalMaroof AhmedFounder at Octopus VenturesYusuf SherwaniCo-Founder and CEO at Pelago; a Londoner living in New York City

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Shared employers

Also worked at Kradle.ai2

Nick FitzInvestor at Juniper Ventures Management, LlcJames TamplinVenture Partner at Founder Collective

Also worked at Charm Industrial5

Hemant TanejaCEO & Managing Director of General CatalystPaul KwanInvestment Team at General CatalystMatthew NordanCo-Founder and General Partner at Azolla VenturesDavid NiebauerGeneral Counsel at Energy Transition VenturesJames TamplinVenture Partner at Founder Collective

Also worked at HF0 Residency4

Trevor KoverkoFounder & Investor at Trevor KoverkoBaek KimPartner at HashedDave FontenotGeneral Partner at Backend CapitalJames TamplinVenture Partner at Founder Collective

Also worked at Google1,078

Ron ConwayFounder of SV AngelBrian SingermanCo-founder of GPx; Partner Emeritus at Founders FundJess LeePartner and Chief Product Officer at Sequoia CapitalTomasz TunguzFounder & General Partner at Theory VenturesHunter WalkCo-founder & Partner at HomebrewAydin SenkutFounder & Managing Partner at Felicis

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