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Justin Tidwell

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Cofounder at Nowadays

Newport Beach, California, United States

FoundedNowadays · YC

30 Under 30 2025 · AI30 Under 30 2024 · Food & Drink

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Cofounder at NowadaysYC S23

Intro paths

YC

Justin went through Y Combinator (Summer 2023) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.

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Their group partner at YC was Jared Friedman, YC Group Partner — the partner who ran Nowadays's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗

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In turn, Justin can intro founders to Nowadays's investors below.

Nowadays's investors · 16

Basis Set VenturesSan Francisco · $1M – $3M checks · since 2022Beyond ImpactLuxembourg · since 2022Cornucopian Capital ManagementMontclair · since 2022Decacorn CapitalSingapore · $300K – $600K checks · since 2022FAST — by GETTYLABSan Francisco · $100K checks · since 2022GaingelsNew York · $200K – $500K checks · since 2022Hike VenturesSan Francisco · $1M – $5M checks · since 2022Parallel VenturesLos Angeles · since 2022Selva VenturesLos Angeles · $100K – $5M checks · since 2022Stray Dog CapitalLeawood · $100K – $1M checks · since 2022Tenacious VenturesManly · $200K – $1M checks · since 2022The E14 FundCambridge · $1M – $5M checks · since 2022Underdog LabsSan Francisco · $5K – $1M checks · since 2022Unpopular VenturesMiami · $100K – $500K checks · since 2022VentureUssince 2022Y CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2023

Co-founders at Nowadays

ASAnna Sun
Anna SunFounder
AYAmy Yan
Amy YanFounder
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Anthony PutermanCofounder

Experience

  1. NOWADAYSCo-Founder and CEOcurrent2023 — presentIrvine, California, United States
  2. Green Rush PackagingCo-Foundercurrent2017 — presentIrvine, California, United States

Frequently asked questions

Who is Justin Tidwell?
Cofounder at Nowadays
Where does Justin Tidwell work?
Justin Tidwell is Cofounder of Nowadays.
What companies did Justin Tidwell found?
Justin Tidwell founded Nowadays.
Where did Justin Tidwell go to school?
Justin Tidwell studied at University of Arizona (Bachelor's, Entrepreneurship and Business Management).

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