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Jeanot Dawson

Founder

CEO at Karoo

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

FoundedKaroo · YC

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About

Jeanot Dawson previously led US lending operations at Lendable before founding Karoo.

CEO at KarooYC W25

Intro paths

YC

Jeanot went through Y Combinator (Winter 2025) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.

GP

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 Karoo's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Jeanot Dawson?
Jeanot Dawson previously led US lending operations at Lendable before founding Karoo.
Where does Jeanot Dawson work?
Jeanot Dawson is CEO of Karoo.
What companies did Jeanot Dawson found?
Jeanot Dawson founded Karoo.

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