Find your path to Jordan
279 people in our graph share verified history with Jordan — schools, employers, funds. One of them is your warm intro.
Aydin SenkutunlockedJordan: together at Shopify (2018)
×3Jordan: together at Shopify
×2Jordan: together at University of Waterloo
×2Jordan: together at Wealthsimple
About
Founder and CEO of Vapi, a platform for building and deploying voice AI agents at enterprise scale.
Founder at VapiYC W21
Intro paths
YC
Jordan went through Y Combinator (Winter 2021) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
GP
Their group partner at YC was Gustaf Alstromer — the partner who ran Vapi's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗
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In turn, Jordan can intro founders to Vapi's investors below.
Vapi's investors · 13
Abstract VenturesSan Francisco · $250K – $750K checks · since 2023AI GrantSan Francisco · $5K – $50K checks · since 2024Bessemer Venture PartnersRedwood City · $5M – $100M checks · since 2026Garage CapitalWaterlooKleiner PerkinsMenlo Park · $500K – $15M checks · since 2026M12 (Microsoft's Venture Fund)Seattle · $100K – $10M checks · since 2026Michael Ovitzsince 2024New York Life VenturesNew YorkNotable CapitalSilicon Valley · $5M – $50M checksPeak XV PartnersTrianon · $100K – $10M checks · since 2026Saga VenturesAustin · since 2024shuckerVCSilicon ValleyY CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2024
Co-founders at Vapi
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Nikhil GuptaFounder
Experience
- VapiFounder, CEOcurrent2023 — presentSan Francisco, California, United States
- Superpowered (YC W21)Founder, CEO2020 — 2023San Francisco, California, United States
- WealthsimpleSoftware Engineer Intern2019Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- AsanaSoftware Engineer Intern2019San Francisco Bay Area
- ShopifySoftware Engineer Intern2018Waterloo, Ontario, Canada
Skills & more
Vapi1Software Development50Leadership41
From Jordan's professional profile.
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Jordan Dearsley?
- Founder and CEO of Vapi, a platform for building and deploying voice AI agents at enterprise scale.
- Where does Jordan Dearsley work?
- Jordan Dearsley is Founder of Vapi.
- What companies did Jordan Dearsley found?
- Jordan Dearsley founded Vapi.
- Where did Jordan Dearsley go to school?
- Jordan Dearsley studied at Y Combinator (W21 Batch); University of Waterloo (Software Engineering).
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
+ 10,223 more
University of Waterloo mafia346
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Chamath PalihapitiyaB.A.Sc.Founded 8090Apoorva MehtaBAScFounded InstacartJon LernerBachelor of Applied ScienceFounded Textnow +2Michael LittBASc. Honours Systems Design EngineeringFounded Garage Capital +1Mike McCauleyBAScFounded Garage Capital +1Zach WaterfieldComputer EngineeringFounded Zettlor +1
+ 339 more
Shopify mafia58
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Tobias LütkeCEOFounded Shopify +1Craig SoulesPrincipal EngineerFounded Springtail +1Max MusingUXFounded Scholarly +1Ian CrosbyHead of Financial ServicesFounded Bench +1Zach KochDirector of Product ManagementFounded Fixie +1Ronny LiData AnalystFounded Thredd +1
+ 51 more
Asana mafia15
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Geoff SchmidtSoftware EngineerFounded Meteor Development Group +2Sean McBrideSenior Software EngineerFounded ZanbazaarMihir DeoHead of Enterprise Sales Engineering, NAMERFounded ElucifyLouis LecatProduct ManagementFounded UpstreamParth ChopraSoftware EngineerFounded CandleBrian KimTech LeadFounded Kestral
+ 8 more
Wealthsimple mafia13
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Ajay MehtaDirector, Wealthsimple InternationalFounded Tolan AI companion +1Toby TriebelCEO Europe and Head of InternationalFounded SpotcapAdam FeleskyBoard DirectorFounded Portage VenturesPaul DesmaraisChairman Of The BoardFounded DiagramSom SeifCo-Founder, Board MemberFounded Purpose InvestmentsRudy AdlerCo-founder (formerly CMO)Founded 1000Memories
+ 6 more
Same school
Also attended Y Combinator2,000
Tarek MansourCo-founder & CEO of KalshiSuhail DoshiFounder of Mixpanel; founder of ParticleSubomi OluwalanaCo-founder & CEO of ConvoyArhaan A.Deeptech Fellow at Clear VenturesCollin WallaceGeneral Partner at Lobby CapitalVictor SantosVictor Scout at One Way Ventures
+ 1,994 more
Also attended University of Waterloo646
Chamath PalihapitiyaFounder & CEO of Social CapitalApoorva MehtaFounder of Instacart; founder of Cloud Health SystemsAchintya ChaudhariInvestor at LightbankKarim GillaniGeneral Partner at Luge CapitalRohan MongaInvestment Associate at Luge CapitalAndrew MiklasGeneral Partner at Y Combinator
+ 640 more
Shared employers
Also worked at Vapi11
Sam BondyInvestor at Bessemer Venture PartnersMike DroeschPartner at Bessemer Venture PartnersSharrifah LorenzScout at CRV (Charles River Ventures)Scott LoweFounder/CTO at CastleJimmy E. ChanFounder at DropbaseNikhil GuptaFounder at Vapi
+ 5 more
Also worked at Superpowered (YC W21)1
Also worked at Wealthsimple30
Rahul MehtaCo-founder at DST GlobalToby TriebelPartner at FinTech CollectiveRiley FinchInvestment Associate at NextGen Venture PartnersCharlotte BorgognoniVice President at Inovia CapitalQuinn MurdockAssociate at Impression VenturesAdam FeleskyCEO at Portage Ventures
+ 24 more
Also worked at Asana37
Saket SrivastavaInvestor at Foundation CapitalEmily KramerVenture Partner at Rackhouse Venture Management LpKrista CoppermanOperating Partner at TCVJenny ThaiHead of Marketing at Pear VCMalcolm HandleyFounder of Strong Atomics, investing in nuclear fusion startupsBen ChubaPricing Advisor at Modern Technical
+ 31 more