About
John Backus founded Cognito, which was acquired by Plaid in 2022, where he served as CTO.
Founder/CTO at CognitoYC S14
Intro paths
YC
John went through Y Combinator (Summer 2014) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
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In turn, John can intro founders to Cognito's investors below.
Cognito's investors · 3
Co-founders at Cognito
AM
Alain MeierFounder/CEO
CM
Christopher MortonFounder/President and COO
Frequently asked questions
- Who is John Backus?
- John Backus founded Cognito, which was acquired by Plaid in 2022, where he served as CTO.
- Where does John Backus work?
- John Backus is Founder/CTO of Cognito.
- What companies did John Backus found?
- John Backus founded Cognito.
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