About
Marcus Yearwood has conducted research in generative modeling and adversarial techniques. He is building Metis, focused on AI and natural language processing applications.
Founder at MetisYC S25
Intro paths
YC
Marcus went through Y Combinator (Summer 2025) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
GP
Their group partner at YC was Harj Taggar, General Partner at Y Combinator — the partner who ran Metis's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗
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In turn, Marcus can intro founders to Metis's investors below.
Metis's investors · 3
Co-founders at Metis
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Aryan ShahFounder
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Aayush ShethFounder
Experience
- DoorDashLead Member of Technical Staffcurrent2026 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- MetisCo-Foundercurrent2025 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- AI at DukeUndergraduate Researcher2024 — 2025Durham, North Carolina, United States
- AI at DukeStudent Researcher2023 — 2024Durham, North Carolina, United States
- Duke UniversityTeaching Assistant2023 — 2025Durham, North Carolina, United States
Skills & more
HuggingFace1BashLinuxData EngineeringLinear AlgebraProbabilityMathematicsComputer ScienceAlgorithmsNatural Language Processing (NLP)1Scikit-Learn1Research Skills
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PyTorchSignal ProcessingAssistant TeachingProject ManagementC (Programming Language)SQLNode.jsNumPyLeadershipProblem SolvingMatplotlibWeb ScrapingFrom Marcus's professional profile.
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Marcus Yearwood?
- Marcus Yearwood has conducted research in generative modeling and adversarial techniques. He is building Metis, focused on AI and natural language processing applications.
- Where does Marcus Yearwood work?
- Marcus Yearwood is Founder of Metis.
- What companies did Marcus Yearwood found?
- Marcus Yearwood founded Metis.
- Where did Marcus Yearwood go to school?
- Marcus Yearwood studied at Duke University (Bachelor's degree, Mathematics and Computer Science); Y Combinator.
Founder mafias
Y Combinator mafia8,773
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Duke University mafia127
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Fred EhrsamB.S.Founded Nudge +1Zach PerretBSFounded PlaidDavid CummingsBSFounded Undaunted +4Romesh SubramanianM.S.Founded RaNA Therapeutics +2Ian PeikonBSEFounded Cajal Therapeutics +1Carmichael RobertsDoctor of Philosophy (PhD) 1995Founded Lyratherapeutics +1
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DoorDash mafia11
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Same school
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Shared employers
Also worked at DoorDash70
Alfred LinPartner at Sequoia CapitalTony XuCo-founder & CEO of DoorDashAndy FangCo-founder & CTO of DoorDashStanley TangCo-founder of DoorDashAnnie KadavyVenture Partner at Redpoint VenturesRyan BatraInvestor at Khosla Ventures
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