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237 people in our graph share verified history with Joseph — schools, employers, funds. One of them is your warm intro.
Omar PimentelunlockedJoseph: together at NASA - National Aeronautics and Space Administration (2022)
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About
Joseph Thomas is a co-founder of Forum who previously worked as a software engineer at GEICO, NASA, and DreamwaveAI.
Founder at ForumYC W26
Intro paths
YC
Joseph went through Y Combinator (Winter 2026) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
GP
Their group partner at YC was Jared Friedman, YC Group Partner — the partner who ran Forum's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗
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In turn, Joseph can intro founders to Forum's investors below.
Forum's investors · 7
Neer Venture Partners$25K – $500K checksNextView VenturesSan Francisco · $250K – $4M checks · since 2023NFXSan Francisco · $250K – $5M checks · since 2021Norwest Venture PartnersMenlo Park · $10M – $30M checks · since 2021TriplePoint CapitalMenlo Park · $250K – $10M checks · since 2021Westbound Equity PartnersPalo Alto · $750K – $2M checks · since 2021Y CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2026
Co-founders at Forum
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Owen BotkinFounder
Experience
- Forum (YC W26)Co-Foundercurrent2026 — present
- SpikeCo-Founder2024 — 2025
- GEICOSoftware Development Intern2025
- Georgia Tech ResearchResearch Intern (NLP X Lab)2024 — 2025
- NASA - National Aeronautics and Space AdministrationResearch Intern2022
Skills & more
Languages English · Spanish
From Joseph's professional profile.
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Joseph Thomas?
- Joseph Thomas is a co-founder of Forum who previously worked as a software engineer at GEICO, NASA, and DreamwaveAI.
- Where does Joseph Thomas work?
- Joseph Thomas is Founder of Forum.
- What companies did Joseph Thomas found?
- Joseph Thomas founded Forum.
- Where did Joseph Thomas go to school?
- Joseph Thomas studied at Y Combinator; Georgia Institute of Technology (Bachelor's degree, Computer Science); Bellarmine College Preparatory.
Founder mafias
Y Combinator mafia10,230
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Georgia Institute of Technology mafia365
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Neil UnderwoodBSFounded Canapi Ventures +2Lukasz GadowskiExchange SemesterFounded Spreadshirt +2Bettina HeinMasters of Science in Computer ScienceFounded Juli +2Eduardo NeeterMBAFounded Atdc +2Jeff FlowersMS and BSFounded Carbonite +2Aamir PoonawallaMastersFounded Orchestra +1
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Bellarmine College Preparatory mafia19
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Sujay JaswaHigh SchoolFounded Superunlimited +2Ayan BandyopadhyayFounded Finic +1Sahil JainNoneFounded Adstage +1Eric AdamsonFounded Tortuga Agricultural Technologies +1David SilvermanFounded CrossLeadChris WatkinsHigh School DiplomaFounded DeepMind
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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 Georgia Institute of Technology701
Brando De CourtenData Engineer at P101 VenturesTom DyalCo-Founder at Redpoint VenturesWouter Van de PutteInvestment Director at Capricorn Venture PartnersWill McGinnisEntrepreneur and data science executive working at the intersection of AI/ML, technology, and business strategyJaya GuptaInvestor at Foundation CapitalJames WangGeneral Partner at Creative Ventures
+ 695 more
Also attended Bellarmine College Preparatory50
John DemeterInvestor at Khosla VenturesDavid SilvermanPresident at Red Cell IncubationChris WatkinsHead of Data & Analytics at Asymmetric Capital PartnersShawn KungInvestor at Inception Studio CapitalJustin FasanoInvestor at Struck CapitalChadwick ManningFounder at Cerulean Ventures
+ 44 more
Shared employers
Also worked at Forum (YC W26)1
Also worked at Spike1
Also worked at GEICO8
Michael ShewmakeStrategic Advisor at Springdale VenturesGarrett LauderdaleVice President at Idea of La CrosseAbdelrahman HamimiFounder at Scheduling WizardRyan HartmanExecutive Officer, Director at ChaizAnna SanteramoFounder/CEO at StyleBeeBilal YousufFounder at LineSight
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