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1,409 people in our graph share verified history with John — schools, employers, funds. One of them is your warm intro.
Cat WuunlockedJohn: together at Anthropic (2025–2026)
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About
John Robison works with startups at Anthropic.
Founder at Bits to AtomsYC S24
Intro paths
YC
John went through Y Combinator (Summer 2024) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
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Their group partner at YC was David Lieb, General Partner at Y Combinator — the partner who ran Bits to Atoms's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗
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In turn, John can intro founders to Bits to Atoms's investors below.
Bits to Atoms's investors · 1
Co-founders at Bits to Atoms
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Shaashwat SharmaFounder
Experience
- AnthropicStartupscurrent2025 — presentSan Francisco, California, United States
- Bits to AtomsAdvisor2025San Francisco Bay Area
- Bits to AtomsCo-Founder2024 — 2025San Francisco Bay Area
- Palantir TechnologiesForward Deployed Engineer2022 — 2024New York, New York, United States
- NASA Goddard Space Flight CenterIntern2020Greenbelt, Maryland, United States
Frequently asked questions
- Who is John Robison?
- John Robison works with startups at Anthropic.
- Where does John Robison work?
- John Robison is Founder of Bits to Atoms.
- What companies did John Robison found?
- John Robison founded Bits to Atoms.
- Where did John Robison go to school?
- John Robison studied at Columbia University (Bachelor of Arts - BA, Mathematics); St. Xavier High School (High School Diploma).
Founder mafias
Y Combinator mafia10,230
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Columbia University mafia454
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Anthropic mafia55
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Mike KriegerChief Product Officer (moved into new 'Labs' division, Jan 2026)Founded InstagramReed HastingsBoard MemberFounded InterPositiveTom BlomfieldMember of Technical StaffFounded Starling Bank +2Sameer DholakiaInvestorFounded SendGrid +1Jeremy JohnsonInvestorFounded 2U +1Houman HaghighiInvestorFounded Techstars
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St. Xavier High School mafia11
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Same school
Also attended Columbia University1,297
Ben HorowitzCo-founder & General Partner at Andreessen HorowitzDoug LeonePartner at Sequoia Capital; former Global Managing PartnerChris DixonFounder & Managing Partner of a16z crypto at Andreessen HorowitzKai-Fu LeeChairman of Sinovation Ventures and CEO of 01.AIGabriella GiglioHR & Executive Talent at General CatalystScott BillerInvestor at GV (Google Ventures)
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Also attended St. Xavier High School28
Andy RobbinsAnalyst at Miami University Redhawk VenturesAndrew PellegrinoAnalyst at Miami University Redhawk VenturesPeter FranzAnalyst at Miami University Redhawk VenturesTy ReillyAnalyst at Miami University Redhawk VenturesKevin GusweilerPrincipal at eGateway CapitalMichael KruszynskiOperating Partner at eGateway Capital
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Shared employers
Also worked at Anthropic131
Hans TungManaging Partner at Notable CapitalByron DeeterPartner at Bessemer Venture PartnersMike KriegerCo-founder of Instagram; Chief Product Officer at AnthropicReed HastingsCo-founder of NetflixDario AmodeiCo-founder & CEO of AnthropicDaniela AmodeiCo-founder & President of Anthropic
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Also worked at Bits to Atoms2
Also worked at Palantir Technologies291
Garry TanPresident & CEO of Y CombinatorJoe LonsdaleFounder & Managing Partner of 8VC; co-founder of Palantir and AddeparTrae StephensPartner at Founders Fund and co-founder of AndurilTarek MansourCo-founder & CEO of KalshiViviana FagaGeneral Partner at Felicis VenturesErin Price-WrightInvestor at Index Ventures
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Also worked at NASA Goddard Space Flight Center47
Matt BolanderBusiness Operations Associate at QED InvestorsNona Minnifield CheeksVice Chair at Maryland TEDCOLinda CuretonBoard Member at Maryland TEDCOTaylor SargentPartner at Industrious VenturesVig SachidanandaPartner at Gradient VenturesRasheed AugusteSenior Analyst at Playground Global
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