John Xie
InvestorFounderFounder at Taskade
San Francisco, California
Writes $10K checks · typically $10K
FoundedTaskade · YC
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About
John Xie is the Co-Founder and CEO of Taskade, a workspace platform that began as a real-time collaboration tool and went through Y Combinator's S19 batch. The platform has since expanded to include AI productivity features, custom AI agents, and workflow automation. Before founding Taskade, Xie worked with servers, web hosting, video streaming, and datacenter operations from an early age.
Founder at TaskadeYC S19
Intro paths
John went through Y Combinator (Summer 2019) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
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Taskade's investors · 13
Co-founders at Taskade

Investments
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is John Xie?
- John Xie is the Co-Founder and CEO of Taskade, a workspace platform that began as a real-time collaboration tool and went through Y Combinator's S19 batch. The platform has since expanded to include AI productivity features, custom AI agents, and workflow automation. Before founding Taskade, Xie worked with servers, web hosting, video streaming, and datacenter operations from an early age.
- Where does John Xie work?
- John Xie is Founder of Taskade.
- What check size does John Xie write?
- John Xie typically writes checks of $10K.
- What companies did John Xie found?
- John Xie founded Taskade.
- What companies has John Xie invested in?
- Investments tracked here include GitStart, Knowtex, Laserfocus, Writesonic.
Founder mafias
Y Combinator mafia10,594
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Babson College mafia124
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Rhode Island School of Design mafia26
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Bytedance mafia25
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The Bronx High School of Science mafia6
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