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709 people in our graph share verified history with Jon — schools, employers, funds. One of them is your warm intro.
Noubar AfeyanunlockedJon: together at MIT (2001–2005)
Jon: together at Yammer, Inc.
×2Jon: together at Eton College
×4Jon: together at Dropbox
About
Jon Grall has spent two decades in software development, including roles at Silicon Valley startups and Fortune 100 companies, with a background in application development and user-centered design.
Founder at SimplyListedYC W11
Intro paths
YC
Jon went through Y Combinator (Winter 2011) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
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In turn, Jon can intro founders to SimplyListed's investors below.
SimplyListed's investors · 1
Experience
- The App DoctorPrincipal Consultantcurrent2025 — presentNew York, NY
- Grall Photographic LLCCommercial Photographer2020 — 2024New York City Metropolitan Area
- Little Details LLCFounder & CEO2012 — 2019San Francisco Bay Area
- SimplyListedFounder & CEO2010 — 2011San Francisco Bay Area
- Yammer, Inc.Sr. Manager of Product Marketing2010San Francisco Bay Area
- DropboxProduct Lead2009San Francisco Bay Area
- Electronic ArtsAssociate Producer2005 — 2008Greater Los Angeles Area
- MITDeveloper2004 — 2005Cambridge, MA
- Microsoft XboxProgram Manager Intern2004Redmond, WA
- Ziff Davis MediaWeb Application Developer2003 — 2004Greater Boston Area
Skills & more
Analytical SkillsLeadershipTeam ManagementUX ResearchUser ResearchConsultancy ServicesUser Experience TestingE-CommerceProduct StrategyComputer ScienceOffroad Driving & Vehicle RecoveryWilderness First Responder
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Technology LeadershipVideo GamesUser ExperienceStart-upsiOS developmentWeb ApplicationsWeb DevelopmentUser Interface DesignMobile ApplicationsGame DesignGame DevelopmentiOS DevelopmentLanguages English · French
- NN/g UX Certified w/ Specialty in UX Research — Nielsen Norman Group
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Jon Grall?
- Jon Grall has spent two decades in software development, including roles at Silicon Valley startups and Fortune 100 companies, with a background in application development and user-centered design.
- Where does Jon Grall work?
- Jon Grall is Founder of SimplyListed.
- What companies did Jon Grall found?
- Jon Grall founded SimplyListed.
- Where did Jon Grall go to school?
- Jon Grall studied at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Bachelor of Science, Computer Science); Y Combinator (Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial Studies); Eton College (Biology, Physics).
Founder mafias
Y Combinator mafia10,230
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Sam AltmanPresidentFounded Tools for Humanity +3Garry TanPresident & CEOFounded Y Combinator +1Jessica LivingstonCo-founderFounded Y CombinatorAlexis OhanianPartnerFounded RedditFred EhrsamYC Summer 2012Founded Nudge +1Matt HuangYC Winter 2011Founded Paradigm +1
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Massachusetts Institute of Technology mafia1,221
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Elad GilPhDFounded Brain Co. +1Hemant TanejaMinorFounded Hippocratic AINat FriedmanBachelor of ScienceFounded XamarinBrad FeldS.B.Founded TechstarsMatt HuangB.S.Founded Paradigm +1Delian AsparouhovDropoutFounded Nightingale +1
+ 1,214 more
Dropbox mafia107
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Drew HoustonCo-Founder and Co-CEOFounded AccoladeKanjun QiuBusiness OperationsFounded Kanjun +2Gautam JayaramanEngineerFounded Onsite Pro +2Anatoly YakovenkoSoftware EngineerFounded Solana +2Adam GrossSVP, Marketing and SalesFounded Personify +1Ivan KiriginProduct ManagerFounded YesGraph +1
+ 100 more
Electronic Arts mafia69
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Shaival ShahCorporate Development & StrategyFounded Ribbon +2Amitt MahajanSoftware Engineer InternFounded Rare Bits +1Amy FranceticAssistant ProducerFounded Buoyant V1.Webflow +1Lars ButtlerVice PresidentFounded Aifoundation +1Andy TaylorSoftware EngineerFounded approved +1Anis KallelProgram Manager internFounded Kaoun +1
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Eton College mafia25
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Brent HobermanFounded Founders Pledge +4Henry Lane FoxFounded Founders Intelligence +2Jeremy HindleFounded Custodian +2Alasdair ThongFounded Ada Ventures +1Spencer MatthewsFounded Drinkclean +1George NorthcottFounded Founders Factory
+ 18 more
Same school
Also attended Massachusetts Institute of Technology2,000
Fred WilsonCo-founder & Partner at Union Square VenturesElad GilSolo general partner investing through Gil CapitalAileen LeeFounder & Managing Partner of Cowboy VenturesHemant TanejaCEO & Managing Director of General CatalystPhilippe LaffontFounder & CIO of Coatue ManagementNat FriedmanCo-lead of Meta Superintelligence Labs; co-founder of NFDG
+ 1,994 more
Also attended Y Combinator2,000
Ryan SheaCo-founder of Blockstack (Stacks)Suhail DoshiFounder of Mixpanel; founder of ParticleArhaan A.Deeptech Fellow at Clear VenturesAkshat GoenkaInvestor at Moonfire VenturesJon XuGeneral Partner at Y CombinatorChris GoldaGeneral Partner at Y Combinator
+ 1,994 more
Also attended Eton College74
Chris BischoffInvestment Team at General CatalystCoen ArmstrongInvestor at Spark CapitalDevin KohliCo-Founder and General Partner at Outward VCCharles SpicerNon-Executive Chair at EMV CapitalAlexander RossGeneral Partner & Head of New York at Illuminate FinancialAlasdair ThongFounding Partner at Selvedge Venture
+ 68 more
Also attended NOLS38
Sidd SrinivasaVenture Partner at Madrona Venture GroupBaxter BlackSenior Applied Data Scientist at Madrona Venture GroupChris SaxmanDigital health entrepreneur, startup mentor, skier, fly fisherman, Steelers fanatic, Co-head of Health 2.0 Denver/Boulder ChapterLuis SpradleyPrincipal at Level EquityMaddy DwyerSenior Associate, Business Development at Cross Creek AdvisorsAlfred JohnsonCEO Partner at Ardent Venture
+ 32 more
Shared employers
Also worked at Dropbox192
Drew HoustonCo-founder & CEO of DropboxArash FerdowsiCo-founder of DropboxQuentin ClarkInvestment Team at General CatalystAna AndreescuInvestor at Index VenturesMark GoldbergInvestor at Index VenturesRachel HansenInvestor at Index Ventures
+ 186 more
Also worked at Electronic Arts157
Rajat TanejaInvestor at Foundation CapitalRobert TomkinsonSelf at Mucker CapitalBrian OsimiriInvestor at CapitalGGustav RydstedtAdvisor, Infrastructure Software at Verissimo VenturesShanti BergelManaging Director at TRANSCENDAndrew SheppardManaging Director at TRANSCEND
+ 151 more
Also worked at MIT867
Aileen LeeFounder & Managing Partner of Cowboy VenturesMatt HuangCo-founder and Managing Partner at ParadigmMichael TruellCo-founder & CEO of CursorRaquel UrtasunFounder & CEO of WaabiColin WebbFounder & CEO of Avatar RoboticsAbraham BachrachCo-founder & CTO of Skydio
+ 861 more
Also worked at Microsoft Xbox2,000
Reid HoffmanCo-founder of LinkedIn; Partner at GreylockGarry TanPresident & CEO of Y CombinatorNat FriedmanCo-lead of Meta Superintelligence Labs; co-founder of NFDGKai-Fu LeeChairman of Sinovation Ventures and CEO of 01.AIBill GatesCo-founder of Microsoft; Chair of the Gates FoundationMike KriegerCo-founder of Instagram; Chief Product Officer at Anthropic
+ 1,994 more