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Keegan Walden

Founder

Founder/COO at Torch

San Francisco, California, United States

FoundedTorch · YC

About

Keegan Walden co-founded Torch, a series C enterprise coaching company (W'18), and now coaches founders and writes on founder psychology.

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Founder/COO at TorchYC W18

Intro paths

YC

Keegan went through Y Combinator (Winter 2018) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.

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In turn, Keegan can intro founders to Torch's investors below.

Torch's investors · 2

Kindred VenturesY Combinator

Co-founders at Torch

CYCameron Yarbrough
Cameron YarbroughFounder/CEO

Experience

  1. Simon AcumenAuthorcurrent2025 — present
  2. TorchBoard Member2023 — 2026
  3. TorchCo-Founder & Chief Science Officer2022 — 2023San Francisco Bay Area
  4. TorchCo-Founder & COO2017 — 2022
  5. Eating Recovery CenterDirector of Research2016 — 2017
  6. University at BuffaloAdjunct Assistant Professor2015 — 2017Buffalo, NY
  7. Insight Behavioral Health CentersDirector of Research2015 — 2016
  8. Northwestern UniversityDoctoral Student2009 — 2015Evanston, IL
  9. Wells FargoUser Experience Design2002 — 2009San Francisco, CA

Education

  1. Y CombinatorW '18 Batch, Series A Program (YCA2)2018
  2. Northwestern UniversityDoctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Personality & Clinical Psychology
  3. Yale UniversityBachelor’s Degree, Psychology

Same school

Also attended Y Combinator1,463

Akshat GoenkaInvestor at Moonfire VenturesJon XuGeneral Partner at Y CombinatorTed ChaiAssociate at Scale Venture PartnersLeo LuInvestor at Foundation CapitalMaroof AhmedFounder at Octopus VenturesYusuf SherwaniCo-Founder and CEO at Pelago; a Londoner living in New York City

+ 1,457 more

Also attended Northwestern University288

Hannah KrootMarketing Lead at Intel CapitalMikowai AshwillInvestor at Spark CapitalNaomi Pilosof IonitaBoard Partner at Menlo VenturesEric OngInvestor at LightbankBill PescatelloInvestor at LightbankScott JacobsonManaging Director at Madrona Venture Group

+ 282 more

Also attended Yale University521

Ann Miura-KoCo-founding Partner at FloodgateDavid SzeAdvisory Partner at GreylockMichael SeibelPartner Emeritus at Y CombinatorZheela QaiserInvestor at Index VenturesKarthik ArdhanareeswaranInvestor at GV (Google Ventures)TinaInvestments & Portfolio Services Team Member at Clear Ventures

+ 515 more

Shared employers

Also worked at Torch6

James JoaquinCo-Founder & Managing Director at Obvious VenturesTim SchigelManaging Partner at Refinery VentureKurt AbrahamsonVenture Advisor at Mercury FundEdward YipPartner at Norwest Venture PartnersRavi PatelAssociate at Parade VenturesTim SchigelManaging Partner, Refinery Ventures at Cintrifuse Capital

Also worked at University at Buffalo11

Dr. Robert SutorTechnical Advisor at Forma PrimeClaire Elizabeth SmithPartner at SpringTide VenturesLorine PendletonFounder & Managing Partner at 125 VenturesAzade HosseiniVenture Associate at NYU Innovation Venture FundPaul CirielloInvestor at Fairhaven Capital PartnersPJ KrohlFounder / EIR at 82VS

+ 5 more

Also worked at Northwestern University56

Ashley PimlottMBA Venture Fellow at Cade VenturesTed Ling HuFellow, Human Augmentation at Prime Movers LabRenana AshkenaziManaging Partner at Grove VenturesDan BrunnerAdvisor, Co-Founder and former CTO, Commonwealth Fusion Systems and Partner, Future Tech Partners at Overture ClimateJodi GoldsteinInnovation leader, board member, founder & investor, Co-Founder of Harvard Innovation Labs at XRCGrace WeinstockOperations and Impact at SUPPLY CHANGE CAPITAL

+ 50 more

Also worked at Wells Fargo192

Funmi GarrickFinance and Operations at Impact America FundChen Yang SiaGeneral Counsel at Golden Gate VenturesTori KorineInvestor at OpenView Venture PartnersAditya ReddyVice President at Sapphire VenturesM.G. ThibautFormer Chief Financial Officer at DroneDeploy at Scale Venture PartnersTony ThomasVenture Partner at Lux Capital

+ 186 more