About
Marshall Kools holds an MS in Engineering and Policy from Stanford and is co-founder and COO of Arzana.
Founder at ArzanaYC X26
Intro paths
YC
Marshall went through Y Combinator (Spring 2026) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
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Their group partner at YC was Tom Blomfield, Monzo and GoCardless co-founder; Y Combinator partner on leave and Anthropic compute-team member. — the partner who ran Arzana's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗
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In turn, Marshall can intro founders to Arzana's investors below.
Arzana's investors · 1
Co-founders at Arzana
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William AlexanderFounder
Experience
- ArzanaCo-Foundercurrent2025 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- Eat BrillaCo-Founder2023 — 2024Palo Alto, California, United States
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Marshall Kools?
- Marshall Kools holds an MS in Engineering and Policy from Stanford and is co-founder and COO of Arzana.
- Where does Marshall Kools work?
- Marshall Kools is Founder of Arzana.
- What companies did Marshall Kools found?
- Marshall Kools founded Arzana.
- Where did Marshall Kools go to school?
- Marshall Kools studied at Stanford University (Master of Science, Public Policy Analysis); Stanford University (Bachelor's degree, Business Administration).
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