About
Jose Bethancourt is a co-founder and CEO of Method Financial with prior experience at Foreflight and Clover. He holds degrees in Computer Science and Business from the University of Texas at Austin.
Likely email· guessed from name + firm domain, not firm-published
- j•••@methodfi.comreveal75% confident
Founder at MethodYC S19
Intro paths
YC
Jose went through Y Combinator (Summer 2019) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
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In turn, Jose can intro founders to Method's investors below.
Method's investors · 14
Abstract VenturesSan Francisco · $250K – $750K checksAndreessen HorowitzMenlo Park · $500K – $50M checks · since 2025Ardent VentureWashington · $250K – $3M checks · since 2025avraHillsborough · since 2025Cameron VenturesOklahoma City · $250K – $2M checksEmergence Capitalsince 2025Emergence Capital PartnersSan Francisco · $500K – $10M checksLeonis CapitalSan FranciscoRuna CapitalSofia · $500K – $5M checksSamsung NextSan Jose · $100K – $5M checks · since 2025Socially FinancedChatham · $100K – $250K checksSV AngelSan FranciscoTruist VenturesCharlotteY CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2019
Co-founders at Method
JM
Jesus Marco del CarmenFounder
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Mit ShahCo-founder, COO
Experience
- Method FinancialCo-Founder & CEOcurrent2021 — presentAustin, Texas Metropolitan Area
- GradJoyCo-Founder & CEO2019 — 2021San Francisco Bay Area
- TeacherTalentCo-Founder & Advisor2018 — 2019Austin, Texas Metropolitan Area
- TeacherTalentCo-Founder & CTO2017 — 2018Austin, Texas Metropolitan Area
- ForeFlightSoftware Engineering2017 — 2018Austin, Texas Metropolitan Area
- Clover Network, Inc.Software Engineering2016 — 2017San Francisco Bay Area
Skills & more
Start-ups5Objective-C4Node.js3Web Development2Software Development5Graphic DesignManagement5Leadership5Project Management4Strategic Planning3Business Development1Database Administration
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Web ApplicationsServer AdministrationPublic SpeakingJavaScriptLanguages English · Spanish
- Airplane Single Engine Land — Federal Aviation Administration
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Jose Bethancourt?
- Jose Bethancourt is a co-founder and CEO of Method Financial with prior experience at Foreflight and Clover. He holds degrees in Computer Science and Business from the University of Texas at Austin.
- Where does Jose Bethancourt work?
- Jose Bethancourt is Founder of Method.
- What companies did Jose Bethancourt found?
- Jose Bethancourt founded Method.
- Where did Jose Bethancourt go to school?
- Jose Bethancourt studied at The University of Texas at Austin; Y Combinator (S19 Batch - GradJoy); Texas McCombs School of Business.
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