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195 people in our graph share verified history with Josh — schools, employers, funds. One of them is your warm intro.
Neha JewalikarunlockedJosh: together at University of California, Santa Cruz (2010–2011)
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About
Josh Lehman is a cofounder of Starcity and currently leads Martian Engineering.
Founder/CTO at StarcityYC S16
Intro paths
YC
Josh went through Y Combinator (Summer 2016) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
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In turn, Josh can intro founders to Starcity's investors below.
Starcity's investors · 6
Bullpen CapitalSan Francisco · $2M – $4M checksMaveronSeattle · $100K – $8M checksNew Enterprise Associates (NEA)Menlo Park · $200K – $40M checksNorwest Venture PartnersMenlo Park · $10M – $30M checksTransition Level InvestmentsFortitude Valley · $300K – $2M checksY CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2016
Co-founders at Starcity
Experience
- OpenClawOpenClaw Maintainercurrent2026 — present
- Martian EngineeringOwnercurrent2024 — present
- Urbit FoundationExecutive Director of the Urbit Foundation2021 — 2024~zod
- TlonChief Product Officer2021
- TlonInterim Director of the Urbit Foundation2020 — 2021~zod
- StarcityCofounder & CTO2016 — 2020San Francisco Bay Area
- Hack ReactorInstructor (Reactor Prep)2016
- Savvy AppFounder & CTO2014 — 2016San Francisco Bay Area
- fitsmeFounder & CTO2013 — 2014San Francisco Bay Area
Skills & more
Linux5Python2Machine Learning3Algorithms7Clojure1JavaScript5HaskellBackend DevelopmentLinux System AdministrationPostgreSQLElasticSearchDatomic
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Functional ProgrammingWeb DevelopmentWeb DesignLanguages English
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Josh Lehman?
- Josh Lehman is a cofounder of Starcity and currently leads Martian Engineering.
- Where does Josh Lehman work?
- Josh Lehman is Founder/CTO of Starcity.
- What companies did Josh Lehman found?
- Josh Lehman founded Starcity.
- Where did Josh Lehman go to school?
- Josh Lehman studied at University of California, Santa Cruz (Bachelor of Arts, Computer Science).
Founder mafias
Y Combinator mafia10,230
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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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University of California, Santa Cruz mafia62
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Daniela AmodeiBachelor of Arts (B.A.)Founded AnthropicTim ThimmaiahBusiness ManagementFounded Toneden +1Brian VallelungaBachelor’s DegreeFounded Doppler Technologies Inc +1Mike CagneyMSFounded Figure Markets +1Josh NicholsonBachelor of Science (B.S.)Founded Scite +1Dimitri StiliadisMSFounded Aporeto +1
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Hack Reactor mafia18
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Jake SeipStudent & Teaching AssistantFounded Aero +1Andrew MagliozziJavascript EngineerFounded AdmitHub +1Troy AmelotteLead InstructorFounded Toothio list view +1Blake WestHacker in ResidenceFounded Goldfinch Technology +1Cheryl Sew HoyChief Marketing Officer (CMO)Founded Tiny HealthHamzah ChaudharyAdvanced Software Engineering ImmersiveFounded Lightdash
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OpenClaw mafia3
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Same school
Also attended University of California, Santa Cruz187
Daniela AmodeiCo-founder & President of AnthropicNeha JewalikarDirector of Communications at Scale Venture PartnersChristine SamsAssistant Controller at Crosslink CapitalAnne FoorInvestor at Khosla VenturesNoor NijjerHead of Investor Relations at Sierra VenturesJohn BurkeCo-Founder, Managing Partner at PROOF
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