Where does James Thomas work?

James Thomas is Founder of Dialect.

Where did James Thomas go to school?

James Thomas studied at Stanford University (Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Computer Science); Massachusetts Institute of Technology (M. Eng., S.B.); Bellarmine College Preparatory.

James Thomas

Founder

Founder at Dialect

San Jose, California, United States

FoundedDialect · YC

About

James Thomas is the founder of Dialect, which builds AI software that generates automated responses to forms, RFPs, and questionnaires.

Founder at Dialect YC S22

Intro paths

James went through Y Combinator (Summer 2022) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.

Their group partner at YC was Nicolas Dessaigne, General Partner at Y Combinator — the partner who ran Dialect's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗

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

Dialect's investors · 5

500 GlobalSan Francisco · $150K checks · since 2025 HearstLabNew York · $500K – $1M checks · since 2025 Otium CapitalParis Wa'ed VenturesDhahran · $506K – $25M checks · since 2025 Y CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2022

Co-founders at Dialect

Tony GinartFounder

Tejas SundaresanFounder

Experience

DatabricksSoftware Engineercurrent2024 — present
DialectCo-Founder2022 — 2024Palo Alto, California, United States
XilinxCTO Group Intern2019
DatabricksSoftware Engineering Intern2016San Francisco, CA
MicrosoftResearch Intern2015Redmond, WA
ClouderaSoftware Engineering Intern2014San Francisco, CA
BenchlingSoftware Engineering Intern2014San Francisco, CA
Palantir TechnologiesSimulation Software Engineer Intern2013Palo Alto, CA
ClouderaSoftware Engineering Intern2012
Boston Children's HospitalResearch Intern2011
NASA Ames Research CenterSoftware Development Intern2010
AtyponSoftware Development Intern2009

Skills & more

Data Structures2Algorithms14Design Patterns2Bioinformatics6Java22C11HTML2C++8JavaScript14PHP10Python20SQL1

+3 more

MySQLCSSLinux

Languages English · Malayalam

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Frequently asked questions

Who is James Thomas?: James Thomas is the founder of Dialect, which builds AI software that generates automated responses to forms, RFPs, and questionnaires.
Where does James Thomas work?: James Thomas is Founder of Dialect.
What companies did James Thomas found?: James Thomas founded Dialect.
Where did James Thomas go to school?: James Thomas studied at Stanford University (Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Computer Science); Massachusetts Institute of Technology (M. Eng., S.B.); Bellarmine College Preparatory.

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About

Founder at DialectYC S22

Intro paths

Dialect's investors · 5

Co-founders at Dialect

Experience

Skills & more

Frequently asked questions

Founder mafias

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Massachusetts Institute of Technology mafia546

Databricks mafia23

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Same school

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Founder at Dialect YC S22