Find your path to Juan
954 people in our graph share verified history with Juan — schools, employers, funds. One of them is your warm intro.
Chris MorrisunlockedJuan: together at MIT Sloan School of Management (2024)
Juan: together at Dartmouth College
×10Juan: together at Y Combinator
About
Juan Castaño is co-founder and CEO of Benchify. He previously worked in growth and product roles at Klaviyo and Instawork, as a consultant at McKinsey & Company, and as a designer and entrepreneur. He holds degrees in Economics and Human-centered Design from Dartmouth College and an MBA from MIT Sloan.
Founder at BenchifyYC S24
Intro paths
YC
Juan went through Y Combinator (Summer 2024) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
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Their group partner at YC was Nicolas Dessaigne, General Partner at Y Combinator — the partner who ran Benchify's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗
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In turn, Juan can intro founders to Benchify's investors below.
Benchify's investors · 2
Co-founders at Benchify
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Max von HippelFounder
Experience
- BenchifyCo-Founder and CEOcurrent2024 — presentSan Francisco, California, United States
- McKinsey & CompanySummer Associate Intern2023Boston, Massachusetts, United States
- InstaworkBusiness Operations Intern2022 — 2023Boston, Massachusetts, United States
- Green D VenturesVenture Fellow2022Boston, Massachusetts, United States
- KlaviyoProduct Manager2021 — 2022Boston, Massachusetts, United States
- WayfairProduct Associate2019 — 2021Greater Boston
- DALI LabUI/UX Design Consultant2016 — 2019Hanover, New Hampshire
- The Gratefull Bed CompanyManaging Partner2016 — 2019Hanover, New Hampshire
- VTS, Inc.Product Management Intern2018New York City Metropolitan Area
- College PulseDesign/Marketing Lead2018Hanover, New Hampshire
- Thayer School of Engineering at DartmouthTeaching Assistant for Design Thinking2018Hanover, New Hampshire
- Dartmouth CollegeTeaching Assistant for Foundations of Digital Design2017Hanover, New Hampshire
Skills & more
UI/UX Design3Entrepreneurship3Business Strategy2MarketingFilm ProductionProduct DesignStart-upsMicrosoft OfficeProject ManagementProduct ManagementLeadershipTeamwork
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Juan Castaño?
- Juan Castaño is co-founder and CEO of Benchify. He previously worked in growth and product roles at Klaviyo and Instawork, as a consultant at McKinsey & Company, and as a designer and entrepreneur. He holds degrees in Economics and Human-centered Design from Dartmouth College and an MBA from MIT Sloan.
- Where does Juan Castaño work?
- Juan Castaño is Founder of Benchify.
- What companies did Juan Castaño found?
- Juan Castaño founded Benchify.
- Where did Juan Castaño go to school?
- Juan Castaño studied at Y Combinator (S24); MIT Sloan School of Management (Master of Business Administration - MBA); Dartmouth College (Bachelor of Arts - BA, Economics).
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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McKinsey & Company mafia736
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Elad GilConsultantFounded Brain Co. +1Mike SpeiserAssociateFounded Pure StorageFabrice GrindaConsultantFounded FJ labsTony XuBusiness AnalystFounded DoorDashAlexandre ProtAssociateFounded Smartven +1Jagmeet LambaSenior Strategy ConsultantFounded Certa +3
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MIT Sloan School of Management mafia327
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Hemant TanejaS.M.Founded Hippocratic AIBrad FeldS.M.Founded TechstarsGleb ChuvpiloFinancial Technology Option (FTO)Founded Thor Directed Energy +6Natan LinderExecutive Education.Founded Tulip Interfaces +2AjayM.B.A.Founded Timescale +2David AuerbachMBAFounded Circular Impact +2
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Dartmouth College mafia178
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Errik AndersonA.B.Founded Cantai Therapeutics +5Laura YeciesABFounded Bonehealthtech +1Samantha TruexBachelor of Arts (B.A.)Founded Upstream Bio +1Lina ZhangPh.D.Founded Jerry +1Suril KantariaBAFounded Adaptional +1Mohandass KalaichelvanBachelor of Arts (BA)Founded Spenmo +1
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The Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth mafia66
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Jeffrey DeFlavio, MDMaster of Business Administration (MBA)Founded Affect Therapeutics +5Errik AndersonMBAFounded Cantai Therapeutics +5Jeong-Suh ChoiMBAFounded 株式会社MEAL FORWARD +2Frank StonebanksBusiness DiplomaFounded Johnson & Johnson +1Samantha TruexMBAFounded Upstream Bio +1Aakhil FardeenMBAFounded Lish +1
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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
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Also attended MIT Sloan School of Management832
Doug LeonePartner at Sequoia Capital; former Global Managing PartnerHemant TanejaCEO & Managing Director of General CatalystBrad FeldCo-founder of Foundry and TechstarsChris MorrisProcess Specialist, Exit Readiness at Mayfair Equity PartnersBirgitteInvestor at InvestinorOlaInvestor at Investinor
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Also attended Dartmouth College598
Scott SandellExecutive Chairman & Chief Investment Officer at NEAJames DetweilerVP of Investments at Felicis VenturesBen RobbinsInvestor at GV (Google Ventures)Mounisha AnumoluInvestor at GV (Google Ventures)Ren RileyAdvisor at Oak Investment PartnersJeffrey PaineFounding Partner at Golden Gate Ventures
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Also attended The Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth290
John McCulloughInvestor at OpenView Venture PartnersCarley PhillipsPrincipal at GreycroftM.G. ThibautFormer Chief Financial Officer at DroneDeploy at Scale Venture PartnersLiam DonohueInvestor at .406 VenturesGraham BrooksPartner at .406 VenturesJoanna Skoler GilmanChief Marketing and Communications Officer at .406 Ventures
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Shared employers
Also worked at Benchify1
Also worked at McKinsey & Company2,000
Ann Miura-KoCo-founding Partner at FloodgateJeremy LiewPartner at Lightspeed Venture PartnersMike SpeiserManaging Director at Sutter Hill VenturesJeremy LevinePartner at Bessemer Venture PartnersFabrice GrindaCo-founder & Managing Partner at FJ LabsJeppe RindomCo-founder & CEO of Pleo
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Also worked at Instawork11
Bill GurleyGeneral Partner Emeritus at BenchmarkAnne FoorInvestor at Khosla VenturesSue XuManaging Partner at Amino CapitalBryan GrobsteinVP, Sales at AnyRoadRavish AgrawalCo-Founder & CEO at AbleSiddharth SrivastavaFounder at Able
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