About
Jamie Balsillie is a co-founder of Hedgehog, which develops robotic mushroom farming systems. He previously founded Indigo Carbon and held general manager roles at Indigo Agriculture, where he contributed to scaling revenue to over $250 million. Before that, he worked as a consultant in software and food sectors at McKinsey & Co, and completed an MBA from Stanford in 2022.
Founder at HedgehogYC S22
Intro paths
YC
Jamie went through Y Combinator (Summer 2022) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
GP
Their group partner at YC was Jared Friedman, YC Group Partner — the partner who ran Hedgehog's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗
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In turn, Jamie can intro founders to Hedgehog's investors below.
Hedgehog's investors · 4
Co-founders at Hedgehog
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Wilson RuotoloFounder
Experience
- HedgehogCo-Foundercurrent2022 — present
- IndigoGeneral Manager, Grain Quality Business Unit2019 — 2020Greater Boston
- IndigoHead of Indigo Carbon2017 — 2019Greater Boston Area
- McKinsey & CompanyJunior Engagement Manager2016 — 2017Greater Toronto Area, Canada
- Sky9 CapitalAnalyst2016Shanghai, China
- Western Economics SocietyCo-founder2013 — 2015London, Ontario
Skills & more
Entrepreneurship37Leadership38Business Strategy9Business Development26Start-ups3Team Leadership15Social Media Marketing10Product Management6Social Media4Time Management9Teamwork8Public Speaking3
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Jamie Balsillie?
- Jamie Balsillie is a co-founder of Hedgehog, which develops robotic mushroom farming systems. He previously founded Indigo Carbon and held general manager roles at Indigo Agriculture, where he contributed to scaling revenue to over $250 million. Before that, he worked as a consultant in software and food sectors at McKinsey & Co, and completed an MBA from Stanford in 2022.
- Where does Jamie Balsillie work?
- Jamie Balsillie is Founder of Hedgehog.
- What companies did Jamie Balsillie found?
- Jamie Balsillie founded Hedgehog.
- Where did Jamie Balsillie go to school?
- Jamie Balsillie studied at Stanford University Graduate School of Business (Masters of Business Administration); Y Combinator (S22); Coursera, Udemy (Computer Science).
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Stanford University Graduate School of Business mafia267
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Sky9 Capital mafia2
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Shared employers
Also worked at Hedgehog2
Also worked at Indigo11
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