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John Marbach

Founder

Founder at Glider

New York, New York, United States

FoundedGlider · YC

Thiel Fellow 2011

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10,676 people in our graph share verified history with John — schools, employers, funds. One of them is your warm intro.

Craig LeonardunlockedJohn: together at MediaTrust (2009)
John: together at Bitnami
×6John: together at Hubble Network
×3John: together at Codecademy

About

John Marbach was named a Thiel Fellow in the class of 2011, the Thiel Foundation's program that pays young founders a two-year stipend to build instead of finishing a degree. The Foundation's announcement for that class records that they were working on Glider.

Founder at GliderYC W12

Intro paths

YC

John went through Y Combinator (Winter 2012) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.

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In turn, John can intro founders to Glider's investors below.

Glider's investors · 8

Andreessen HorowitzMenlo Park · $500K – $50M checks · since 2025Coinbase VenturesStamford · $100K – $10M checks · since 2025First CommitTallinn · since 2025Generative VenturesBeijing · since 2025GSRNew York · since 2025Pivot GlobalWilmington · since 2025Selini CapitalNew York · since 2025Y CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2012

Co-founders at Glider

HLHenry Liu
Henry LiuFounder
BPBrandon Paton
Brandon PatonFounder

Experience

  1. Hubble NetworkHead of Growthcurrent2025 — presentSeattle, Washington, United States
  2. Battle Creek GamesHead of Marketing2025
  3. Grafana LabsSenior Growth Manager2021 — 2024New York City Metropolitan Area
  4. DigitalOceanTechnical Marketing Operations Manager2019 — 2020New York City Metropolitan Area
  5. CodecademySenior Marketing Manager2019New York City Metropolitan Area
  6. CodecademyEmail Marketing Manager2017 — 2019New York City Metropolitan Area
  7. BitnamiMarketing Operations Manager2016 — 2017San Francisco Bay Area
  8. TsumobiGrowth2015 — 2016San Francisco Bay Area
  9. GliderFounder2012 — 2013New York City
  10. The Thiel FoundationFellow2011 — 2013San Francisco Bay Area
  11. MediaTrustMarketing Intern2009New York City Metropolitan Area
  12. VacationCentric.comFounder2007 — 2008

Skills & more

Entrepreneur5Social Media13Entrepreneurship14SEO3Fundraising5Blogging9Marketing AutomationFacebook6

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Frequently asked questions

Who is John Marbach?
John Marbach was named a Thiel Fellow in the class of 2011, the Thiel Foundation's program that pays young founders a two-year stipend to build instead of finishing a degree. The Foundation's announcement for that class records that they were working on Glider.
Where does John Marbach work?
John Marbach is Founder of Glider.
What companies did John Marbach found?
John Marbach founded Glider.
Where did John Marbach go to school?
John Marbach studied at Wake Forest University (Bachelor's degree, Computer Science); The Hun School of Princeton.

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