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Margaret Upshur

Founder

Founder at Mobius Materials

Richmond, Virginia, United States

FoundedMobius Materials · YC

About

Margaret Upshur is the founder and CEO of Mobius Materials, a platform for semiconductor trading. She previously served as operations lead at Particle, where she oversaw a multinational team that developed and shipped multiple product lines, and earlier worked as a consultant at McKinsey focused on manufacturing. She holds an engineering degree from Duke University.

Founder at Mobius MaterialsYC S20

Intro paths

YC

Margaret went through Y Combinator (Summer 2020) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.

GP

Their group partner at YC was Gustaf Alstromer — the partner who ran Mobius Materials's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗

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In turn, Margaret can intro founders to Mobius Materials's investors below.

Mobius Materials's investors · 6

Lighthouse Network Ventures LlcRichmond · since 2022OutsidersNorwalk · $500K – $8M checks · since 2022REFASHIOND VenturesNew York · $25K checks · since 2022Spero VenturesBurlingame · $2M – $4M checks · since 2022Undeterred CapitalLos Angeles · $500K – $1M checks · since 2022Y CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2020

Experience

  1. Mobius MaterialsFoundercurrent2021 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
  2. ParticleSenior Director Of Operations2015 — 2020San Francisco Bay Area
  3. McKinsey & CompanyAfrica Delivery Hub Associate2015Nairobi
  4. McKinsey & CompanyAfrica Delivery Hub Senior Analyst2014 — 2015Nairobi, Kenya
  5. McKinsey & CompanyBusiness Analyst2012 — 2014Atlanta, GA
  6. McKinsey & CompanySummer Business Analyst2011
  7. D. U. DevicesCo-founder2010 — 2011Durham, NC
  8. ChangeEducateHead of Product Development2010 — 2011
  9. Duke Institute for Brain SciencesIndependent Research2010 — 2011
  10. Engineering World Health Summer InstituteBiotechnician and Student2010
  11. Duke Interdisciplinary Initiative in Social PsychologyLab Assistant2010

Skills & more

Entrepreneurship8Data Analysis8Product Development1Management Consulting1EngineeringBusiness Process ImprovementStrategy6Management3Problem SolvingSpanish3Microsoft Office1Microsoft Excel1
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Languages Spanish

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Margaret Upshur?
Margaret Upshur is the founder and CEO of Mobius Materials, a platform for semiconductor trading. She previously served as operations lead at Particle, where she oversaw a multinational team that developed and shipped multiple product lines, and earlier worked as a consultant at McKinsey focused on manufacturing. She holds an engineering degree from Duke University.
Where does Margaret Upshur work?
Margaret Upshur is Founder of Mobius Materials.
What companies did Margaret Upshur found?
Margaret Upshur founded Mobius Materials.
Where did Margaret Upshur go to school?
Margaret Upshur studied at Duke University (Bachelor of Science in Engineering (BSE), Biomedical Engineering, Economics).

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