Marcus Foster
FounderFounder/CEO at Klarismo
San Francisco, California, United States
FoundedKlarismo · YC
About
Marcus Foster led product teams at Google, Apple, GRAIL, Yahoo, and Q Bio before founding Klarismo.
Founder/CEO at KlarismoYC S15
Intro paths
YC
Marcus went through Y Combinator (Summer 2015) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
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Experience
- KAYMOFounder & CEOcurrent2025 — presentSan Francisco
- AppleHealth Engineering Program Manager2024 — 2025Cupertino
- Q BioDirector of Product Management2020San Carlos, California, United States
- GRAIL, Inc.Director of Product Management2017 — 2020Menlo Park and London
- KlarismoFounder & CEO (YC S15)2014 — 2017London and San Francisco
- AtomicoExecutive in Residence2014 — 2015London
- GoogleProduct Manager2006 — 2014London
- Yahoo! IncDirector / Product Lead1999 — 2006London
Skills & more
Getting to YesTeam LeadershipRelationship BuildingLeadershipCommunicationStrategy8PerlApacheGlobal System for Mobile Communications (GSM)Objective-CPython (Programming Language)Amazon Web Services (AWS)
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Google AdsGoogle Cloud Platform (GCP)Enterprise SoftwareMathematicaAndroidPulse OximetryTechnical DirectionQuality SystemBiomarkersCancer BiologyCancer ScreeningDICOMLanguages English · German · Spanish
- Introduction to the Biology of Cancer — Coursera
- Introduction to Genomic Technologies — Coursera
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Marcus Foster?
- Marcus Foster led product teams at Google, Apple, GRAIL, Yahoo, and Q Bio before founding Klarismo.
- Where does Marcus Foster work?
- Marcus Foster is Founder/CEO of Klarismo.
- What companies did Marcus Foster found?
- Marcus Foster founded Klarismo.
- Where did Marcus Foster go to school?
- Marcus Foster studied at Y Combinator; The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) (Master's Degree, Social Psychology); Universität der Künste Berlin (Master of Arts - MA, Communication and Media Studies).
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