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Katon Luaces

Founder

Co-Founder & CEO at PointOne

New York, New York, United States

FoundedPointOne · YC

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166 people in our graph share verified history with Katon — schools, employers, funds. One of them is your warm intro.

Hemant TanejaunlockedKaton: together at Applied Intuition (2022–2023)
Katon: together at Applied Intuition
×10Katon: together at Universidad Carlos III de Madrid

About

Katon Luaces previously worked on legal technology at Google and spent time at Applied Intuition developing a platform for autonomous vehicle verification and validation. He is now building PointOne, a timekeeping and billing automation product.

Co-Founder & CEO at PointOneYC W24

Intro paths

YC

Katon went through Y Combinator (Winter 2024) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.

GP

Their group partner at YC was David Lieb, General Partner at Y Combinator — the partner who ran PointOne's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗

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In turn, Katon can intro founders to PointOne's investors below.

PointOne's investors · 8

8VCAustin · $100K – $50M checks · since 2026Bessemer Venture PartnersRedwood City · $5M – $100M checks · since 2026General CatalystSan Francisco · $30M checks · since 2026Harvest Venture PartnersCalgaryLobster CapitalSan FranciscoRitual CapitalMenlo Park · $100K – $500K checksScript CapitalSan Francisco · $250K – $500K checksY CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2024

Co-founders at PointOne

JBJeremy Ben-Meir
Jeremy Ben-MeirCo-Founder & CTO

Experience

  1. PointOneCo-Founder & CEOcurrent2023 — presentNew York, New York, United States
  2. Applied IntuitionEngineering2022 — 2023Mountain View, California, United States
  3. Jane StreetSoftware Development2021New York, New York, United States
  4. GoogleSoftware Engineering2019 — 2020Mountain View, California, United States
  5. GoogleSoftware Engineering2019Seattle, Washington, United States
  6. Contrast Optical Design & EngineeringEngineering Intern2017 — 2018

Skills & more

Languages Spanish

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Katon Luaces?
Katon Luaces previously worked on legal technology at Google and spent time at Applied Intuition developing a platform for autonomous vehicle verification and validation. He is now building PointOne, a timekeeping and billing automation product.
Where does Katon Luaces work?
Katon Luaces is Co-Founder & CEO of PointOne.
What companies did Katon Luaces found?
Katon Luaces founded PointOne.
Where did Katon Luaces go to school?
Katon Luaces studied at Columbia University (Bachelor's degree, Computer Science); Universidad Carlos III de Madrid (Exchange).

Founder mafias

Y Combinator mafia10,230

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Columbia University mafia454

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Universidad Carlos III de Madrid mafia40

Also came through, then founded or led a company.

Clément DelangueMasterFounded Hugging FaceAnselm BauerBusiness AdministrationFounded Stylight +1Anis KallelBachelor’s DegreeFounded Kaoun +1Josh SteinStudy AbroadFounded Impilo Health +1Rodolphe BarrereFounded PotlocDamian AlcedoMBAFounded Rocket Internet

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Applied Intuition mafia6

Also came through, then founded or led a company.

Hemant TanejaBoard MemberFounded Hippocratic AIQasar YounisCo-founder and CEOFounded TalkBinSabeek PradhanEngineeringFounded Roundabout TechnologiesAdarsh AmbatiSoftware EngineerFounded CandorSoulaiman ItaniCEO of Middle EastFounded Atheer

PointOne mafia2

Also came through, then founded or led a company.

Jeremy Ben-MeirCo-Founder & CTOFounded PointOne

Same school

Also attended Columbia University1,303

Ben HorowitzCo-founder & General Partner at Andreessen HorowitzDoug LeonePartner at Sequoia Capital; former Global Managing PartnerChris DixonFounder & Managing Partner of a16z crypto at Andreessen HorowitzKai-Fu LeeChairman of Sinovation Ventures and CEO of 01.AIGabriella GiglioHR & Executive Talent at General CatalystScott BillerInvestor at GV (Google Ventures)

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Also attended Universidad Carlos III de Madrid142

Clément DelangueCo-founder & CEO of Hugging FaceJavier BorreroSenior Director at Inveready Technology Investment GroupTomek LepkaInvestment Manager at Keen Venture PartnersAlexandra FilipovaAnalyst at JMI EquityStefan SandovalPrincipal at SKY VCDani TustinChief Financial Officer at Long Journey Ventures

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Shared employers

Also worked at PointOne1

Jeremy Ben-MeirCo-Founder & CTO at PointOne

Also worked at Applied Intuition30

Hemant TanejaCEO & Managing Director of General CatalystMarcie VuPartner at GreycroftJeannette zu FürstenbergPresident & Managing Director at General CatalystBryan GertzogPartner at StripesBoris RevsinManaging Director at Tribe Capital FirstlookMo El-BibanyGeneral Partner at Page One Ventures

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Also worked at Jane Street60

Guillaume LampleCo-founder & Chief Scientist of Mistral AIArvid LunnemarkFounder of Integrous Research; co-founder of CursorOlaoluwa OguneyeInvestor at Dorm RoomLeigh Marie BraswellPartner at KPCBSophia LuoPartner at Greylock PartnersChang XuPartner at Basis Set Ventures

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Also worked at Google2,000

Kai-Fu LeeChairman of Sinovation Ventures and CEO of 01.AIBrian SingermanCo-founder of GPx; Partner Emeritus at Founders FundHunter WalkCo-founder & Partner at HomebrewAydin SenkutFounder & Managing Partner at FelicisLaela SturdyManaging Partner at CapitalGArash FerdowsiCo-founder of Dropbox

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