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) β 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 Β· 6
Bullpen CapitalSan Francisco Β· $2M β $4M checksMaveronSeattle Β· $100K β $8M checksNew Enterprise Associates (NEA)Menlo Park Β· $200K β $40M checksNorwest Venture PartnersMenlo Park Β· $10M β $30M checksTransition Level InvestmentsFortitude Valley Β· $300K β $2M checksY CombinatorSan Francisco Β· $500K checks Β· since 2016
Co-founders at Starcity
Experience
- OpenClawOpenClaw Maintainercurrent2026 β present
- Martian EngineeringOwnercurrent2024 β present
- Urbit FoundationExecutive Director of the Urbit Foundation2021 β 2024~zod
- TlonChief Product Officer2021
- TlonInterim Director of the Urbit Foundation2020 β 2021~zod
- StarcityCofounder & CTO2016 β 2020San Francisco Bay Area
- Hack ReactorInstructor (Reactor Prep)2016
- Savvy AppFounder & CTO2014 β 2016San Francisco Bay Area
- fitsmeFounder & CTO2013 β 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 mafia8,773
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University of California, Santa Cruz mafia20
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Hack Reactor mafia9
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Jake SeipStudent & Teaching AssistantFounded Aero +1Cheryl Sew HoyChief Marketing Officer (CMO)Founded Tiny HealthHamzah ChaudharyAdvanced Software Engineering ImmersiveFounded LightdashRyan PerryFullstack EngineeringFounded PyroscopeJ.P. ZivalichComputer Software EngineeringFounded PipekitShawn DrostCofounder and Head of GrowthFounded Phoenix Hydrogen
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OpenClaw mafia2
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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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