Find your path to Marcus
1,181 people in our graph share verified history with Marcus — schools, employers, funds. One of them is your warm intro.
Annie KadavyunlockedMarcus: together at DoorDash (2026)
Marcus: together at DoorDash
×10Marcus: together at Y Combinator
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 mafia10,230
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Sam AltmanPresidentFounded Tools for Humanity +3Garry TanPresident & CEOFounded Y Combinator +1Jessica LivingstonCo-founderFounded Y CombinatorAlexis OhanianPartnerFounded RedditFred EhrsamYC Summer 2012Founded Nudge +1Matt HuangYC Winter 2011Founded Paradigm +1
+ 10,223 more
Duke University mafia288
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Marc AndreessenBachelor of Arts (B.A.)Founded OpswareFred EhrsamB.S.Founded Nudge +1Zach PerretBSFounded PlaidDavid CummingsBSFounded Undaunted +6George ChurchBachelor's degreeFounded Editas Medicine +5Ian PeikonBSEFounded Cajalneuro +2
+ 281 more
DoorDash mafia20
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Gergely NemethSenior Engineering Manager - Developer PlatformFounded DoorDashViraj BindraDirector of Product, Convenience, Grocery & AlcoholFounded Finch +1Pejman NozadInvestorFounded Pear VCJianna LiuSoftware EngineerFounded CardinalChris HollindaleGroup Product ManagerFounded ZestyNipun KantDirector, GM - B2B SaaSFounded Haven
+ 13 more
Same school
Also attended Duke University939
Fred EhrsamCo-founder and Senior Advisor at Paradigm; founder of NudgeJeremy LevinePartner at Bessemer Venture PartnersZach PerretCo-founder & CEO of Plaid; co-founder of MischiefJulie YangVice President at InvestcorpAyaan PatelInvestor at LightbankScott RaneyManaging Director at Redpoint Ventures
+ 933 more
Also attended Y Combinator2,000
Tarek MansourCo-founder & CEO of KalshiSuhail DoshiFounder of Mixpanel; founder of ParticleSubomi OluwalanaCo-founder & CEO of ConvoyArhaan A.Deeptech Fellow at Clear VenturesCollin WallaceGeneral Partner at Lobby CapitalVictor SantosVictor Scout at One Way Ventures
+ 1,994 more
Shared employers
Also worked at DoorDash86
Alfred LinPartner at Sequoia CapitalTony XuCo-founder & CEO of DoorDashAndy FangCo-founder & CTO of DoorDashStanley TangCo-founder of DoorDashGergely NemethSenior Engineering Manager at DoorDash; co-founder of RisingStackAnnie KadavyVenture Partner at Redpoint Ventures
+ 80 more
Also worked at Metis3
Also worked at Duke University184
Fred EhrsamCo-founder and Senior Advisor at Paradigm; founder of NudgePae WuGeneral Partner at SOSVAkshita IyerCorporate Insights Lead at Tech Square VenturesMichael BrannanSr. Associate at Volition CapitalPaige MorschauserHead of Operations at Red Cell IncubationEvan HenleyAssociate, Investments at Capital One Ventures
+ 178 more